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Morupule Colliery
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Morupule Colliery Location in Botswana | |
| Location | Palapye |
| Country | Botswana |
| Coordinates | 22°30′42″S 27°01′19″E / 22.511772°S 27.021825°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal (877,000 tonnes per annum) |
| Owner | |
| Company | Debswana |
| Year of acquisition | 2000 |
The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, owned and operated by Debswana, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers.[1] The coalfield is composed of four main seams, only one of which, the No. 1 Seam, is currently being mined, using bord and pillar mining methods.
Founded in 1971 to supply the Bamangwato Concessions Ltd copper and nickel mine,[2] operations have expanded considerably since then to supply regional power plants and industries, especially the nearby Morupule Power Station. Morupule was granted an extension to its mining lease in 1980.[2]
- ^ "Botswana's state-owned coal miner aims to boost output by 35%". Reuters. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Machete, Mosadiotsile (2012). "A History of Coal and the Morupule Colliery, 1973-2005". Botswana Notes and Records. 44: 45–59. ISSN 0525-5090.
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