Coal / Uranium Mine

Syferfontein Coal Mine

South Africa

10th-largest coal / uranium mine in South Africa of 123 · top 7% worldwide (#332 of 4,963)

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Operator: Sasol Ltd
Owner: Sasol Mining Pty Ltd
Status: operating
Mineral: coal
Output: ~8.4 Mtpa
Commissioned: 1989

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Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km

Isibonelo Coal Mine2.9 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
400 kV line5.0 km · Transmission Line
Twistdraai Thubelisha Coal Mine10 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
Welstand Coal Mine11 km · Coal / Uranium Mine
Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Rompco Gas Pipeline13 km · Pipeline
Matla Substation15 km · Substation / Converter
Matla power station15 km · Power Plant · 3.6 GW · coal
Phased Gas Pipeline Network — Richards Bay–Gauteng Gas Pipeline16 km · Pipeline
Sol Substation17 km · Substation / Converter
Secunda power station17 km · Power Plant · 280 MW · gas
Kriel power station17 km · Power Plant · 3.0 GW · coal
Sasol Secunda Ammonia Plant20 km · Chemical Plant

Methane observations · within 25 km

1,388 kg/hr2025-05-05 · 17 km
1,372 kg/hr2025-06-23 · 14 km
993 kg/hr2025-05-26 · 18 km
935 kg/hr · coal mine2025-04-14 · 9.6 km
931 kg/hr · coal mine2025-03-10 · 9.6 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)