Greenside Coal Mine
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Greenside Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Greenside Coal Mine | Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -25.960979, 29.18545 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | 2027 (planned)[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.586[1] | 2022[1] | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[1] | – | 80* | 535* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8[1] | 2022[1] | 13.3[1] | Witbank | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Thungela Operations Pty Ltd[1][2] | Thungela Resources Ltd [90.0%]; Nkulo Community Partnership Trust [5.0%]; Sisonke Employee Empowerment Scheme [5.0%] | UK |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable[3] | – | – | – | 4[4] | 3[4] | 2[3] | 1[3] |
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
The Greenside coal mine is an underground mine owned and operated by Thungela Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Anglo American, near Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[5][6] The Greenside coal mine is located approximately 120 km east of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was previously owned by Anglo American, however, in June 2021, Anglo American completed the demerger of its South African thermal coal assets, including the Greenside Mine, into a newly incorporated company, Thungela Resources Limited (Thungela).[6][7]
As of 2021, the reported life of mine is 5.4 years.[8]
- Operator: Thungela Operations Proprietary Limited[8]
- Owner: Thungela Resources Limited[7]
- Location: Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[6]
- GPS Coordinates: -25.960979, 29.18545 (exact)[6]
- Status: Operating
- Production: 4.1 million tonnes (2021)[8]
- Total Resource: 9.6 million tonnes[8]
- Mineable Reserves: 25.1 million tonnes[8]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Underground, bord and pillar[9]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125042902/https://www.thungela.com/uploads/attachments/clgxee4whrq1wpaufabi74rj7-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240409071107/https://thungela.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloads/investors/Thungela_IR_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Press Release - 7 June 2021 Thungela website, Accessed June 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Greenside Mine, Mining Data Solutions, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Integrated Annual Report 2021, Anglo American, Accessed June 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Thungela Resources Limited, Integrated Assessment Report 2021, 2022.
- ↑ Anglo American, Our Operations - Coal, Company website, accessed August 2020.
