Sufficient energy availability and utilization lie at the core of not only the mining industry but
also the economic growth of South Africa. The mining industry is one of the major consumers of
electricity in South Africa; accounting for approximately 17.4 percent. The focal point of the
research project was on New Denmark Colliery; an Anglo American Thermal Coal operation
located in the Mpumalanga Province. The main objective of the research project was to analyse
energy consumption, economics and management at the mine. The study provides a
framework for understanding significant energy uses in a mining operation; electricity costs and
some of the mechanisms, tools and initiatives that can be used to manage energy optimally. This
provides the mining industry with a platform to become part of the energy solution in South Africa. The author conducted comparative time series studies to determine energy consumption as a
function of production, specific activities at the mine, carbon dioxide emissions, electricity
costs; from which the forecasts were made to determine the amount of electricity consumption
and costs in the future. It can be submitted from the monthly comparative studies that more
electricity is consumed during high demand season (June, July and August); as a result the costs
are also very high. It was concluded that mining, ventilation and coal transportation consume
relatively more electricity compared to other activities at the mine. It was further submitted
that the higher the level of production the higher the quantity of electricity consumption and
vice versa.
Sufficient energy availability and utilization lie at the core of not only the mining industry butalso the economic growth of South Africa. The mining industry is one of the major consumers ofelectricity in South Africa; accounting for approximately 17.4 percent. The focal point of theresearch project was on New Denmark Colliery; an Anglo American Thermal Coal operationlocated in the Mpumalanga Province. The main objective of the research project was to analyseenergy consumption, economics and management at the mine. The study provides aframework for understanding significant energy uses in a mining operation; electricity costs andsome of the mechanisms, tools and initiatives that can be used to manage energy optimally. Thisprovides the mining industry with a platform to become part of the energy solution in South Africa. The author conducted comparative time series studies to determine energy consumption as afunction of production, specific activities at the mine, carbon dioxide emissions, electricitycosts; from which the forecasts were made to determine the amount of electricity consumptionand costs in the future. It can be submitted from the monthly comparative studies that moreelectricity is consumed during high demand season (June, July and August); as a result the costsare also very high. It was concluded that mining, ventilation and coal transportation consumerelatively more electricity compared to other activities at the mine. It was further submittedที่ระดับสูงกว่าการผลิตปริมาณสูงกว่าปริมาณการใช้ไฟฟ้า และในทางกลับกัน
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