Savmore-Maquasa Coal Mine
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Savmore-Maquasa Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Saul Mkhizeville, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Savmore-Maquasa Coal Mine | Saul Mkhizeville, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -27.022643, 30.416541 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Phase | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | Stage 1 | 1957 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2 | – | Underground & Surface | Mixed | – | 60* | 286* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 100 | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Kangra Coal[1] | Menar [100.0%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Announced | Expansion | Stage 2 | – | 2022 |
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 Savmore-Maquasa coal mine (also known as the Kangra mine) is an opencast and underground mine in the town of Saul Mkhizeville, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is owned and operated by Kangra Coal, a subsidiary of mining investment company Menar.[2] Operated by Kangra Coal, the Savmore-Maquasa mine includes one opencast (pit C) and two underground (H block) coal sections.[3] At peak production, the mine produces over 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). However, with reserves depleting under the Maquasa mining right, Savmore-Maquasa is producing about 1.4 Mtpa (of which 0.8 Mtpa is exported) until new projects are established and ready for production.[4][5] Coal from the mine is exported through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.[6]
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting drop in coal prices, the mine became economically unviable and was placed in care and maintenance in 2020, with the plan to reopen upon a future resurgence in international thermal coal prices.[7] In March 2021, the mine did reopen and resumed mining of pit C.[8]
- Operator: Kangra Coal
- Owner: Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd[6]
- Location: Saul Mkhizeville (45 km from Piet Retief), Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[6]
- GPS Coordinates: -27.022368, 30.413956 (exact)[6]
- Status: Operating[6]
- Production Capacity: 3 Mtpa[6]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 267 Mt[6]
- Coal Type: Thermal
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface & underground[7]
- Start Year: 1957
- Source of Financing:
Extension
With the life of existing operations nearing their end, Kangra is developing new mining areas as a natural extension of the current mine workings. This includes mining of the Kusipongo coal resource, which is situated to the west of existing operations. Access to the Kusipongo reserves is planned through several new shafts, including the Udumo (also known as Twyfelhoek mine) and Balgarthan A adits.[5][9] Kangra started mining first coal from its new underground Udumo adit in February 2022, and Balgarthan A is planned to be available for production before the end of 2022.[5]
Kangla reports that a third shaft, Balgarthan B, might be established at a later stage. To further enhance the viability of the Kusipongo mining right, Kangra is also investigating the development of three opencast coal mining pits within the Kusipongo mining right area.[3]
With a reserve of 41.9 million tonnes, the Kusipongo project is expected to extend the life-of-mine 20+ years.[9]
Extension Details
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: --
- Mineable Reserves: 41.9 million tonnes[9]
- Start Year: 2022[9]
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240312011518/https://www.kangracoal.com/overview. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Menar Group, "Investments", Company website, Accessed October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kangra S'fun Ukwazi Magazine, Kangra Coal website, January 2020.
- ↑ "New adits extend life at Kangra", Why Africa, 25 June 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kangra Coal, Operations, Company website, accessed October 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Kangra Coal, About, Company website, accessed January 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mining Review, "COVID-19: Kangra Coal placed on care and maintenance", Mining Review website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ "Kangra Coal mine recommences operations", World Coal website, Accessed April 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Kangra Coal, Projects, Company website, accessed October 2022.
