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Makhado Project

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Makhado Project

Location: 52 km S from Musina, South Africa

Project Contacts:

Ground Floor Greystone Building Fourways Golf Park, Roos Street
Fourways
South Africa
2191

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StagePermitting
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
  • Coal (thermal)
  • Coal (hard coking)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotMakhado 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.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Industrial Development Corporation 6.7 % Indirect
MC Mining Ltd. 67.3 % Indirect
Makhado Project is 67.3%-owned by MCM through a local subsidiary, Baobab Mining & Exploration Pty Ltd (BM&E).

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

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.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Coal (thermal) Mt 0.619
Coal (hard coking) Mt 0.822
Coal (metallurgical & thermal) Mt 41
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

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* According to 2023 study.

Production Costs

CommodityUnitsAverage
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* According to 2023 study / presentation.

Project Costs

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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