Spitzkop Coal Mine
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Spitzkop Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Breyten, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Spitzkop Coal Mine | Breyten, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.26781, 30.0316 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | Underground & Surface | Mixed | – | 60* | * |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Ermelo | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Great Force Investments 178 (GFI); Iron Light | Great Force Investments 178 (GFI) [100%] | South Africa |
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
Spitzkop Coal Mine is an opencast and underground mine in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]
As there have been no public updates about the mine in recent years, its operating status is unclear. The Spitzkop coal mine is owned by Great Force Investments 178 (GFI) and Iron Light, which acquired the operation in December 2020 from previous owner Imbawula Mining.[2] Prior to Imbawula (whose ownership began in 2012), Xstrata Coal owned and operated the colliery.[3][4] Great Force Investments 178 (GFI) and Iron Light also own the Tselentis colliery.
About 80% of the coal produced at Spitzkop is exported to Europe for power generation and the balance is sold on the inland market - mainly to sugar and paper mills in Swaziland and the North Coast of Kwazulu Natal.[1]
- Operator: Great Force Investments 178 (Pty) Ltd. & Iron Light (Pty) Ltd.
- Owner: Great Force Investments 178 (Pty) Ltd. & Iron Light (Pty) Ltd.
- Location: South of Breyten, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[1]
- Coordinates: -26.358578, 29.970382 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 1.4 million tonnes per annum[1]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous[5]
- Mine Type: Opencast & underground[1]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stanford Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, "The Future of South African Coal", University of Cape Town website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ Competition Commission South Africa, Weekly Media Statement for 9 December 2020, CompComSA website, accessed December 2022.
- ↑ "Xstrata sells two S.African Collieries", Reuters, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ "Xstrata Coal sells Spitzkop, Tselentis", Miningmx.com, 17 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ South Africa Department of Mineral Resources, "Operating Mines Mpumalanga", DMR website, Accessed March 2021
