Project overview
About this development
Somkhele Anthracite Mine has been a fully operational anthracite mine since 2007 and is operated and owned by Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd. Somkhele is located aproximately 16km west of Mtubatuba, in KwaZulu-Natal. Somkhele intends to extend its existing Luhlanga open cast pit as well as licence its Kwa Qubuka pit for mine residue disposal. The Luhlanga pit extension is approximately 18ha. The proposed extension includes an increase in the footprint of the waste rock dump to 50Ha. GPS coordinates lat: -28.3045518; long: 32.0633787.
Project at a glance
Somkhele Mine Expansion is located in Nongoma. The project is classified in the Private sector. Its current recorded stage is Postponed. The recorded project value is R 61 Million - R 200 Million.