Iyanga Coal Mine Cluster

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Iyanga Coal Mine Cluster is an operating coal mine in Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Iyanga Coal Mine Cluster	Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.026458, 28.8783183 (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
–	6	–	Surface	–	–	60*	1000

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
–	–	–	Witbank	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Beryl Group	Beryl 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 information

By the beginning of 2017, the Iyanga complex — which includes the Klipfontein, Welgelegen, and Leeuwpoort Collieries — employed over 1,000 employees and mined over 500,000 tons of coal per month. The company focuses on the coal industry with operations in the Mpumalanga area and a key focus on the Delmas, Witbank and Middelburg Coal fields.

Prior to 2021, the complex's mines were owned by various companies, including Eyethu Coal and Iyanga Mining Limited. However, in early 2021, the Beryl Group's mining sector acquired 100% stakes in the coal business with Eyethu and Iyanga.

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