A brief look at SA’s coal-mining industry

Most coal production in South Africa - about 53% - is from opencast mines, with the balance being produced by bord-and-pillar (40%), stoping (4%) and longwall mining (3%). Coal mining operations are clustered in the country’s Mpumalanga...

Longest overland conveyor in Africa commissioned in Mpumalanga

Materials handling company Roymec has commissioned a 15,9-km conveyor at the $505-million Mpumalanga-based Zondagsfontein coal project, which is the longest single flight overland conveyor in Africa. “It is also one of the longest single flight...

Black-owned investment 
group buys into engineering contractor Roytec

South African engineering contracting company Roymec announced that it has teamed up with black-owned and managed investment group Tamela.

Pamodzi Gold founder Ndaba Ntsele throws in towel

The founder of the JSE-suspended and provisionally liquidated Pamodzi Gold Limited on Thursday conceded defeat in his months-long fight to keep alive his dream of black control of a listed South African gold company. Pamodzi Gold Limited...

Zondagsfontein coal project, South Africa

The Zondagsfontein project will entail the construction of an underground mine and an opencast pit.

Water reclamation plant delivers on its promise

The eMalahleni water reclamation plant, established as a R300-million joint initiative between global resource companies Anglo Coal South Africa and BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa (Becsa), treats polluted mine water from underground...

Mining communities sidelined in BEE initiatives

A study released in June at a conference by an international bench marking non-governmental organisation, recommends that communities need to be given a direct stake in mining, and should move away from the enrichment of a few individuals.

Eskom awards coal contract at Kusile, London Mining enters SA coal market, SA’s raw chrome ore exports ‘suicidal’

State-owned power utility Eskom has signed a letter of intent with Anglo Coal South Africa to supply its new 4 818-MW Kusile coal-fired power station, formerly dubbed ‘Project Bravo’, with 17-million tons of coal a year over its 47-year life.

Daily podcast – August 6, 2008

In today's podcast: Tenders for a R5-bn-plus investment by Eskom into flue gas desulphurisation technology for its Kusile power station are being finalised, Sandton City begins its transformation and, Eskom signs a letter of intent with Anglo Coal...

Anglo Inyosi Coal to supply 17mt/y to Eskom's newest power station

State power utility Eskom has signed a letter of intent with Anglo Coal South Africa to supply its new 4 818-MW Kusile coal-fired power station, formerly dubbed ‘Project Bravo’, with 17-million tons of coal a year over its 47-year life....

Anglo’s New Largo ‘obvious’ coal supplier to Eskom’s Bravo project – Cockerill

Anglo Coal’s New Largo project was the “obvious” supplier of coal to Eskom’s new Bravo power station project, new Anglo Coal CEO Ian Cockerill said on Thursday.

Zondagsfontein coal project, South Africa

The Zondagsfontein coal project will be a multiproduct operation and will include a coal washing plant.