Palesa Coal Mine

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Palesa Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bronkhorstspruit, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Palesa Coal Mine	Bronkhorstspruit, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-25.526449, 28.776539 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2009	–

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
–	3.76	2023	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	459*

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
65.5	2023	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	Eskom

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
HCI Coal	Hosken Consolidated Investments [100.0%]	South Africa

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2	2	2	2	2	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

Palesa Coal Mine is a surface mine in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. HCI Coal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, owns and operates the Palesa colliery. The colliery's mining rights cover portions of the farm Loopspruit and the farm Rooipoort. Mining began in 2009.

The primary consumer of coal from the mine is Eskom, the state-owned South African electricity company.

During the 2021-2022 financial year, the mine recommenced supplying coal to the export market on a medium-term basis, and it is expected to continue to do so into the next financial year.

• Operator: HCI Coal (Pty) Limited
• Owner: HCI Coal (Pty) Limited
• Location: Thembisile Hani Municipality, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.221656, 28.850291 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 3.1 million tonnes per annum (2021-2022)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 70.5 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2009
• Source of Financing:

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