Paul Miller

Position: MD Keaton Energy Holdings (KEH) Main activity of company: Coal mining and coal mine development Date and place of birth: Kokstad, Southern KwaZulu-Natal, 1969 Education: BCom (Hons) University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg First job:...

India, China, Taiwan lead SA April coal imports

Asia absorbed most of South Africa's 5.2-million tons of coal exports in April, led by India, China and Taiwan, exporters said. Almost all of South Africa's thermal coal is exported from the private Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in Kwazulu...

Call for clarity on State mining firm as conflict of interest concerns persist

Despite assurances from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and State-owned mining company African Exploration, Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC) that AEMFC is operating without exemption or preference and under fair market rules,...

Call for clarity on setup of State mining company as conflict of interest concerns persist

Despite assurances from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the State-owned mining company the African Exploration, Mining and Development Corporation (AEMFC) that the AEMFC is operating without exemption or preference and under fair...

Penumbra coal project, South Africa

Continental Coal has provided an update on the decline development activities at Penumbra for the month of April.

Work on R5.2bn Majuba rail line to begin in Nov – Eskom

State-owned power utility Eskom has initiated a process to prequalify bidders for the civil construction of the R5.2-billion Majuba railway line project, which will be funded partly from finance secured from the World Bank in 2010. Envisaged is...

Transnet Freight Rail studies Botswana–SA coal link

The feasibility study for a coal rail link between Botswana and South Africa was under way and would be completed by the end of the current financial year, State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) executive manager of planning, Deidre Strydom, said...

R30m EC granite operation to boost local industry

The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) has appointed a competent person to develop a final business case for the financing of a R30-million granite mining and processing project in the Butterworth area, in the Eastern Cape, which is...

More public-sector developments needed to unlock projects

The consulting engineering industry in South Africa is reasonably stable, although not really in a growth phase as the infrastructure flow from government has been lacking, states industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) CEO Graham...

Mbila anthracite coal project, South Africa

The findings of an interim feasibility study have confirmed the economic viability of the Mbila project in KwaZulu-Natal.

Zyl receives production offtake offers, expressions of interest in funding its South African operations

Perth-based coal producer Zyl has received a number of nonbinding expressions of interest (EOIs) for the production offtake and/or funding of the company’s two South African operations, as well as interest in joint-venture agreements with and...

Keaton reports significant production increases

With two operational collieries in South Africa, JSE-listed coal producer Keaton Energy on Wednesday said it had significantly increased coal production “across the board” during the financial year ended on March 31. The company’s...