DUKWE

• Approximately 1.3 billion tons of  thermal coal identified
  
  • Suitable for the establishment of a coal-fired power station.
  • Proposal for the establishment of a 200MW-600MW energy generating complex submitted to authorities in Botswana. Done in conjunction with General Electric & TWP/Basil Read
  • Potential to supply power to dedicated projects (agriculture and mining) in Botswana and neighboring Zimbabwe as well as into the SAPP in the longer-term
    
• Excellent infrastructure in place to facilitate development of a coal fired power station
  
  • Located in close proximity to existing power lines, with a redundant power line from SuaPan, linking up to the national grid, running through the project area
  • Good road and rail access with paved roads structured in a planned/formal way (existing rail infrastructure crosses the prospecting licence area)
  • One entrance and exit from Sowa constituting a 17km tarred road, connected to the Francistown–Nataroad, and running through Sowa to the BotAshPlant
  • Town of Sowa located within the prospecting area and is underlain by an area of thin coal

WESTERN MMAMABULA (West) and (East)

• Approximately 6.3 billion tons of good-quality export thermal coal resources across three seams at Western Mmamabula West and East.
• In addition, potential for the production of a thermal coal suitable for consumption in a mine-mouth power station exists
• Potential opencast blocks identified , suitable for domestic supply of coal
• Projects are close to paved road as well as power lines and the existing rail infrastructure currently in place
  
  • Smaller villages located in and around prospecting area, with the licence areas having limited access to water, sanitation and electricity supplies
  • One road leading into Western Mmamabula East from Artesia and one road cutting through Western Mmamabula West
    
• Development of infrastructure will facilitate exports, in particular exports to India and China
• Potential to supply coal to Eskom's new power station being developed in the Waterberg area

LECHANA & TSHIMOYAPULA

• Approximately 2.3 billion tons of good quality export thermal coal identified at Lechana and Tshimoyapula.
• Two main coal seam horizons defined, one suitable for high quality export thermal coal and the other suitable for high quality thermal coal (similar to Morupule Colliery)
• Area known to contain large resources of groundwater as well as two large seasonal rivers (from historical drilling)
• Located in close proximity to Morupule, allowing the potential sale of coal to the industry in the surrounding area
• Potential for domestic and regional supply of coal
  
  • Suitable rail infrastructure in place as project located 10-20km west of the Francistown highway and the main rail line linking Zimbabwe to South Africa, which will facilitate domestic and regional supply of coal into Africa (Zambia, Angola and Malawi)
    
• Potential opencast block identified at Lechana, containing the Taukome Bright seam at relatively shallow depths
  
  • Could produce a high quality export product with high volatile content, as well as for regional and domestic supply of coal
    
• Morupule Main seam is suitable for the production coal to be used in a domestic power plant, with the project tenements located within 30km of a 220 KVa transmission line