Loed in Rietkuil Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Under the institution of Exxaro Resources, the Arnot coal mine was transferred to Arnot Opco in 2019. In an unprecedented show of workers empowerment, 1038 retrenched employees now hold a stake in the Arnot colliery, and are emancipated with the drive to steer the mine towards the future of ...
· New coal mine planned for Mpumalanga halted for the moment. Featured image: Stock. In South Africa, the Pretoria High Court has issued an interdict prevent coal mining company Uthaka Energy from starting mining and related activities in a Strategic Water Source area. The High Court's order prevents and restrains Uthaka Energy from conducting ...
· While South Africa has mined out much of its traditional export quality coal, there remained a long horizon of demand abroad for our lower grade coal. Advertisement "Unreliable rail services to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal continue to constrain South Africa's coal exports, and this has been exacerbated by a recent hacking event and the spate of looting in parts of the country," she .
CoAL mining in SouTh AFriCA 22 South African coal reserves 22 Key corporate role players in the coal mining industry 23 Junior (new and BBBEE) mining companies 24 Coal exports and domestic sales 24 The economic value of the current level of coal mining 25 Legislation affecting coal mining 26 Appliion processes for prospecting and mining licences 28 Links to ...
In South Africa, the Atha Group owns a coal asset Yzermyn with 121 million tonnes of JORC and SAMREC compliant geological resources. Sustainability We firmly believe that the mining industry has an unprecedented opportunity to mobilize significant .
· Last year BHP announced it was selling its New South Wales Energy Coal, its stake in the massive Cerrejon thermal coal mine in Colombia and its BHP Mitsui Coal assets in Queensland. Henry believes a sale is the only way left for BHP to unlock the value in those assets because it is not prepared to invest in them. However, he believes premium metallurgical coal still has a strong future. "At ...
Coal is South Africa's major primary energy source, and plays a significant role in supplying the chemicals and steelmaking industries. The benefits of coal production are relevant in the light of South Africa's development priorities of job creation and economic growth. Even so, primary metal production and coalbased power generation industries, through their operations and activities, pose ...
· South Africa's unemployment rate is roughly 30 percent, and groundWork's Mnguni says people often move to the Highveld seeking work in coalrelated industries, only to find themselves unable to leave. The hope of getting a job in the mines is the reason that Promise Mabilo, coordinator of the Vukani Environmental Movement, moved to the eMalahleni 23 years ago. Shortly after joining her in ...
· South Africa is well poised to meet Asia's future coal demand. The country's proven reserves sit at an estimated 30 BMT, and an estimated 30 billion MT more in reserves could be extracted from neighboring countries Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In addition, in 2014, South African suppliers negotiated takeorpay agreements with the rail operator Transnet, .
· As South Africa clings to coal, a struggle for the right to breathe Residents of the nation's most coalintensive region are suing to force the government to clean up choking air pollution.
· As South Africa clings to coal, a struggle for the right to breathe. This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration ...
· In 2013, coal contributed R51 billion to South Africa's economy, compared with gold's R31 billion 1. Measured at current prices, coal is now king. The mineral's contribution to overall mining value added rose to 22,5% in 2013 from 17,4% in 1993. Platinum group .
· Proposed Coal Mine Threatens UNESCO Site in South Africa. A small company is set on forging ahead with plans for a proposed coal mine in South Africa's Mpumalanga province despite outcries from concerned residents on potential threats to the UNESCOdesignated Kruger National Park and nearby areas. Video Player is loading. This is a modal window.
South Africa is fortunate to hold the sixth largest coal reserves in the world (estimated to total 31 billion tonnes of recoverable coal – 11% of the world's total). With the country's highest concentrations, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the surrounding regions have been at the epicentre of the local coal mining industry for decades. It's no surprise then that this is where Exxaro's mines ...
Concentrating the Mine™ is looking to address the need for increased precision in mining, with minimal energy, water and capital intensity. We are applying technologies that more precisely target the desired metals or minerals, delivering greater than 30% reductions in the use of water, energy and capital intensity, and producing less waste in the process, in line with our overall trajectory ...
Coal mining in South Africa started in the 19th century in Witwatersrand around the same time as the start of gold mining. Around 70% of the coal mined in South Africa is used for local power generation and the rest, which is of higher quality, is exported. The coal mining industry represents around 19% of total employment in the South African mining sector. The country is believed to have ...
South Africa accounts for more than 90% of coal production on the African continent. Its coal production in 2019 was robust, declining by less than 1% from the previous year. As in all major exporting countries, South African coal production was hit by the effects of the pandemic. Coal mines were excluded from lockdown measures as they are considered essential for power generation ...
· South Africa has pledged to lower its carbon emissions by 42% by 2025. Half of these emissions come from the state generating company's coalfired power stations. Two vast new coalpowered power ...