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Phalanndwa mine life extended with first blast
Coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal has commenced mining operations at its Phalanndwa Colliery Extension Project following the first large-scale blasting of coal ore on 17 Jul 2019.
Canyon Coal extends life of its Phalanndwa mine with first blast
Coal exploration and mining company, Canyon Coal, has commenced mining operations at its Phalanndwa Colliery Extension Project following the first large-scale blasting of coal ore on 17 Jul 2019. The extension project is anticipated to extend the life of mine to 2027.
Kangra’s fleet keeps the ships full
Canyon Coal uses an impressive fleet of equipment at its Kangra Colliery close to Piet Retief in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Plant Equipment and Hire visited the site recently.
Palmietkuilen nears final approval, company liaising with community
Exploration and mining company Canyon Coal’s proposed Palmietkuilen openpit coal mine, in Springs, Gauteng, is in the final stages of regulatory approval and the company hopes to begin mining before the end of the year.
VUSLAT BAYOGLU GROWS IN STATURE
Vuslat Bayoglu is optimistic about the future of coal mining in South Africa, writes Leon Louw.
CANYON’S Khanye gets going
Canyon Coal officially opened its Khanye mine in November last year. Since then development at the mine has progressed according to plan. Leon Louw visited the site recently.
Kangra puts its community first
With the acquisition of the Kangra Colliery, Canyon Coal inherited a vocal local community, writes Leon Louw.
Temporal ablutions for Qalani learners-Kangra Coal
Learners at Qalani Primary School in Saul Mkhizeville of South Africa have joyously welcomed the temporal ablution facilities provided by Kangra Coal.
Kangra Coal improves sanitary situation for local learners
Kangra Coal provides safe temporary ablution facilities at Qalani Primary School to ensure its students are able to learn in a safer and healthier schooling environment.
Kangra Coal improves sanitary situation for local learners
Kangra Coal provides safe temporary ablution facilities at Qalani Primary School to ensure its students are able to learn in a safer and healthier schooling environment.
Kangra Coal solves sanitary situation for learners
Kangra Coal has provided safe temporary ablution facilities at Qalani Primary School to ensure its students are able to learn in a safer and healthier schooling environment.
Canyon Coal Upgrades Beestepan Agricultural High School Facilities
Coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal, a subsidiary of investment company Menar, officially handed over the R1.45-million renovated facilities at the Beestepan Agricultural High School on May 15, as part of its social and labour plan (SLP) initiative for Singani Colliery.
Canyon Coal Upgrades Beestepan Agricultural High School
Coal exploration and mining company, Canyon Coal recently renovated facilities worth R1.45-million at the Beestepan Agricultural High School.
Canyon Coal upgrades Beestepan Agricultural High School facilities
The Beestepan Agricultural High School located in Middelburg is approximately 34 km from Canyon’s Singani Colliery.
Canyon Coal upgrades high school facilities
Canyon Coal handed over the R1.45-million renovated facilities at the Beestepan Agricultural High School as part of its SLP initiative for Singani Colliery.
CANYON COAL UPGRADES BEESTEPAN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES
Coal exploration and mining company Canyon Coal, a subsidiary of investment company Menar, officially handed over the R1.45-million renovated facilities at the Beestepan Agricultural High School on 15 May 2019, as part of its social and labour plan (SLP) initiative for Singani Colliery.
Upgrades to Khanye colliery complete
Upgrades to private investment company Menar’s rail siding for its Khanye colliery, near Bronkhorstspruit, in Gauteng, are complete.
Mkhondo coal mine gives 5% ownership to workers
The company made history in an environment where companies are notorious for operating in an area and thereafter leave communities languishing in poverty.
Kangra to allocate unencumbered shares to workers and community in a historic first
Kangra Coal made history on 2 May 2019 when it hosted a celebration to announce plans to allocate free-carry (unencumbered) shares to workers and local communities for the first time since the mine was established in 1957.
Mining giant gives workers 5% share of the company
The look on their faces said it all.
You would smile from ear to ear too if you were told you own 5% of a mine in a country where mining giants are accused of shipping away all their profits, leaving local communities, who labour away to bring the minerals to surface, wallowing in poverty
Kangra Coal Offers Free-carry Shares to Workers And Community in a Historic First
Kangra Coal on Thursday, 2 May 2019, made history when it hosted a celebration to announce plans to allocate free-carry (unencumbered) shares to workers and local communities for the first time since the mine was established in 1957.
Kangra Offers Shares To Workers And Community
Kangra Coal, a subsidiary of investment company, Menar, recently made history by allocating free-carry shares to workers and local communities for the first time since its establishment in 1957.
Kangra allocates shares to workers and community
Kangra Coal made history yesterday (2 May 2019) when it hosted a celebration to announce plans to allocate free-carry (unencumbered) shares to workers and local communities for the first time since the mine was established in 1957.
Kangra Coal makes history on the back of Mining Charter 3
Kangra Coal made history when it hosted a celebration to announce plans to allocate free-carry shares to workers and local communities for the first time since the mine was established in 1957.
Kangra Coal symbolically hands over community, employee shares
Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu on Thursday symbolically handed over 5% free carried shares to host communities and employees of Kangra Coal, at a ceremony which included the unveiling of the coal company's new logo and the handing over of a memorandum from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
Menar’s Canyon offers Eskom cheaper coal on open-book basis
Coal mining company Canyon Coal, a Menar group company, is prepared to offer coal to State-owned electricity utility Eskom at a cheaper price on an open-book basis from two new projects.
COAL STILL IN HIGH DEMAND GLOBALLY
Although the world is switching to renewable energy there is still a big demand for coal around the globe.
Coal and renewables don’t compete
Coal and renewable energy sources are not in competition with each other. Instead, they are complementary and should be treated as such, said Canyon Coal executive chairman Vuslat Bayoglu.
Coal still in high demand globally
Although the world is switching to renewable energy there is still a big demand for coal around the globe.
SA can feed a coal-hungry world
Despite developing economies’ moving away from the fossil fuel, about 1,600 new coal-fired power stations are being planned in 62 countries.
Vuslat Bayoglu shares his passion for the future
Vuslat Bayoglu, MD and co-founder of South Africa-focused mining investment business Menar, has proven himself an astute businessman.
Canyon's new Khanye Colliery is in the "Top Performers in 2018" list of Mining Review Africa
A major step in building a significant coal production profile.
Canyon Coal gets green light for Kangra deal
SA coal mining and exploration company Canyon Coal has completed its $40m acquisition of Kangra Coal and is looking to develop new projects. This could create more jobs at the Mpumalanga coal operations.
South Africa regulators approve Canyon’s acquisition of Kangra Coal
Canyon Resources (Canyon) has completed the US$40 million purchase of Kangra Coal after South Africa’s regulatory authorities – the Competition Commission and the Department of Mineral Resources – approved the deal.
First coal production due in 2020
Coal mining and exploration group of companies Canyon Coal is expecting first coal production at its Springfield coal project in the second quarter of 2020, with a targeted production rate of 600 000 t of run-of-mine coal a month.
Canyon launches it's fifth mine
There are not too many mines coming on stream in South Africa these days so it was very satisfying for Modern Mining to recently attend the launch of Canyon Coal’s Khanye opencast mine near Bronkhorstspruit, which has cost R500 million to develop and which will produce at a rate of 200 000 tons per month once in full production.
Canyon Coal opens Khanye
The Khanye colliery just east of Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, officially opened for business on November 2 in a blast and detonation ceremony attended by mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe.
South Africa: Canyon Coal opens a new coal mine in Gauteng
The mining company Canyon Coal opened its new Khanye coal mine in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng province on Friday, in the presence of South African Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe.
Minister Mantashe launches Khanye colliery with a blast
On 2 November 2018, Canyon Coal (Canyon) successfully opened its Khanye colliery with a blast following a detonation procedure led by Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe in Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa).
Canyon opens Bronkhorstspruit mine
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged the mining community to rally behind the industry in order to attract investment into the country.
Rally behind SA's mining sector, urges Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged the mining community to rally behind the industry in order to attract investment into the country.
Rally behind SA's mining sector, urges Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has urged the mining community to rally behind the industry in order to attract investment into the country.
Canyon Coal, Mercuria Energy Open New Mine in South Africa, Expand Employment Opportunities in the Energy Sector
JOHANNESBURG, In a ceremony earlier today, South Africa's Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe officially opened Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery.
Canyon Coal celebrates opening of new mine with Mantashe
On Friday, 2 November 2018, South African coal miner Canyon Coal successfully opened its Khanye colliery with a blast following a detonation procedure led by Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe in Bronkhorstspruit.
Better to embrace the draft Mining Charter for employees – Bayoglu
South Africa’s mining companies ought to embrace the draft Mining Charter, released by mines minister, Gwede Mantashe in June, because its aim of improving the lot of employees would help head off much of the unrest currently taking place in the country’s mining regions, far and wide.
‘We must embrace new mining charter'
Large mining companies should embrace the new Mining Charter, which was released in June, instead of resisting it, believes a junior coal mining company with operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
‘We must embrace new mining charter’
Large mining companies should embrace the new Mining Charter, which was released in June, instead of resisting it, believes a junior coal mining company with operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
Canyon Coal, Menar to spend R3bn expanding SA coal output
It's a great pity Vuslat Bayoglu’s Canyon Coal, or its shareholder Menar Holdings, a Luxemburg company in which the Bayoglu family wealth is invested, is unlikely to make a public debut so investors can participate.
Canyon Coal's capacity drive
One privately-held company unlikely ever to go public will be Vuslat Bayoglu's Canyon Coal, or its shareholder Menar Holdings, a Luxembourg company in which the Bayoglu family wealth is invested.
Canyon Coal advocates for female participation in mining industry
Canyon Coal, a coal exploration and mining company with operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, collaborated with a community organisation called When We Women Rise (WWWR) to inspire young women to pursue a mining career.
Canyon Coal: Playing in the big league
The development of Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery has elevated the company from a junior miner to a mid-tier producer, writes Leon Louw.
ChemChina confirms expanding cross-investment with trader Mercuria
Mercuria Energy Trading has announced that it will further invest a minority stake in ChemChina’s onshore refining system, which will provide Mercuria with crude supply and greater access to the domestic refining market in China. ChemChina, one of China’s largest chemical companies, will increase Its strategic investment in Mercuria with a greater minority stake.
Further, Mercuria will increase its participation in ChemChina’s overseas trading operations. This transaction, once completed, will build upon the initial investment in Mercuria that ChemChina made in 2016.
Mercuria will release further details of the transaction within the upcoming months.
CANYON COAL CONNECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ELECTRICITY GRID
Mid-tier coal mining and exploration group Canyon Coal, which has operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, connected families who live next its Phalanndwa colliery in Delmas, to its electricity grid.
CANYON COAL CONNECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ELECTRICITY GRID
Mid-tier coal mining and exploration group Canyon Coal, which has operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, connected families who live next its Phalanndwa colliery in Delmas, to its electricity grid.
Certificates handover at ABET Centre
Trainees have received their certificates from the Adult Basic Eductaion Training (ABET) Centre at Hakhano Colliery.
Self-starters share secrets to success in the South African mining sector
There are many ways for entrepreneurs to enter the mining industry, including as project developers, service providers and product suppliers – all of which hold great opportunities and challenges, states mining investment advisory company MX Mining Capital Advisors director Dr Mike Seeger.
Canyon Coal case Study
Established in 2006, Canyon Coal is a mid-scale coal exploration and mining company with operations and projects in the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces of South Africa. The company currently produces around 2.5 MT coal per year from various operations and employs over 300 people.
Growth-focused Canyon Coal sees silver lining in tough mining sector
Despite clouds of policy uncertainty and a struggling South African economy hovering over the mining industry, Canyon Coal is buoyant about the future.
Growth-focused Canyon Coal sees silver lining in tough mining sector
Despite clouds of policy uncertainty and a struggling South African economy hovering over the mining industry, Canyon Coal, a proudly South African junior mining company, is buoyant about the future.
ADVERT IN BUSINESS DAY
Business Day profiled a preview of the Joburg Indaba taking place at the Inanda Club Johannesburg, on 4 and 5 October 2017. Canyon Coal is a proud sponsor of the Joburg Indaba and therefore was published in Business Day.
Opening of Adult Basic Education Training (ABET) Center at Hakhano Colliery
Canyon Coal, which is a mining company who has operations and projects in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, is opening a training centre for adult basic education.
Mining Personality
Interview with Vuslat Bayoğlu in Mining Weekly.
Coal junior targets near-threefold output increase to 10Mt/y in two years
Junior coal mining company Canyon Coal is producing 300 000 t/m of run-of-mine (RoM), which equates to 3.6-million tons of coal a year across all its operations. However, the company is aiming to increase this to ten-million tons a year over the next two years, thereby making it a midtier coal miner.
Canyon Coal build bridge for community
For years travelling to and from school, work or anywhere else has been a serious challenge for residents of Ematshotshombeni. Residents had to cross a river to enter Gomasakho or go to the location. It’s been an extreme challenge when it rains, the river will be overflowing making it hard to cross over.
Why are disabled-friendly websites so important?
As a mining company, why would we require an accessible website? The answer is in fact a simple one: we are aware of the need in our society to care about people with disabilities.
Canyon Coal launches the first accessible website of SA mining companies
Canyon Coal mining company updated its website and made it fully accessible to deaf, blind, colour-blind and partially-blind users, which is the first among the South African mining companies.
Canyon Coal implements website for visually impaired users
Mining company Canyon Coal has introduced a remarkable update to its website and made it fully accessible to deaf, and visually impaired users – a first among the South African mining companies.
Canyon Coal build bridge for community
For years travelling to and from school, work or anywhere else has been a serious challenge for residents of Ematshotshombeni. Residents had to cross a river to enter Gomasakho or go to the location. It’s been an extreme challenge when it rains, the river will be overflowing making it hard to cross over.