Safety, Health & Environment
Safety
We are passionate about our safety, wellness, training and development. At MCM we run a comprehensive and a rigorous SHE Management System which ensures that codes of practice, procedures, legal and other requirements are complied with. This has made us to be a globally recognised, safety conscious and maintain being a high performingorganisation inthe miningsector.
Our Safety and health performance trends as depicted by the Chamber of Mines reflects not only the good results but also represents maturity of the overall Safety and Health Management System, built over the years. Safety is MCM’s No. 1 priority in terms of MCM values.This performance represents our commitment to high standards of operational efficiency, care for the environment, and the well-being of our employees. To this effect MCM has profoundly lived the zero harm principle.
MCM continually identifies and evaluates ways to mitigate possible sources of danger to its workforce within their respective working environments. We have over the years built a safety culture amongst our employees through beliefs that make safety “A want to”, and not a compliance issue.
The comprehensive Safety and Health Management System has enabled an atmosphere which facilitates a framework within which all our initiatives, innovations and creativity toward achieving Zero harm can be accomplished.
SHE POLICY. Click HERE.
ZEROHARMCOMMITMENT ISO 14001:2015 Certificate and ISO 45001:2018 Certificate
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITMENTS click HERE.
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Environment
Zero harm to the Environment is possible and as MCM we believe that the road to Zero harm to the Environment is a journey that we as MCM have decided to mine our coal at minimal impacts on the environment.
The Journey to build a resilient Environmental Management System started back in 2007 when the Mine laid down the first brick to build resilient Environmental Management System that will bring us closer to achieving our vision of Zero harm to the Environment. Within three years of starting this Journey, the Mine’s Environmental Management System got ISO 14001 certified and has been improving by the day since. This is attributed to our environmental stewardship based on respect for the environment in which we operate and for the rights (especially of the quality of life) of our neighboring community.
Across the MCM system, we also recognize that climate change may have long-term direct and indirect implications for our business and supply chain.As a responsible company, we have taken an initiative to improve the energy efficiency of our production processes and reduce the potential climate impact of the products we sell. Our response to climate change also reflects MCM’s integrated approach to sustainability in which climate protection is a key component of our business strategy.
LATEST NEWS
MORUPULE COAL MINE AWARDS A MINING CONTRACT TO BOTHAKGA BURROW IN A JOINT VENTURE WITH BASIL READ (BR-BB JV)
21 April, 2021
MEDIA RELEASE 20 April 2021 MORUPULE COAL MINE AWARDS A MINING CONTRACT TO BOTHAKGA BURROW IN A JOINT VENTURE WITH BASIL READ (BR-BB JV). Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) has awarded a 5-year mining services contract to a joint venture between Bothakga Burrow, a local citizen owned company, and Basil Read Mining, a South African based company, for the development of an open cast coal mining operation at the MCM, Motheo project. The BR-BB (JV) mining contract was signed off in April 2021. Motheo is an expansion project established by Morupule Coal Mine to develop an open cast mine, a coal washing plant and associated infrastructure. The ultimate aim of the project is to facilitate MCM’s contribution to Botswana’s economic growth and transformation of coal into unlimited sources of energy. The project is envisaged to increase coal production capacity from the current 2.8 million tons to 3.8 million tons per annum. The BR-BB joint venture (JV) will be responsible for the development of an open cast coal mine aligned with MCM resource development plan. The team will commence with site establishment and mobilisation in April 2021. Construction of the opencast operation will be aligned to the construction and commissioning of the coal wash plant, commonly referred to as the CHPP (Coal Handling and Preparation Plant). The CHPP is currently at structural construction stage with envisaged commissioning handover and first coaling by December 2021. The BR-BB JV contract award represents MCM’s commitment to the promotion of Citizen Economic Empowerment and making available more impactful opportunities to local procurement and local employment in Botswana. MCM is at the heart of a prosperous future for the nation. We have made it our mission to mine the coal that powers the nation for the benefit of all our stakeholders. Morupule Coal Mine has a mining lease area covering approximately 42 531.625ha and a total inventory coal of 4 285Mt both from indicated, inferred and measured resource categories: MCM 1, MCM 2, MCM 3 North and MCM 3 South. MCM is currently operating an underground mine at its MCM1 resource. Motheo project will mine the MCM 3 resource block. The MCM 3 resource block alone has potential to supply power station grade coal for over 30 years.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - Local Procurement
18 March, 2021
Morupule Coal Mine is located 14 km northwest of the urbanized village of Palapye (the fastest growing center outside the capital city of Gaborone), along the Serowe-Palapye national highway (A14). The company’s vision, is ‘To be a leading coal energy business” In an endeavor to support Citizen Owned suppliers and manufacturers, experienced Citizen Owned companies are hereby invited to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for the following; SUPPLY OF LIMESTONE DUST REF: MOR/EOI/01/21A SUPPLY OF VENTILATION CURTAINS REF: MOR/EOI/01/21B SUPPLY OF MAGNETITE REF: MOR/EOI/01/21C COAL BRIQUETTING AND BAGGING REF: MOR/EOI/01/21D FABRICATION AND SUPPLY OF CONVEYOR STRUCTURES REF: MOR/EOI/01/21E Follow the link https://www.mcm.co.bw/index.php/mcm-tenders/ for more.
Morupule Coal Mine hosts a panel discussion at Virtual Global Expo Botswana 2020
15 November, 2020
Morupule Coal Mine took part at the Virtual Global Expo Botswana 2020 and hosted a Panel Discussion under the topic: ‘Downstream Coal Beneficiation Opportunities in Botswana: Alternative Uses of Coal’. The panel discussion was held on the 17th of November 2020, 1400hrs, at Tlotlo Hotel & Conference Centre in Gaborone.