Welcome To
Morupule Coal Mine
Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) is located on the outskirts of Palapye, Botswana, along the Serowe-Palapye road. MCM started production in 1973 as an Anglo American Corporation subsidiary with the main objective of supplying coal to the then Bamangwato Concessions Limited mine (later renamed BCL) and BPC power plant situated in Selebi Phikwe.
The history of coal discovery in Botswana dates back to the early 1930’s when a major coal seam was discovered through sinking of boreholes. In the course of digging boreholes, coal seams were found in the common coal bearing rocks in Africa through the Ecca series of the Karoo system. The Morupule area is underlain by Karoo sedimentary rocks which form the Eastern margin of the major Karoo basin developed to the West of Morupule. These sedimentary rocks consist of shales, coals, and sandstones of the middle and lower Ecca .
OUR PRODUCT
Morupule coalfields of which Morupule Coal Mine is sitting on, contains good quality low Sulphur bituminous coal which produce in either washed or thermal coal. Among other uses of our coal, is by the thermal power stations to generate electricity and in Ferro-alloy industries as a reducing agent as well as in any applications requiring heat boilers such as steam.
Our major customers are the adjacent Morupule Power Station, Botswana Ash, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, Makoro Bricks and Tiles, Botswana Meat Commission and hospitals. We also export our coal within Southern Africa, to PPC slurry cement plant, the poultry, brick manufacturing and tobacco sectors.
LATEST NEWS
MCM MAGALA NEWS REPRO
Being such an important cog in the national aspiration for energy sufficiency calls for all within the MCM family to understand our ambassadorial role as we interact with the public. Knowing which projects to support, what support to provide, and the benefits derived does not only boost MCM social investment portfolio; the feedback helps in our quest for improvement. MCM’s business is not only about meeting production targets but doing so with a healthy and enthused workforce that forms an axiomatic resonance for the community within which we conduct our operations. When companies draw their workforce from communities, the apt appreciation can only be in the form of investing in such human capital. Download PDF
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Morupule Wanderers
The team is currently working around the clock to have the club licensed according to the new requirement by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA.) FIFA introduced a regulatory system that requires all football clubs across the world to be licensed for International football governance. Botswana Football Association availed an online registration platform using BFA Connect and teams in Botswana including Morupule Wanderers are now able to open accounts and register at premier league to second division. During an interview with the club Chairman, Robert Onkamile, he confirmed that Morupule Wanderers has activated a BFA connect account and is processing registrations for all its players online. “Upon completion of the registering process with FIFA, our players will be issued electronic cards for identification.” He said. Through the eye of enhanced technology, Wanderers aims for promoting the team brand to attract more supporters and sponsors. “A website has been developed and will be launched this year. Through this website we want to interact more with all our stakeholders. Furthermore, the club is at an advanced stage of concluding a business partnership with All Kasi clothing company. All Kasi requires that Wanderers supporters and sponsors purchase branded merchandise in large numbers which forms the basis of our partnership and associated benefits.” Said Onkamile On his final note, Onkamile pardoned the Debswana First Division North League which was scheduled to commence on 9 September 2017 for having been cancelled indefinitely and beyond the team’s control. “Our sincere apologies to all our supporters for this cancellation.” He said in conclusion.
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Students tour MCM
In today’s world, we see the approach to education steadily shifting from theory to incorporating practical teaching aspects. At MCM, we realized this shift and we aligned our empowerment initiatives to accommodate practical learning through guided mine tours. To this far, at least ten 14 schools with over 200 pupils each, have been hosted on an educational tour of the mine. Great interest being on mining methods and processes. Being able to witness the actual mining process plays a vital role in aiding teachers and students understanding of the mining process. Molopo River Secondary School teacher, Mr Kebonang Motshabi applauded MCM for their effort on ensuring that students are well educated on mining processes. Students also were delighted that they see first-hand what they have only been taught theoretically. Mr. Motshabi further said ‘with or without teaching aids, it is a mammoth task to stoke interest of students in processes of any nature if they have not seen any of it in real life’. Anyone wishing to undertake a tour in MCM should contact the communication section for logistics. Tours are conducted on Wednesdays and Fridays. The application takes 7 days for communication section to respond. Upon arrival all visitors must report to Security office and the SHE induction will be done. MCM takes pride in its commitment to sustainable development through education. While educational tours are beneficial to the school, MCM likewise enjoys the brand promotion and stakeholder engagement. The peak for school tours is usually the months of July and August. Employees, contractors, stakeholders and our families are welcome to request for a mine tour.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
ISO 14001
