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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9[1] | 2.53[2] | 2023[2] | 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 | 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] | 2.53[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 and December supplements.
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:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241202232845/https://salunganogroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Salungano-Integrated-Annual-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); 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
