Forzando Complex

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Forzando Complex is an operating coal mine in Bethal, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Forzando Complex	Bethal, Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.286869, 29.527687 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1994	–

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
–	–	–	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	80*	*

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
54.5	–	187.2	–	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Overlooked Colliery	Overlooked Colliery [100%]	South Africa

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

Forzando Complex Coal Mine is an underground mine in Bethal, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It forms part of the Exxaro Coal Central (ECC) Complex. Forzando Coal Mines (pty) Ltd. operates the Forzando mine, which is currently owned by Overlooked Colliery. Previously, the mine was owned by Exxaro Resources, but in May 2021, Exxaro sold to a 100% black-owned mining company by the name of Overlooked Colliery. The sale was prompted by an internal portfolio review in which Exxaro identified assets which were non-core to its future strategic objectives, resulting in the decision to sell its total equity interest in the ECC (which includes the Forzando, Dorstfontein, and Tumelo mines in Mpumalanga).

The Forzando complex is comprised of two mines, the Forzando North Colliery (FZON) and the Forzando South Colliery (FZOS). In 2014 delayed capital inject led to the FZOS mine being put under care and maintenance.

• Operator: Forzando Coal Mines (pty) Ltd.
• Owner: Overlooked Colliery
• Location: Bethal, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.286869, 29.527687 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 2.28 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Resource: 38.6 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 82.4 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Undergrund
• Mine Size:
• Start Year: 1994
• Source of Financing:

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