Twistdraai Thubelisha Coal Mine

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Twistdraai Thubelisha 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)
Twistdraai Thubelisha Coal Mine Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa -26.4632919, 29.2857112 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] 1980

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
7.7[1] 2023[1] Underground Bord and Pillar 18 160 1600[2]

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
227[1] 2023[1] 568[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 7[5] 8[6] 8[6] 7[6] 8[1] 7[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 Twistdraai Thubelisha Colliery is an underground coal mine, operated by Sasol Mining in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Twistdraai mine opened in 1980 to produce coal for Sasol’s Secunda synthesis plant. At that time, there were three original shafts: Twistdraai, Twistdraai East, and Twistdraai West.[7]

  • Operator: Sasol Mining
  • Owner: Sasol
  • Location: Secunda, Municipality of Govan Mbeki, District of Gert Sibande, in Mpumalanga Province.
  • GPS Coordinates: -26.4632919, 29.2857112 (exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 8.2 million tonnes per annum (2021)[8]
  • Total Resource: 629 Mt (2019)[9]
  • Mineable Reserves: 260 Mt (2019)[9]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[7][10]
  • Mine Size: 18 km2[11]
  • Mine Type: Underground, Room-and-Pillar[7]
  • Number of Employees: 1600
  • Start Year: 1980, 2012 (Thubelisha extension)
  • Source of Financing:

Extension

In 2009, Sasol launched a mine replacement program, as some of its mines, including Twistdraai, were approaching the end of their lives and the company wanted to ensure continued supply.[12] Twistdraai was to be replaced with the Thubelisha shaft, which would supply coal to Sasol Synfuels and the export market, in addition to extending the life of the Twistdraai Colliery beyond 2039.[13][14]

In May 2012, Sasol officially inaugurated the Thubelisha Shaft at the Twistdraai Colliery.[14]

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References

  1. 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)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402012107/https://www.mining-technology.com/projects/twistdraai/. Archived from the original on 02 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (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)
  4. 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)
  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314590/000104746917005415/a2232653z20-f.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 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. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Twistdraai Coal Mine, South Africa, Mining Technology, accessed August 2020.
  8. "Ten biggest producing underground mines in the Middle East and Africa in 2021", Mining Technology, 3 June 2022.
  9. 9.0 9.1 FORM 20-F, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, October 28, 2019.
  10. "Operating and Developing Coal Mines in the Republic of South Africa, 2014," Department of Mineral Resources: Republic of South Africa, accessed August 2020.
  11. Sasol Mining, African Mining, accessed November 2020.
  12. "About Us: Operations/Locations", Sasol website, accessed August 2020.
  13. "Sasol Mining ramping up coal output of 10.5 million tonnes at Shondoni coal mine", Steel Guru, June 13, 2017.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Sasol inaugurates new mining shaft in Mpumlanga", Sasol Mining website, May 22, 2012.