Conference Venues South Africa brings you information on Lephalale situated in the Limpopo Province of South Africa including information on Facilities and Recreation, Climate, Founding, History Suburbs, Town Planning and Geography
Conference Venues South Africa brings you information on Lephalale situated in the Limpopo Province of South Africa including information on Facilities and Recreation, Climate, Founding, History Suburbs, Town Planning and Geography |
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Information on Lephalale, Limpopo Province, South Africa
About Lephalale, Limpopo Province, South AfricaEllisras or Lephalale is a coal mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa immediately north of the Waterberg Massif. The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after the original farm owners, Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus. In 2002, Ellisras was renamed Lephalale by the provincial government of Limpopo, after the main river that crosses the municipality. Lephalale is divided into three main subsections, Lephalale, Onverwacht and Marapong. Click here for Conference Centres in Lephalale Lephalale HistoryThe name Ellisras origins from a combination of the surnames of Patric Ellis and Piet Erasmus who settled in the 1930's on the farm Waterkloof 502LQ. Since the opening of the main route between Vaalwater and Stockpoort during 1929 a railway bus stop developed on the farm. The central function of the newly established nodes became more evident and other facilities such as schools, churches and shops were established on the farm. Subdivision of the farm started and due to the specific locality of the river, all newly created portions have a river frontage which had a definite influence on the urban form/shape of Ellisras today. In 1941, the Geological Survey Division of the then Department of Mining, launched an exploration programme. Iscor, the country’s largest steel producer, and also the biggest consumer of coking coal, actively partook in this programme. Drilling was completed in 1952. In 1957, Iscor obtained the surface rights to six farms, including Grootegeluk. The first townships that were proclaimed in Ellisras were: Ellisras (Proper) - 7 December 1960 Ellisras Extension 1 - 5 May 1965 Ellisras Extension 2 - 3 November 1971 A major influence on the growth of the farm Waterkloof 502LQ was the decision of Iscor in 1973 to continue with the development of the Grootegeluk coal mine. Work commenced in December 1974 on building Grootegeluk Coal Mine and one year later in December 1975, the actual quarrying of the mine commenced. The mine was officially opened on 15 April 1981. On 3 March 1982 the mine was in full operation for the first time. Since Iscor became part of Ellisras, Eskom also decided to extend its interest to Ellisras seeing that the steam coal produced is suitable for use in power stations and is used for the generation of steam. It happened by a decision by Eskom to build the air-cooled Matimba Power Station in close vicinity of the Iscor coal mine. Construction of the power station commenced in April 1981 and the first phase became operational shortly thereafter. Matimba was officially opened on 17 November 1989. Full municipal status was granted to Ellisras on 1 July 1986 by means of Administrator's notice 35 of 1986. The name of Ellisras town has been changed to Lephalale during 2002. Lephalale MiningLephalale is rich with coal which is mined by Exxaro at the Grootegeluk coal mine. The Grootegeluk coal mine is the largest open cast coal mine together with beneficiation plants of its kind in the world. It produces more than 17 million tones of coal product per year and the mine provides iron and ore industries with high grade metallurgical coal for iron and steel production. The low grade coal is supplied to Eskom's Matimba Power Station. Lephalale Agriculture and Game FarmingAgricultural and Farming activities in Lephalale include: Animal Production: Cattle, Game (including rare species like roan, sable and buffalo), Goats and Ostriches. Plant Production: Vegetables, Cotton, Tobacco, citrus, Paprika, Peppers, Lucern, Groundnuts, Table Grapes, Dry Beans, Wheat, Maize, Cut flowers and Water Melons. Lephalale is annually the first to produce table grapes and water melons to the RSA market. Game farming has in recent years become a major economic activity, whilst cattle farming is declining to make way for game farming. The estimated number of game farms in Lephalale is 510. Towns and Suburbs of the Gauteng province of South AfricaHoedspruit , Leeupoort , Lephalele , Louis Trichardt , Mabula Gate, Magoebaskloof , Mokopane , Modimolle , Mokopane , Musina , Naboomspruit , Nylstroom , Polokwane , Phalaborwa , Rooiberg , Sibasa , Thabazimbi , Thohayandou , Timbavati , Tshipise , Tzaneen , Vaalwater , Bela-Bela , Vivo , Waterberg Conference Venues South Africa | Search for Venues with Conference Facilities in South Africa | Browse through available Confernce Venues in South Africa | Conferences Cape Town | Conference Venues in Western Cape | Conference Venues in Eastern Cape | Conference Venues in Northern Cape | Conference Venues in Kwazulu-Natal | Conference Venues in Free State | Conference Venues in Gauteng | Conference Venues in Limpopo Province | Conference Venues in North West Province | Conference Venues in Mpumalanga |South Africa Information | Contact Conference Venues | Web Resources | Conference Venues South Africa Sitemap 1 | Sitemap 2 |
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