Is coal-reliant SA playing vacuously with its must-have mineral?

South Africa is more reliant on coal than any other country in the world, XMP Consulting analyst Xavier Prevost showed with an elaborate table of statistics flashed onto the screen at last week’s IHS McCloskey South African Coal Exports...

Is coal-reliant South Africa playing vacuously with its must-have mineral?

South Africa is more reliant on coal than any other country in the world, XMP Consulting analyst Xavier Prevost proved with an elaborate table of statistics flashed on to the screen at last week’s IHS McCloskey South African Coal Exports...

Resources Watch roundup

Creamer Media’s Resources Watch highlights some major events that took place during the year.

Coal roadmap critical for growing coal industry

The South African Coal Road Map (SACRM) process, a joint initiative between industry and government and facilitated by the Fossil Fuel Foundation, is aimed at providing a basis for coordinated planning, SACRM steering committee chairperson Ian...

Resources Watch

This week: A coal road map is to be released by mid-2012. Richards Bay Coal Terminal sees 2011 coal exports in line with last year’s 63-million tons. And, Eskom says 15 new Mpumalanga coal mines are needed by 2015.

Coal road map to be released by mid-2012

A road-map to chart development plans for South Africa’s coal reserves could be released by mid-2012, panellists at the Coaltrans South Africa conference in Johannesburg said on Tuesday. The road-map considers four different scenarios for...

Coal road-map completion, resources update crucial – Eskom

South Africa needed to update its coal resources and reserves position and complete the coal roadmap studies as soon as possible, says Eskom corporate adviser Ras Myburgh. Myburgh, who was commenting during question time at the McCloskey coal...

SA energy plan needs more private power – Anglo

Anglo American said on Thursday South Africa's new proposed 20-year energy resource plan needed to make more allowance for private power producers to help plug a dire power shortage in the country. In a draft of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP...

South African coal roadmap project gets off the ground

The South African Coal Road Map (SACRM) was officially "out of the starting blocks" said SACRM chairperson Ian Hall, who also noted that a project manager, which would kick-off the project from August, has been appointed. The SACRM has a budget...

'Greenification' is mining industry’s new global buzzword

Highlighting the historical importance of the mining sector in South Africa, Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu emphasised that the sector must also play a role in the country’s socioeconomic development in the future, and reiterated...

'Greenification' is mining industry’s new global buzzword

Highlighting the historical importance of the mining sector in South Africa, Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu emphasised that the sector must also play a role in the country’s socio-economic development in the future, and reiterated...

Interim board for coal road map initiative now in place

The South African Coal Roadmap (SACRM) initiative has established an interim board, which has appointed an initial steering committee to formalise administration of the initiative, and is “ready to get to work” as soon as the board is finalised.