Ukwenama Coal Mine

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Ukwenama Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ukwenama Coal Mine	Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-25.816215, 29.479086 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Announced	New	–	–

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
0.6	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	*

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
–	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Canyon Coal Pty Ltd	Canyon Coal	South Africa

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Ukwenama Coal Mine (formerly known as Driefontein) is a proposed project in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The mine is owned by Canyon Coal.

• Owner: Canyon Coal
• Parent company: Canyon Coal
• Location: Mpumalanga, South Africa
• GPS coordinates:-25.816215, 29.479086
• Mine status: Proposed
• Production: 0.6 mtpa
• Start year:
• Resources:
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface

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