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Title: Morupule Colliery


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PROSPECTS FOR MORUPULE COLLIERY
Morupule Colliery Serowe Palapye Road Private
Bag 35, PalapyeTel (267) 4920 281 Fax (267)
4920 643www.mcl.co.bwDirectors L.M.
Makwinja (Chairman), S. Botlhole-Mmopi, R.C.
Gabonowe, Dr I. B. Matshediso, R.
NekatiAlternate Director S.D. Williams (to R.C.
Gabonowe).
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DISCLAIMER
  • This presentation has been prepared for
    information purposes only and has not been
    independently reviewed. None of Morupule Colliery
    Limited (MCL), its officers, directors, agents
    or employees makes any representation or
    warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy
    or completeness of the information contained in
    this presentation, or has any or accepts
    liability for any representation or warranty,
    express or implied, contained in or omitted from
    this presentation.
  • This presentation may include various forecasts,
    statements, estimates or projections with respect
    to MCL or its future performance. All such
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    or implied, is made as to the accuracy or
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    other materials contained herein, and nothing
    contained in this presentation is or may be
    relied upon in any way as to the future
    activities or performance of MCL. Actual actions
    and results may differ from those contained in
    this presentation.
  • Users of any information contained in this
    presentation do so at their own risk and without
    recourse to MCL, its officers, directors, agents
    or employees

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VISION To feed a power generation and coal
beneficiation industrial hub
VISION To feed a power generation and coal
beneficiation industrial hub
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Overview Morupule Colliery Limited, incorporated
in 1970, is a wholly owned Debswana subsidiary
and commenced mining in 1973 in Palapye. Initial
production was 145 000 tons per annum which has
now grown to nearly one million tons of coal p.a.
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The mine currently has 261 employees.
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MCL operates a single Continuous Miner section
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Stratigraphy
We are here
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Resource Concessions
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Major Customers
  • BPCs Morupule Power Station is our principal
    customer
  • with more than half of the mine's current annual
    production (600 000tpa) supplied directly by
    overland conveyor.
  • Botswana Ash (180 000tpa)
  • BCL (120 000tpa)
  • Exports (70 000tpa)

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Growth in export sales
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Product Detail
Typical Raw coal CV 23.0 Mj/kg Ash
21.5 Fixed Carbon 51 Volatiles
23 Phosphorous 0.012 Sulphur lt 1
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Wash Plant
  • To increase our product range a coal wash plant
    is due for commissioning end of 2007.
  • DRA commissioned to build the plant
  • Anticipated tonnages 25ktpm lt 72ktpm.
  • Depends on markets,
  • product availability and
  • shifts operated
  • Quality
  • CV 25 to 26 MJ/Kg
  • Ash approx 14
  • Sulphur approx 0,5

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Construction of MCL coal wash plant site
Wash plant civils commenced in March 2007
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Progress made to 24 July 2007
Anticipated completion date Nov 2007
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BPC Expansion project
  • Southern/Central African region has a serious
    energy/coal deficit.
  • 70 of Botswanas energy is imported ito a
    contract that expires end 2007.
  • BPC intend to commission a 600MW station in 2010.
  • Morupule Colliery expects to provide up to 2,6
    million tons of coal per annum for this
    expansion.

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BPC Expansion project
  • Studies to identify optional mining methods are
    under way.
  • Plant design being done
  • Funding to be raised
  • BE READY TO DELIVER COAL END 2009

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MCL
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