Mooiplaats Coal Mine
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Mooiplaats Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ermelo, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mooiplaats Coal Mine | Ermelo, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -26.666033, 30.102497 (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 | – | 2009 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.4 | – | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[1] | – | 100[1] | 366* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | – | 99 | Ermelo[1] | Bituminous | Thermal | Camden power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Langcarel Rf Pty Ltd | Langcarel Rf Pty Ltd [100%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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
Mooiplaats coal mine is an underground mine in the Ermelo coal field in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Mooiplaats colliery (MPC) is located approximately 2.5 kilometers (km) south-southeast of Eskom's Camden Power Station, and approximately 16 km southeast of the town of Ermelo. The mining rights area covers portions 1 and 9 of the farm Mooiplaats 290IT.[2]
Since the MPC opened in 2009, it has been owned by various coal companies at different stages of its operation, including Coal of Africa Limited, Blackspear Holdings (from 2014), MC Mining, and Mooiplaats Coal Holdings (from 2018).[3][4][5] As of 2020, South African-based Langcarel Rf (Pty) Ltd. owns the mining right.[6]
MPC was placed under care and maintenance in October 2013, but re-commenced operations in January 2018. Its mine life is forecast to end in 2028.[6]
- Operator: Langcarel Rf (Pty) Ltd.[6]
- Owner: Langcarel Rf (Pty) Ltd.
- Location: 16 km south-southeast of Ermelo in the Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.666033, 30.102497 (Exact)[7]
- Status: Operating
- Production: 2.4 million tonnes per annum
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 2009
- Source of Financing:
Expansion
Mooiplaats Colliery has previously concluded a Section 102 Application in terms of the MPRDA to include the two prospecting right areas, known as Mooiplaats South, into the existing mining right. As of 2020, the mine is in the process of including two areas that were originally part of the Vunene mining right (the Mooiplaaits Colliery Vunene project).[6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240312012146/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/App%25206.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ EIMS Closure and Financial Provision Assessment - Mooiplaats Colliery, South African Heritage Resources Agency, accessed December 2022.
- ↑ Coal of Africa Limited, "Mooiplaats coal mine", Coal of Africa Limited website, Archived from the original on 11 May 2011, accessed December 2022.
- ↑ "Coal of Africa sells idled Mooiplaats for $23.5m", Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, 22 Sept. 2014.
- ↑ MC Mining concludes sale of Mooiplaats thermal colliery in South Africa, Mining Technology, September 3, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report Prepared for Mooiplaats Colliery, Geo Soil and Water CC, August 2020.
- ↑ Letter - Case14363, South African Heritage Resources Agency, accessed December 2022.
