Manungu Coal Mine

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Manungu Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Manungu Coal Mine Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] -26.2256423, 28.6929835 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[2] 2015[3]

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
0.268[2] 2021[2] Surface Open Pit 50* 406*

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
410 Witbank Subbituminous Thermal Eskom

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Ichor Coal NV[2] Ichor Coal NV [100%] South Africa, Netherlands

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 Manungu coal mine is an opencast mine located near Delmas in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In 2015, the first coal was produced from Manungu coal mine. The mine has a coal supply agreement with Eskom.[4]

  • Operator: Mbuyelo Coal[5]
  • Owner: IchorCoal[4]
  • Location: Near Delmas, in Victor Khanye, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa
  • GPS Coordinates: -26.2256423, 28.6929835 (exact)
  • Status: Operating[5]
  • Production Capacity: 3 mtpa (2015)[6]
  • Total Resource: 410 million tonnes[7]
  • Mineable Reserves: 48 Mt[8]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[4]
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface, opencast[5]
  • Start Year: 2015[4]
  • Source of Financing: Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)[9]

Resources and articles

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240307040622/http://www.ichorcoal.com/our-business/operations-map/mpumalanga-province. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240307032105/http://www.ichorcoal.com/media/70362/AFS-2021-Ichor-Coal-NV-website.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. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240307035312/https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/atoms/files/myb3-2016-sf.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Manungu, IchorCoal website, accessed August 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Projects," Mbuyelo Coal website, accessed August 2020.
  6. "2015 Minerals Yearbook: South Africa," USGS, 2015.
  7. "Manungu Own and Operate", Mbuyelo Coal website, accessed October 2022.
  8. "Company Profile," Mbuyelo Coal (Pty) Ltd, 2018.
  9. Mbuyelo Coal, Africa Outlook Magazine, accessed October 2022.

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Additional data

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