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Goedgevonden Mine

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Goedgevonden Mine

Location: 32 km SW from Emalahleni, South Africa

Regional Office:

39 Melrose Boulevard Birnam Sandton
Johannesburg
South Africa
2076

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Dragline
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotGoedgevonden Thermal Coal Mine is one of the leading coal operations in country, known for its significant export volumes of high-quality coal.

A renewable energy supply agreement was concluded to replace most electricity consumption at these complex. Beginning in 2027, renewable energy is scheduled for supply to the operation. The agreement introduces a model designed to adjust energy supply in line with operational needs and aims to support a transition toward lower direct carbon emissions and long-term energy cost stability.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. 26 % Indirect
ARM Coal Proprietary Ltd. (operator) 26 % Direct
Glencore plc. 74 % Indirect
Glencore Operations South Africa Proprietary Ltd. (operator) 74 % Direct
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.(ARM) holds an effective 26% in Goedgevonden Mine. Glencore Operations South Africa owns 74%.

Management Governed by a management committee controlled by ARM Coal, with four ARM representatives and three Glencore representatives. Operational management is contracted to Glencore.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Goedgevonden Coal Resource area is situated along the southern margin of the central portion of the Witbank Coal Field. The stratigraphy of the Witbank Coal Field consists of five bituminous coal seams within the 70-metre-thick succession of the Vryheid formation of the Ecca Group, consisting predominantly of sandstone with subordinate siltstone and mudstone. The seams are numbered from oldest to youngest: No 1 to No 5 Seam, with the No 5 Seam at the top. The seams vary in thickness, from less than 0.5 metres to over 6 metres, and do not exceed 300 metres in depth from surface. The coal seams dip at less than 5ยบ. Coal seam morphology and qualities may be locally influenced by basement topography, surface weathering and intrusion of dolerite dykes and sills. Coal qualities vary within and between individual seams.

The low-quality coals, suitable for the local steam coal market, have a calorific value of 18 to 22 MJ/kg. All five coal seams are developed on Goedgevonden. The No 1 Seam is of low quality, thin, and only developed in paleo-low areas. The No 2 Seam is extensively developed and is of good quality and is, on average, 6 metres thick. The No. 3 Seam is of good quality bul, with an average thickness of anly 0.3 metres, is uneconomic. The No 4 Seam, being closer to surface and although of the same thickness as the No 2 Seam, is influenced by weathering and is not as extensively developed. The No 5 Seam is of good quality, but is preserved as erosional remnants on the high ground only and thus not extensively developed over the area.

The northern part of Goedgevonden is adjacent to the Ogies dyke, which plays a role in geological structures and features encountered within the area.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe766.56.58.3
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe11.4 Mt9.6 Mt10.8 Mt9.9 Mt11.9 Mt

Production Costs

CommodityUnits202520242023202220212020201920182017
Site cash costs (produced) Coal (thermal) ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 380 / t   351 / t   323.2 / t  

Mine Financials

Units202520242023202220212020201920182017
Capital expenditures M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 938   538   755  
Revenue M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 4,469   3,954   3,507  
Operating Income M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 1,123   4,076   905  
Pre-tax Income M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 669   3,458   -527.5  
After-tax Income M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 523   3,277   -381.2  
EBITDA M ZAR  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 1,253   1,288  

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