Kliprand Colliery
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Kliprand Colliery is an operating coal mine in Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kliprand Colliery | Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1] | -27.8700690244779, 30.1264501399396 (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[1] | – | 2018[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.51[3] | 2021[3] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 50* | 411* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Klipriver[1] | Subbituminous | Thermal | Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Ikwezi Mining[4] | Ikwezi Mining [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
Kliprand Coal Mine is an opencast mine in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, owned and operated by Ikwezi Mining, a subsidiary of Oza Holdings.[5]
It is the initial opencast operation within Ikwezi's Newcastle Project.[6] Kliprand Colliery (formerly Ntendeka Colliery) forms the main part of the Newcastle Project, a project that will encompass a large area of opencast and underground mining rights owned by Ikwezi Mining. (A mining right for the Newcastle Project covering an area of 12,182 hectares was granted in February 2012.)[6] At present the Kliprand Colliery is the only area that is producing coal. It is located on the farm Kliprand which is owned by the Company.[6]
Ikwezi has plans to bring its Geodehoep and Shepstone Lake pits (both of which will neighbor Kliprand) online during financial years 2022 and 2023.[6]
The mine was shut down for a number of weeks in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It began operations once the South African government allowed for the resumption of coal mining. [7][8]
- Operator: Ikwezi Mining
- Owner: Ikwezi Mining[5]
- Location: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[5]
- Coordinates: -27.87006902, 30.12645014 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.51 million tonnes per annum (2021)[6]
- Total Resource: 294 million tonnes (2014)[9]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface, opencast
- Start Year: 2018[6]
- Source of Financing:
Opposition
Kliprand is the subject of controversy and protests due to the noise, air, and water pollution that it produces. In 2021, local residents protested outside the mine, and there were reports of multiple arrests and heavy-handed police tactics to disperse the crowd, including the use of rubber bullets. Residents claimed that excessive blasting at the site had damaged the structure of nearby residences. Residents argued that smoke from the blasts was damaging their health, and that their livestock was suffering as a result of grazing on land that had been polluted by coal dust. Residents also raised concerns that the mine was polluting local water supplies.[10]
According to activists on the ground, "the communities of Kliprand Farm, Cloneen, Kàlvlakte, Jan Farm and Dragan Farm of Dannhauser in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal Province, are protesting against the Ikwezi Coal Mine andits Kliprand colliery, which has continuously refused to take responsibility for the impacts from its mining operations."[11]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312005719/https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02590956-6A1119243?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240307035304/https://minedocs.com/24/Ikwezi-AR-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240312011921/http://ikwezimining.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/02444154.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240312011150/https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02615578-6A1129644?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ikwezi Mining, "Our Business", Ikwezi website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Ikwezi Mining, Annual Report 2021, Company website, 29 Oct. 2021.
- ↑ Ikwezi Mining, "QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT – 3 MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2020", Aspect Huntley website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ Ikwezi Mining, "REPORT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019", Aspect Huntley website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ Hancox, P. John and Götz, Annette E.,"South Africa's coalfields – a 2014 perspective", University of Pretoria website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ Centre for Environmental Rights, "Community activists protesting devastating impacts of coal mine shot at and arrested", CER website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ South Africa: Communities protest Ikwezi coal mine, Groundwork Africa, March 17, 2021.
