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Some of the key projects are  ’s  Proposed coal mine  Mokolo Crocodile River Water Augmentation Project  Opening of New Coal Mines - Waterberg Coal is planning to build a mine that will supply 10Mt/year to Eskom over a 30-year period. Resource Generation (Resgen), have also announced ambitious projects for the Waterberg and construction of the Boikarabelo mine started earlier this year. The mine will produce 6Mt/year when completed.  Exxaro Expansion - Exxaro’s open-cast Grootegeluk multiproduct mine is being expanded to supply coal to Eskom's Medupi power station, to which it will eventually supply 14,6 Mt/year. The mining company is also endeavoring to develop a new mine, Thabametsi, which could supply up to 17Mt/year to power stations and 2,8Mt/year to other markets. The group has proposed construction of a privately owned 600MW power station in partnership with independent power producer GDF Suez, which would be supplied by coal from Thabametsi.  Agricultural Corridor – The municipality is working with several stakeholders in establishing agricultural projects which transfer skills to local farmers to create sustainable farming enterprises through the selling of produce to local markets.  SIP 1 From National Government ( Special Infrastructure Project 1 )  Rail - Transnet has committed to a phase 1 upgrade of the existing railway line from Lephalale to Mpumalanga via , Rustenburg and Pyramid, from its current capacity of 4Mt/year to 23Mt/year by 2018 at a cost of around R5bn. Phase 2 calls for the construction of a new heavy-haul rail line from Thabazimbi to Ogies at a cost of around R32bn, which would eventually push coal volumes railed to more than 100Mt/year.