Syferfontein Coal Mine
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Syferfontein Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Syferfontein Coal Mine | Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.4097539, 29.2010596 (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[1] | – | 1989 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10[2] | 7.6[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | Bord and Pillar | – | 90 | 1394* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152[1] | 2023[1] | 341[1] | Highveld | Bituminous | Thermal | Sasol Synfuels International |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Sasol Mining Pty Ltd[3][4] | 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 | 10[5] | 10[6] | 10[6] | 9[6] | 9[1] | 8[1] | 7[1] |
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 Syferfontein coal mine is an underground mine operated by Sasol Mining near Secunda, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[7]
The colliery is comprised of the Riversdale, Tweedraai, and Weltevrede underground mining areas.[8] The Syferfontein Colliery was established in 1989 to supply coal to the Sasol Synthetic Fuels (SSF) Plant in Secunda. Between 1991 and 2000, coal was mined from the Highveld Coalfield with the opencast strip mining method, and underground mining commenced in 1993. Though Syferfontein was originally an open pit strip mine, the original strip mine has been decommissioned and partially backfilled and rehabilitated, and most mining now occurs underground.[9][7]
Coal from the mine supplies the local market by feeding Sasol’s coal-to-synfuels plant, Sasol Synfuels.[10]
- Operator: Sasol Mining
- Owner: Sasol
- Location: Secunda, Govan Mbeki Municipality, Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -26.4097539, 29.2010596 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 9.3 million tonnes per annum (2021)[11]
- Total Resource: 866 Mt (2019)[12]
- Mineable Reserves: 265 Mt (2019)[12]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[10][12]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1989[9]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240309040345/https://www.sasol.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Sasol%252020-F%2520for%2520the%2520year%2520ended%252030%2520June%25202023_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/energy/2023-09-07-more-woes-for-sasol-as-largest-colliery-denied-water-licence-renewal/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (page 132) https://www.sasol.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/Sasol%20LTD%20Form%2020-F%20Website.pdf (page 132).
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240303112222/https://www.sasol.com/about-sasol/strategic-business-units/energy-business/sasol-mining. Archived from the original on 03 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314590/000104746917005415/a2232653z20-f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314590/000104746920004692/a2242140z20-f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "About Us: Operations/Locations", Sasol website, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ "About Us: Overview", Sasol website, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Sasol Syferfontein Infrastructure Development Plan," South African Heritage Resources Agency, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Operating and Developing Coal Mines in the Republic of South Africa, 2014, Department of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ "Ten biggest producing underground mines in the Middle East and Africa in 2021", Mining Technology, 3 June 2022.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "FORM 20-F," "United States Securities and Exchange Commission," October 28, 2019.
