Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine

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Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine	Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.09176, 28.903528 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2010	–

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
–	1.32	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	348*

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
–	–	7	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Ichor Coal NV	Ichor Coal NV [100%]	South Africa, Netherlands

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	–	1	–	–	1	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

Vlakvarkfontein Coal Mine, also known as Ntshovelo Colliery is a surface mine in Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Continental Coal operates the mine, which is owned by Mbuyelo Coal, which is in turn owned by Ichor Coal. The mineuses truck and shovel methods to provide thermal coal to Eskom their primary consumer. The mine has a projected life of 6 years.

• Operator: Ntshovelo Mining Resources (Pty) Ltd
• Owner: Ichor Coal
• Location: Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.09176, 28.903528 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 1.32 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves: 7 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2010
• Source of Financing:

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