Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine, Mpumalanga

Atha-Africa Ventures has acquired the coal prospecting rights to an area approximately 8,360 hectares located close to the town of Dirkiesdorp, about 58km southwest of Piet Retief and 21 km northeast of Wakkerstroom in the Mpumalanga Province. Atha propose to develop the Ysermyn underground coal min with an approximate 2500 ha target area located in the prospecting area. The surface infrastructure within the target area will comprise approximately 80ha.The proposed project involves the underground mining of two coal seams via bord and pillar mining methods. Existing infrastructure and services in the proposed target area are limited and services such as access roads, power and water supply will need to be established. The exact co-ordinates are currently not available however the approximate area of location is lat: -27.278110320114536, long: 30.264068579041325