Arguably one of the largest coal mining projects of the modern era, Boikarabelo, meaning 'to be responsible' in local language, is a world-class deposit. The proposed mine sits amid the vast, largely untapped yet resource-rich Waterberg coalfields - an area containing around 40% of South Africa's remaining coal resources.
4/14/2020· PPA 8677 The Boikarabelo coal project is located in the Waterberg area of the Limpopo Province. Boikarabelo has probable reserves of 744.8 million tonnes of coa
Resgen is a new-generation, emerging coal producer. The Group is the owner of the rights to a large and defined Coal Resource in South Africa's Waterberg coalfield. Through its fully empowered operating subsidiary, Ledjadja Coal (Pty) Ltd (Ledjadja), Resgen is working on developing and constructing the Boikarabelo coal mine.
9/13/2018· Coal production from Boikarabelo is expected to start in the first quarter of 2019 and reach a steady rate of 1.26Mt a month from December 2019. Boikarabelo coal mine geology. The Boikarabelo coal mine is a part of Waterberg Coalfield, which contains coal deposits occurring in the Grootegeluk and Vryheid Formations of the Karoo Supergroup.
The Boikarabelo coal project will develop an open pit mining operation and a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) which will produce 3 Mt/a of thermal coal for the export market and a further 3 Mt/a of thermal coal for the domestic market at typical Eskom energy-based specifications of …
The Boikarabelo coal seam is between 20 and 30 metres below the surface with an overburden strip ratio of 0.97:1, enabling low-cost and open-cut mining. The seam is between 120 and 130 metres thick with zones of varying quality thermal and soft coking coal.
Emerging ASX and JSE-listed energy company, Resource Generation Limited (ResGen), has secured R4.2 billion of funding, through a binding agreement, for the Boikarabelo coal project, located in South Africa's Waterberg region which accounts for...
Boikarabelo is one of several new mines proposed for the Waterberg, but is the most advanced as it is fully funded and permitted. The project cost is an estimated R7bn, of which R2bn has already ...
Some 15 Mt of run of mine coal will be mined every year at Boikarabelo, but the company expects to produce 3.6 Mt/y of export product (25.7 MJ per kg on an air dried basis) and 2.4 Mt/y of domestic product (19.5 MJ/kg on an air dried basis). Boikarabelo, in the Waterberg region of Limpopo, has 995 Mt of JORC resources and 267 Mt of JORC reserves.
Boikarabelo Coal Project development progresses despite earthworks contractor's liquidation. by Ina King (Potgieter) The Boikarabelo Project (Ledjadja Coal joint venture), in the Waterberg Region, Limpopo Province, experienced a setback when its main onsite earthworks contractor, Protech Kuthele, was placed into liquidation. Consequently, earthwork activity for the rail link, site ...
Boikarabelo mine is a two-phased open-cut coal mine being developed in the Waterberg coalfield located in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Spread over 9,018ha, the coal mine is expected to extract 616.85 million tonnes (Mt) of coal over its expected mine life of more than 40 years. The annual ...
Ledjadja Coal (Pty) Ltd. Boikarabelo Coal Mine, Boxcut Investigation Report GEOM09-2016-002 Email: [email protected] Tel: (+27) 11 234 7514 Cell: (+27) 82 413 2641 Page 5 2. POINT OF REFERENCE The Boikarabelo Coal Project is located approximate 20 km northwest of Exxaro's
8/1/2018· The Boikarabelo operation consists of an open cut coal mine in the Waterberg coal fields of Limpopo province. The mine has an expected annual production of 6 million tonnes (Mt) of coal.
Waterberg coal mine. Waterberg Coal has partnered with Firestone energy and is conducting an optimization study to review its joint venture in order to enhance the viability of the four million ton-a -year thermal coal project. Boikarabelo mine. Coal production is estimated to begin in the first half of 2016.
Some 15 Mt of run of mine coal will be mined every year at Boikarabelo, but the company expects to produce 3.6 Mt/y of export product (25.7 MJ per kg on an air dried basis) and 2.4 Mt/y of domestic product (19.5 MJ/kg on an air dried basis).
The Boikarabelo coal project will develop an open pit mining operation and a Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) which will produce 3 Mt/a of thermal coal for the export market and a further 3 Mt/a of thermal coal for the domestic market at typical Eskom energy-based specifications of 19.5 Mj/kg.
The Grootegeluk Formation was intersected during the drilling programme and varying thicknesses for the coal zones 1 to 11 have been reported. Intra-basin faults affect the coal bearing formations further to the south and north of the Boikarabelo mining area, so that the upper zones are either preserved or destroyed through up-lift and erosion.
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BOIKARABELO COAL MINE is situated about 50 km from Eskom's new Medupi power station, 55 km north-west of the closest town Lephalale and 30 km from Exxaro's Grootegeluk mine – the only operation currently mining in the Waterberg coalfield. New position has been opened from 15 January 2018. The following permanent positions are opened.
RESOURCE Generation has been granted a 30-year mining right for the Boikarabelo open cut project in South Africa's Waterberg coal field, where it is targeting 6...
↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boikarabelo power station: Draft environmental impact assessment report," Resgen, September 2012. ↑ "Resgen eyes Q4 mobilisation of Boikarabelo EPC contractors," Mining Weekly, July 12, 2016 ↑ "New Power Station may push Boikarabelo Coal Mine Expansion," Bulk, July 6, 2011. ↑ "ResGen makes progress on two fronts in funding for Boikarabelo mine," BusinessDay, January 2, 2014
Boikarabelo has probable reserves of 744.8 million tonnes of coal – an increase of 108.8 million tonnes, making it one of the largest remaining coal deposits in the country. The Boikarabelo coal seam is between 20 metres and 30 metres below the surface, enabling low-cost, open-cut mining.
6/24/2019· RESOURCE Generation (Resgen) today said it had secured the R4.2bn needed to complete construction of its thermal coal mining project Boikarabelo in the Waterberg.. The Waterberg, in Limpopo province, accounts for around 40% of South Africa's currently known coal resources. The company, primarily listed in Sydney, said in a Johannesburg Stock Exchange announcement that the …