Gugulethu Coal Project
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Gugulethu Coal Project is an operating coal mine in Hendrina, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gugulethu Coal Project | Hendrina, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.2189321129307, 29.7820854862785 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1][2] | – | New | 2023 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3[3] | – | – | Underground & Surface[3] | Mixed[3] | – | 60* | 430[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | – | – | Ermelo | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Coal Pty Ltd[3] | Menar | 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
The De Wittekrans coal mine (now known as the Gugulethu coal mine) is a proposed surface and underground mine, to be operated by Canyon Coal, producing 3.6 million tonnes per annum, near Hendrina, Mpumalanga province, South Africa.[4] As of 2020, environmental authorization for the project has been granted. A water-use license for the opencast operations is currently in progress.[4]
In December 2021, the mine was renamed from "De Wittekrans" to "Gugulethu" ahead of the start of construction. The new name means “our value” or “our pride” in Nguni languages. According to the project head, Gerhard Cronje, the purpose of the name change was to better reflect the project’s African heritage, as well as the value and pride that the project holds as a future flagship project.[5]
Subject to market conditions and the availability of export trains, construction of the Gugulethu colliery was planned to start in the first quarter of 2022. As of September 2022, construction still hadn't started, but was still planned to kick off in 2022.[6] The construction of the new mine will take about eight to ten months.[5]
- Operator: Canyon Coal
- Owner: Canyon Coal[4]
- Location: Hendrina, Mpumalanga province, South Africa[4]
- GPS Coordinates: -26.218932112930727, 29.782085486278536 (exact)
- Status: Construction
- Production Capacity: 3.6 mtpa[4]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 79.9 mt[7]
- Coal type: Thermal[7]
- Workforce Size: 430
- Mine Type: Underground[4]
- Start Year: 2022[5]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718175402/https://www.miningreview.com/coal/gugulethu-colliery-trains-and-employs-41-local-youths/. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.menar.com/press-releases-blog/landmark-agreement-sets-gugulethu-on-smart-mining-path.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309032806/https://www.canyoncoal.com/gugulethu. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Canyon Coal, "Projects", Company Website, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Name change for new colliery", Creamer Media's Engineering News, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Gugulethu construction is still on track to kick off this year", Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, 30 Sept. 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Coal Miner Confident of New Water Licence, Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, March 11, 2020
