Khanyisa Colliery

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Khanyisa Colliery is an operating coal mine in Ogies, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Khanyisa Colliery Ogies, Mpumalanga, South Africa -26.039752, 28.968455 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2017

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[1] 0.831[1] 2022[1] Surface Open Pit 3.05 60* 296[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
0.34[1] 2022[1] 1.15[1] Bituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Salungano Group Ltd Salungano Group Ltd [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

The Khanyisa Colliery is a mining complex owned by the Salungano Group (formerly known as Wescoal Holdings) near Ogies, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Khanyisa Colliery is a mining complex owned by the Salungano Group (formerly known as Wescoal Holdings) near Ogies, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The Khanyisa Complex is comprised of the historical Khanyisa mining area (mined out), as well as the Catwalk (pillar and roof mining) and the Triangle (virgin ground) areas, all of which have been consolidated into one mining complex.[2]

According to Salungano's 2022 annual report, initiatives are being pursued to extend the life of mine of Khanyisa Complex beyond financial year 2023.[2]

  • Operator: Wescoal (Salungano Group)[3]
  • Owner: Salungano Group[3]
  • Location: 10 km west of Ogies, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[3]
  • GPS Coordinates:-26.039752, 28.968455 (exact)
  • Status: Operating[3]
  • Production Capacity: 1.2 million tonnes per annum[2]
  • Total Resource: 1.15 million tonnes[2]
  • Mineable Reserves: 0.34 million tonnes[2]
  • Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
  • Mine Size: 303 hectares[3]
  • Mine Type: Surface, underground
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing: Lombard’s[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240718175134/https://salunganogroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/salungano-group-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Salungano Group Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022, Salungano website, accessed October 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Wescoal Resource and Reserve Update 2020, Wescoal website, accessed July 2022.