Tumelo Coal Mine

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Tumelo Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tumelo Coal Mine Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa -26.233238, 29.531998 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Mothballed[1]

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
Surface Open Pit 60* 600

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
Delmas Bituminous Thermal & Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Overlooked Colliery Overlooked Colliery [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

Katlego Operations, formerly the Exxaro Coal Central (ECC) complex, is a group of surface and underground coal mines, owned by Overlooked Colliery in Thubelihle, Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.[2]

The mines in the complex include Dorstfontein East, Dorstfontein West, and Forzando South.[2] The Exxaro Coal Central operation was previously owned by Exxaro Resources. During Exxaro's ownership, the complex produced 4.2 million tonnes per annum, and included the Dorstfontein, Forzando North, Forzando South, and Tumelo mines.[3]

In April 2021, Exxaro disposed of its equity interest in Exxaro Coal Central to fund its investment in renewable energy projects, to repay debt, and return value to shareholders.[4] Overlook Colliery acquired ECC assets and renamed them Katlego Operations.[2] As part of the agreement, Overlooked will assume all of the rehabilitation liabilities of ECC, while Exxaro will retain all coal export entitlement through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.[5]

The newly-named Katlego Operations includes the Dorstfontein West (underground) and Dorstfontein East (opencast) mines, which lie north-east of the town of Kriel, as well as the Forzando South mine (underground), which lies to the south-east.[6]

  • Operator: Mmakau Mining
  • Owners: Overlooked Colliery (50%) and Mmakau Mining[3]
  • Location: Thubelihle, Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.[7]
  • GPS Coordinates: -26.223715, 29.298358 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production Capacity: 4.2 million tonnes per annum[3]
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves: 122.6 million tonnes[7]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface and underground
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240312011050/https://minedocs.com/25/STA-Company-Profile-2023-March-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Overlooked Group Mining company profile, LinkedIn, Accessed September 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 ECC Complex, Mining Data Solutions, accessed August 2020.
  4. Exxaro Resources Limited Consolidated Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Report 2021, Exxaro website, Accessed September 2022.
  5. "Exxaro sells Coal Central operations to Overlooked Colliery", Mining Weekly, 9 April 2021.
  6. Voluntary announcement: Disposal of the equity interest in Exxaro Coal Central Proprietary Limited, Sharenet website, 9 April 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Exxaro, Consolidated Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves report 2019, Company Report, April 20, 2020