Moabsvelden Coal Mine
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Moabsvelden Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Moabsvelden Coal Mine | Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.170502, 28.8543721 (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 | – | 2021 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2[1] | 2[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 275[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.84[1] | 2022[1] | 27.62[1] | Witbank | Bituminous | Thermal | Kusile Power Station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Salungano Group Ltd | Salungano Group Ltd [100%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | – | – | – | – | 2[1] | 2[2] | – |
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 Moabsvelden Colliery is a surface coal mine owned by the Salungano Group (formerly known as Wescoal Holdings) near Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[3] The Moabsvelden project was first approved in 2013, when Xceed Resources received a mining right for the project.[4]
Later that year, Keaton Energy acquired Xceed Resources.[5] Then, Wescoal (now known as the Salungano Group) acquired Keaton Energy in 2017.[6][7]
In January 2017, Moabsvelden was still described as a development property, which was planned to be operated as a satellite pit of the neighbouring Vanggatfontein coal mine. Moabsvelden run of mine coal will be processed through a coal handling and processing plant at the neighboring Vanggatfontein Colliery as well as through existing capacity within the 5 Seam plant.[8]
In May 2019, Wescoal announced that development activities were about to start, and the company bought up any minority shareholders' stakes in the project.[9] In early February 2020, Wescoal said they planned to break ground on the project for the first time.[10] However, an article came out later that month that said the company was still waiting on a contract mining agreement being signed.[11]
The mine opened in January 2021 and sold its first shipment in March 2021.[12]
- Operator: Keaton Energy Holdings[3]
- Owner: Salungano Group[3]
- Location: Near Delmas, Victor Khanye Municipality, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -26.170502, 28.8543721 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 2 Mtpa (2021)[3]
- Total Resource: 27.62 million tonnes[3]
- Mineable Reserves: 24.84 million tonnes[3]
- Coal Type: Thermal[4]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, open pit[4]
- Start Year: 2021[11]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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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/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.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Salungano Group Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022, Salungano website, accessed October 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Xceed Resources granted mining right for Moabsvelden thermal coal project," "Proactive Investors," May 29, 2013.
- ↑ "South African coal miner Keaton Energy to acquire Australia’s Xceed Resource," "Mining Technology," August 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Wescoal Holdings to acquire Keaton Energy in 525.6M rand deal," "S&P Global Intelligence," February 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Wescoal name change approved by shareholders", Mining Weekly, 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "[http://www.keatonenergy.co.za/downloads/2017/independent-competent-persons-report-2017.pdf Independent Competent Persons’ Report on the coal assets of Keaton Energy Holdings Limited]," "Venmyn Deloitte," January 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Wescoal buys remainder of Moabsvelden coal project," "Ince Connect," May 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Wescoal to Break Ground at Moabsvelden Coal Mine in February," "Steel Guru website," February 3, 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Wescoal advances Vanggatfontein, Moabsvelden projects," "Mining Weekly," February 20, 2020.
- ↑ Moabsvelden Mine, Mining Data Online, accessed January 2022
