Coal / Uranium Mine

Khwezela Coal Mine

South Africa

66th-largest coal / uranium mine in South Africa of 123 · top 31% worldwide (#1,533 of 4,963)

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Operator: Thungela Resources Ltd, Nkulo Community Partnership Trust, Sisonke Employee Empowerment Scheme
Owner: Thungela Operations Pty Ltd
Status: operating
Mineral: coal
Output: ~2 Mtpa
Commissioned: 2016
Retired: 2029

Comparable coal / uranium mines · South Africa · 123 ranked

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Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km

Khwezela Coal Mine0 m · Coal / Uranium Mine
400 kV line3.3 km · Transmission Line
Greenside Coal Mine4.9 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
Transalloy power station5.3 km · Power Plant · 135 MW · coal
Elandsfontein Colliery6.6 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
Grootvallei solar farm9.7 km · Power Plant · 220 MW · solar
Vulcan Substation12 km · Substation / Converter
Klippoort solar farm18 km · Power Plant · 220 MW · solar

Methane observations · within 25 km

2,037 kg/hr · coal mine2025-01-27 · 11 km
682 kg/hr · coal mine2024-10-19 · 12 km
498 kg/hr · coal mine2024-10-19 · 11 km

Satellite detections from Global Energy Monitor’s Global Methane Emitters Tracker, each an instantaneous rate on the date shown — not an annual total, and not a current reading. GMET attributes a plume to a type of infrastructure, not to a named facility: these were observed near this asset, which is not evidence they came from it.

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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Coal Mine Tracker (GCMT) (CC BY 4.0)