Kriel Coal Mine
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Kriel Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kriel Coal Mine | Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.225785, 29.136045 (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] | – | 1975[1] | 2029 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5[1] | – | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[1] | – | 50 | 2652[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Highveld | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | Kriel Power Station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Seriti Coal Pty Ltd[1] | Seriti Resources Holdings [90.0%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 5[3] | – | 4[3] | – | – | 4[4] | 3[4] |
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 Kriel coal mine is an operating coal mine near Emalahleni, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Kriel coal mine first began operating in 1975.
Records indicate that from at least 1998 to 2018, the mine was owned to some degree by Anglo American Plc.[5]
In March 2018, Anglo American sold all of its Eskom-tied domestic thermal coal operations in South Africa to Seriti Resources. This included the Kriel Colliery, New Vaal, and New Denmark, as well as four closed collieries.[6]
- Owner:
- Parent company: Seriti Resources
- Location: near Emalahleni, in Nkangala district, Mpumalanga province.
- GPS coordinates: -26.225785, 29.136045 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year: 1975
- Mineable reserves:
- Coal type: Thermal, bituminous
- Mine size:
- Mine type:underground (bord and pillar), surface (open pit)[7]
- Production: 9.1 million tonnes (2021)[8] (4 million tonne capacity on company website)[7]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 1,000 employees
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125044209/https://seritiza.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/seriti-fact-sheet-2022-v2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307033820/https://seritiza.com/business/coal/kriel/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://miningdataonline.com/property/702/Kriel-Mine.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://ummbilaemoyeni.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Seriti-ESG-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ George J. Coakley, "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA," "USGS," 1998.
- ↑ "Kriel Mine," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "OPERATIONS," "Seriti website," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ Middle East and Africa: Five Largest Surface and Underground Coal Mines in 2021, Global Data, accessed December 2022
