Woestalleen Colliery
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Woestalleen Colliery is an operating coal mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Woestalleen Colliery | Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -25.9464473, 29.6269283 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 1986 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 423* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal | Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Coal of Africa | Coal of Africa [100%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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
Woestalleen Colliery is a surface coal mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Woestalleen Mine was formerly owned by NuCoal, however in December 2009, Nucoal was sold to Coal of Africa, making it the mine's new owner.[2]
- Operator: Coal of Africa
- Owner: Coal of Africa
- Location: Middelburg District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -25.9464473, 29.6269283 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 2.4 million tonnes per annum[2]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 20 million tonnes[2]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[3]
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 1986[4]
- Source of Financing:
Environmental Controversy
In November 2020, South Africa's Department of Water and Sanitation opened a criminal case against the Woestalleen mine following a directive issued by the Department to suspend the water use license of the mine due to their continued pollution of water resources in the area. Upon investigation, it was discovered there was an unlawful discharge of poor quality effluent from the dam into the Woestalleen Spruit. This poor quality water effluent was contaminating not only the Spruit, but groundwater resources, aquatic life, and agricultural users who rely on the Spruit for irrigation purposes.[5]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240309021656/https://mercury.bloomberg.com/images/405830279. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IPC Coal Company Report, Mining digital, 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Operating Mines in Mpumalanga", Department of Mineral Resources & Energy - Republic of South Africa, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ "DME gives BEE coal miner thumbs up for Woestalleen acquisition", Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, 22 Nov. 2006.
- ↑ "Water and Sanitation opens a criminal case against Woestalleen Colliery Mine", South African Government website, 17 Nov. 2020.
