Company Announcement: Xstrata Coal South Africa Completes Sale of Mpumalanga Assets

Xstrata Coal South Africa (XCSA) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Spitzkop and Tselentis collieries and supporting coal assets, located in Mpumalanga, South Africa, to the Imbawula Group (Imbawula) for an undisclosed...

Xstrata Coal sells assets to BEE

Coal miner Xstrata Coal South Africa has completed the sale of its Spitzkop and Tselentis collieries to the black economically empowered Imbawula for an undisclosed sum. Imbawula, headed by directors Pius Mokgokong and Yacoob Mansoor, has...

Goedgevonden project, South Africa

The project involves the development of a major new greenfield, opencut, thermal coal mine, in Mpumalanga.

Arthur Taylor Colliery Opencast Mine East project, South Africa

The project remains on track and within budget to deliver first coal during the third quarter of 2011.

RSV Enco engaged to finalise bankable feasibility study for Mpumalanga anthracite project

Australia-listed coal-mining and development company ZYL Limited has contracted programme and project management consultancy company RSV Enco to manage the finalisation of the miner’s bankable feasibility study at its Kangwane anthracite project.

Company Announcement: Appointment of RSV Enco as BFS Manager

Attached please find a press release on: The Directors of emerging metallurgical coal producer ZYL Limited (ZYL or the Company) are pleased to advise that RSV Enco Consulting (Pty) Ltd (RSV Enco) is being engaged to manage the finalisation of the...

Atcom project integrated into existing infrastructure

Diversified miner Xstrata Coal South Africa’s (XCSA’s) Arthur Taylor colliery opencast mine (Atcom) East project, in Mpumalanga, will be integrated into the existing XCSA Atcom infrastructure and will produce an estimated 5,7-million tons a...

Atcom project on track for completion

Diversified miner Xstrata Coal South Africa reports that its Arthur Taylor colliery opencast mine (Atcom) East project, in Mpumalanga, is well on track to achieving fully integrated production in 2011.

Company Announcement: R3 800 000 Facelift for Ogies

Attached please find a press release on: Today, the Ogies community in the eMalahleni Local Municipality received a welcome facelift in the form of hawker stall infrastructure. The project aligns to Xstrata Coal South Africa’s community...

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...

Move towards opencast mines to improve efficiencies

Diversified miner Xstrata is moving towards opencast mining operations that offer high-grade ore at low costs. As part of this initiative, the company is conducting optimisation initiatives at its underground operations, says Xstrata Coal South...

Xstrata opens primary 
healthcare clinics in Mpumalanga

Eight new clinics and a fully equipped hospital are in operation in Mpumalanga province at a cost of R33-million. The project was initiated by diversified miner Xstrata Coal South Africa in 2007 as part of its wellness programme, says Xstrata Coal...