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Tweefontein Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotThe Tweefontein Complex, a significant coal mining operation, encompasses two primary sites—Tweefontein North and Tweefontein South—and operates as an open-pit mine, following the discontinuation of underground operations in 2022.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. 20.2 % Indirect
Glencore plc. 79.8 % Indirect
Glencore Operations South Africa Proprietary Ltd. (operator) 79.8 % Direct
Participative Coal Business (PCB) refers to the Impunzi and Tweefontein operations. African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.(ARM) holds effective 20.2% in PCB, Glencore owns the remaining 79.8%.

Governed by supervisory committee with five Glencore representatives and three ARM representatives. Operational management contracted to Glencore.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Tweefontein North development includes all five seams present in the Vryheid Formation, however, only the No.1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 seams form part of the mineable and economic Coal Resources.

Tweefontein South Complex mining area development includes all five seams, however only the No.1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 seams form part of the Coal Resources.

Reserves

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe8.8109.47.75.4
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Personnel

Mine Management

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