Shondoni Coal Mine

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Shondoni Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Embalenhle, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shondoni Coal Mine	Embalenhle, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.4675105, 29.0536435 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2018	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	6.1	2023	Underground	–	–	155	1200

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
144	2023	429	Highveld	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sasol Mining Pty Ltd	Sasol Ltd [89.8%]	South Africa

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	6	7	7	7	6	6

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 Shondoni mine is an operating coal mine near Embalenhle, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It replaced the Middelbult mine, which had depleted its coal reserves. The Shondoni mine was commissioned by Sasol Mining, its owner, in 2013 to replace the Middelbult mine, which was depleting its coal reserves. The mine was initially planned to begin operating and replace Middelbult in 2015.

However, it wasn't until 2018 that Shondoni began operating. Sasol announced that the mine should produce between 8-9 million tonnes of coal per year, over 30 years, while employing 1200 people.

However, a recent SEC filing showed that the Shondoni mine produced just 7.1 million tonnes of coal in 2019.

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• Parent Company: Sasol Mining
• Location: Near Embalenhle, Municipality of Govan Mbeki, District of Gert Sibande, in Mpumalanga Province.
• GPS Coordinates: -26.4675105, 29.0536435 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 7.1 Mtpa (in 2019)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 190 Mt
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: underground
• Start Year: 2018
• Source of Financing:

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