Fentonia Coal Mine

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Fentonia Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fentonia Coal Mine	Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.17195804, 29.45310073 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.38	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	337*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	–	Eskom

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Joe Singh Group	Joe Singh Group [100%]	South Africa

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

Fentonia Coal Mine is a 1.38-million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) coal mine in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Fentonia Colliery is owned by Joe Singh Group — the South Africa-based company of Mpumalanga billionaire pastor and coal baron, Joe Singh.

Controversy & Litigation

In March 2015, the Fentonia mine reached a coal supply agreement with Eskom to supply 60,000-115,000 kilotonnes of coal annually. However, following a contractual dispute over allegations that the quality of the coal supplied was substandard, a court battle between the two parties ensued. Mpumalanga's high court ultimately ruled in favor of Mr. Singh and ordered Eskom to pay his company more than R2 billion in damages.

• Operator: Fentonia Colliery
• Owner: Joe Singh Group
• Location: Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.2421, 29.3328 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.38 Mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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