Mar 8, 2018 · Relocation of Matla Mine 1 The primary objective of this project is to provide safe access to the remaining coal reserves and improve efficiency after the original Mine 1 entrance was closed due to safety concerns.

Matla is a fully mechanised underground mine employing continuous mining and short wall methods. Its thermal coal is supplied to Eskom’s Matla power station in terms of a cost-plus agreement, reviewed annually, with a variable return payable by Eskom for …

The well-known Kriel coal mine neighbours Matla mine to the east and the operations of Kuthala (South32) and Zondagsfontein (Anglo-American) to the north. Matla comprises three underground production facilities: mine 1, mine 2 and mine 3.

The Matla Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.The mine has coal reserves amounting to 297.3 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa and the world. The mine produces around 14 million tonnes of coal per year with the output going directly to the Matla Power Station. [1]

Jan 13, 2021 · The Matla Mine 1 relocation project is a capital project of Eskom at Exxaro’s Matla Mine, which involves the construction of a new decline shaft to gain access to the remaining economical two-seam coal reserves.

Matla is a captive underground coal mine that extracts thermal coal. All coal is crushed, screened and sized before being delivered to the Eskom-owned Matla power station via a network of conveyor belts.

The Matla mine is a mining complex comprised of three underground coal mines owned and operated by Exxaro Resources 15 kilometers west of Kriel in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Exxaro has proposed a 4 million tonne expansion project …

Due to the closure of mine 1, Matla currently produces about 6Mt of coal annually. None of the coal mined at Matla is beneficiated, but is crushed and screened (sized) before being conveyed to the power station.

Dec 9, 2020 · Four years after being placed on care and maintenance, the relocation of Exxaro’s Matla 1 coal mine is finally underway. Project and technology executive head JOHAN MEYER explains to GERARD PETER the need for the relocation as well as what the project means for Eskom’s constrained power grid.

Feb 25, 2021 · The relocation of Exxaro’s Matla 1 coal mine will both extend its life of mine and contribute significantly to solving South Africa’s power crisis, something that will come as a huge relief to the country’s citizens and improve investment appetite.