Overview
Stage | Permitting |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
Commodities |
- Coal (metallurgical)
- Coal (thermal)
- Coal (hard coking)
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Mining Method |
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Mine Life | 28 years (as of Jan 1, 2023) |
Makhado Project is fully-licensed and shovel-ready coal mine project.
MC Mining advanced the open tender processes to select the outsourced mining contractor, a CHPP operating contractor and the analytical laboratory operator during the quarter. |
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Makhado Project is 67.3%-owned by MCM through a local subsidiary, Baobab Mining & Exploration Pty Ltd (BM&E).
Contractors
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Summary:
The Project area is located in the Mopane Sector of the Soutpansberg Coalfield. Six potential mining horizons (seams) have been identified by CoAL and named Upper Seam, Middle Upper Seam, Middle Lower Seam, Bottom Upper Seam, Bottom Middle Seam and Bottom Lower Seam.
Summary:
The Makhado Project will be contractor-operated opencast mine.
The LOM plan builds on the five-year Implementation Plan and incorporates the exploitation of all portions of the East, Central and West Pit coal deposits that are mineable by surface mining methods.
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Production:
Commodity | Units | Avg. Annual | LOM |
Coal (thermal)
|
Mt
| 0.6 | 19 |
Coal (hard coking)
|
Mt
| ...... | ...... |
Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
|
Mt
| | ...... |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
Operational Metrics:
Metrics | |
Annual mining rate
| ...... |
Stripping / waste ratio
| ...... |
Waste tonnes, LOM
| ...... |
Ore tonnes mined, LOM
| ...... |
* According to 2023 study.
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Reserves at June 30, 2023:
The Coal Resource and Coal Reserve represent based of mineable tonnes in situ.
Minimum coal seam thickness of 0.5 m applied.
Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Marketable Coal |
Proven
|
97,756 kt
|
Coal (thermal)
|
17,281 kt
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Proven
|
97,756 kt
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Coal (hard coking)
|
20,672 kt
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Proven & Probable
|
106,254 kt
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Coal (thermal)
|
18,697 kt
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Proven & Probable
|
106,254 kt
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Coal (hard coking)
|
22,518 kt
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Measured
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387.34 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
|
241.945 Mt
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Indicated
|
254 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
|
54.055 Mt
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Inferred
|
116.2 Mt
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Coal (metallurgical & thermal)
|
38.857 Mt
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Mine Management:
Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Nov 16, 2023
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Staff:
Total Workforce | Year |
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2023
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:
Document | Year |
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2023
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2023
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2022
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Other
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2012
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