Mining News South Africa

Penumbra's first coal is due early Q4 2012

According to Business Live, thermal coal producer Continental Coal said the Penumbra Coal Mine in Mpumalanga, which is set to become the company's third thermal coal mining operation in South Africa, is scheduled to produce first coal in early Q4 2012.

The AIM-listed company said development activities progressed further in June with a focus on the advance of the twin declines and the mobilisation to site of civil contractors for the construction and installation of site infrastructure works and services, says Business Live.

Penumbra is set to produce 750,000 tonnes per annum of ROM coal. The ROM production will be beneficiated through the existing and adjacent Delta Processing Operations, which comprises a 1.8Mtpa coal processing plant and the 1.2Mtpa Anthra Rail Siding, Business Live reports.

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