Three adjacent Mining Permits were issued to Deedun Trading (Pty) Ltd, Tasotron (Pty) Ltd and Algatorque (Pty) Ltd, and an overall Mining Right Application was submitted by Zanrunix (Pty) Ltd within Portion 46. The intention is to develop the three mining permits jointly, and to use the mining footprint of the Mining Permits as entry into the greater Mining Right applied for.
Zanrunix (Pty) Ltd approached GM Geotechnical to execute and manage an exploration programme over the Mining Permits held by Deedun Trading, Tasotron and Algotorque, with the intent to determine the extent and quality of a potential coal resource. Gerhard Mulder executed the exploration programme, logging, sampling and conducting the QA/QC on all coal quality results received from Noko Coal Laboratory. Sugar Bush Consultancy subsequently modelled the Coal Resource and prepared the Coal Resource Estimate for Zanrunix.
The Mining Permit areas have been drilled to a Measured Coal Resource category. The Stratigraphic Model results in a total Mineable Tonnes In Situ Coal Resource of 1,93 million tonnes at a strip ratio of 1 : 3. The Select Mining Model results in a total Mineable Tonnes In Situ Coal Resource of 1,66 million tonnes at a strip ratio of 1 : 4,5. The remaining area under application towards a Mining Right, is not reported on at present and further exploration work is planned for this area as it is believed that the coal measures will continue into these areas.
A 10% geological loss has been applied to convert the Total Tonnes In Situ to a Mineable Tonnes In Situ Coal Resource. The Stratigraphic Resource Model resulted in 0,286 million tonnes of Number 5 Coal Seam at an average thickness of 1,98m. The Number 4A Coal Seam is 0,93m thick on average, resulting in 0,183 million tonnes. The Number 4 Upper Coal Seam is poorly developed and contains thick carbonaceous mudstone zones. It is on average 2,52m thick, resulting in 0,584 million tonnes of coal resource at an average 15,0 MJ/kg Calorific Value. The Number 4 Lower Coal Seam is on average 4,37m thick, resulting in 0,879 million tonnes at an average raw Calorific Value of 23 MJ/kg. Although the coal seams contain several carbonaceous mudstone layers, it beneficiates well and will deliver high yields for various products. Set product targets have not yet been modelled and need to be investigated.