The Morupule Colliery is a coal mine located in Palapye, Botswana, and owned and operatedby DEBSWANA, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers. Founded in1973 to supply the Bamangwato Concessions, Ltd copper and nickel mine, operations haveexpanded considerably since then to supply regional power plants and industries, especially the
nearby Morupule Power Station.
nearby Morupule Power Station.
Joy Global Inc. is an American company that manufactures, and services heavy machinery used in underground and surface mining.
Joy Mining Machinery is the world’s largest producer of high productivity underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials including trona and salt.
JOY GLOBAL operates major support facilities in Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, China and the United States, with sales offices and service facilities in India, Poland and Russia – all near or within major underground mines.