Morupule Colliery
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Palapye |
| Country | Botswana |
| Coordinates | 22°30′42″S 27°01′19″E / 22.511772°S 27.021825°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal (877,000 tonnes per annum) |
| Owner | |
| Company | Debswana |
| Year of acquisition | 2000 |
The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, owned and operated by Debswana, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers. The coalfield is composed of four main seams, only one of which, the No. 1 Seam, is currently being mined, using bord and pillar mining methods.
Founded in 1971 to supply the Bamangwato Concessions Ltd copper and nickel mine, operations have expanded considerably since then to supply regional power plants and industries, especially the nearby Morupule Power Station. Morupule was granted an extension to its mining lease in 1980.