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Klipspruit Mine

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Klipspruit Mine

Location: 27 km SW from Emalahleni, South Africa

Address:

Klipspruit Colliery Portion 12 Farm Klipfontein 3 Registration Division IS
Ogies
South Africa
2230

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Dragline
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Seriti Resources Holdings Proprietary Ltd. 90 % Indirect
Johannesburg, 1 June 2021: Following the fulfilment on 15 May 2021 of all conditions precedent in respect of Seriti’s acquisition of South32 SA Coal Holdings Proprietary Limited (SAEC), Seriti is pleased to advise that the transaction has now closed and that it has assumed management of these operations from 1 June 2021.

SAEC has been renamed Seriti Power, and comprises the Khutala, Klipspruit, and Middelburg Mines Services (MMS) North and South mines, which provide coal to the Kendal and Duhva power stations, as well as export coal via the Richards Bay Coal Terminal. Seriti holds a 90% interest in Seriti Power, while an Employee Trust and Community Trust each hold a 5% interest.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The topography of the Klipspruit area is generally flat to gently sloping, at a mean elevation of approximately 1,600 m. The area drains towards the north. The unconsolidated material that overlies the solid sediments consists of soil, sand, laterite and clay. The thickness of this unconsolidated overburden averages 6 m, but varies depending on the depth of weathering.

Exploration boreholes target the full coal-bearing sequence and terminate in Dwyka Tillite. The sedimentary strata comprises mainly white, fine- to coarse-grained sandstone layers with alternating shale and shaly sandstones with bioturbated layers in places. The No.2 and No.4L Seams are separated by sandy shales grading into medium-grained sandstone towards the top. Coarse grained, hard sandstone layers are present immediately above the No.4L Seam.

Coal seams preserved in the Klipspruit area include No.5, No.4U, No.4L, No.3, No.2 and No.1 Seams. As a result of the topographic surface sloping to the north, all of the coal seams except for No.2 and No.1 Seams have been affected by weathering. This is especially true of the No.5 Seam, which is almost totally lost to erosion north of the Ogies Dyke.

A dolerite dyke has been identified in the Bankfontein area, which has affected Coal Resources mainly in the No.4U Seam. This was the result of deep weathering adjacent to the dyke.

The Ogies Dyke is a well-known post-Karoo intrusive structure that extends for some 70 km in an east-west direction. It forms the southern boundary of the main Klipspruit opencast resource area, and separates it from the Klipspruit South resource area. The dyke varies in thickness from 40 m to 70 m and dips steeply to the south. It does not vertically displace the coal seams.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

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Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits2020201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe6.5 *7.3 *7.8 *
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal. * Production numbers were reported as 'Average annual'

Operational metrics

Metrics2017
Annual production capacity 8 Mt of coal (thermal) clean coal

Production Costs

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