The document describes an opencast coal mining project in Vlakfontein, Mpumalanga, Witbank, South Africa. The R600 million project for client AEMFC will involve open-pit mining to a depth of 39m to extract 130,000 to 170,000 tons of coal per month over 54 months. The project will mine a total of approximately 2.2 million cubic meters of coal and over 7 million cubic meters of soil and rock.

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VLAKFONTEIN
Mpumalanga, Witbank
PROJECT TYPE: OPENCAST MINING
CLIENT:
AEMFC
VALUE:
R600 Million
CONSULTANTS:
None
PROJECT DURATION:
54 Months
DATE OF PROJECT:
1 November 2011
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Opencast Coal Mining to a depth of
approximately 39m. Mining of 130, 000 to
170,000 tons of coal per month
Approximate volumes mined for the project :-
• Topsoil 264,660m³
• Over burden soft 953,189m³
• Blasted over burden 2,599,947m³
• Inter burden 1,382,094m³
• Coal 2,197,940m³