Welstand Coal Mine
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Welstand Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Welstand Coal Mine | Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1][2] | -26.3243535, 29.2614021 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | – | – | Underground & Surface | Mixed | – | 60* | 298* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 81.5 | Highveld | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mbuyelo Coal | Mbuyelo Coal [55.00%]; Ichor Coal NV [45.00%] | 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
The Welstand coal project (also known as Khashani Colliery) is a proposed opencast coal mine near Kriel, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. (The mine was originally known as TNC Mine.)[4][5] The Welstand coal project, operated by Mbuyelo Coal and owned by IchorCoal, has been proposed since at least 2015. Mining was initially planned to begin in 2017.[6]
According to Mbuyelo's website, the mining right for Welstand has been executed, and the mining operation will initially be opencast, with possible future expansion into underground mining operations. Additionally, resource tonnes at the Welstand site are estimated at 65,319,930 romt.[7]
The project appears to be shelved with no recent updates or evidence of progress.
- Operator: Mbuyelo Coal[5]
- Owners: Mbuyelo Coal (55%), IchorCoal (45%)
- Location: 140 km east of Johannesburg, near Kriel, Emalahleni Municipality, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[5]
- GPS Coordinates: -26.3243535, 29.2614021 (Approximate)
- Status: Shelved
- Production Capacity: 3 Mtpa (in 2015)[6]
- Total Resource: 81.5 million tonnes (2021)[8]
- Mineable Reserves: 47.6 million tonnes (2021)[8]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[5]
- Mine Type: Opencast, underground[5]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307040622/http://www.ichorcoal.com/our-business/operations-map/mpumalanga-province. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240307040359/http://www.ichorcoal.com/our-business/operations-map/mpumalanga-province/khashani. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240309021429/https://www.facebook.com/mbuyelocoal/. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Projects", Mbuyelo Coal website, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Welstand," "IchorCoal website," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2015 Minerals Yearbook: South Africa," "USGS," 2015.
- ↑ "Projects," "Mbuyelo Coal website," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mbuyelo Coal Resource Reserve Summary 2021", IchorCoal website, accessed November 2022.
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External articles
- "CoAL shirks legal green obligations with big promises" Business Report, August 24 2011
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Additional data
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