Name of the Project
Alexander coal project.

Location
The project will be located in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Sasol Mining.

Project Description
The proposed project forms part of Sasol Mining’s plan to fulfil its 2050 mandate of supplying coal to Secunda Synfuels operations.

The aim of the project is to deploy production sections within the Alexander coal blocks. There are three coal blocks that will be
mined.

The project is expected to yield between six- and eight-million tonnes of coal a year.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

All-in Sustaining Costs/All-in Costs
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Gibb Mining has been awarded the tender to complete a feasibility study for Sasol Mining’s Alexander project.

Jones and Wagener will conduct the environmental portion of the feasibility study, while Gibb Mining will be responsible for all geotechnical and geohydrological aspects, with Jones and Wagener acting as subconsultants to Gibb Mining in this regard.

Gibb Mining will also be responsible for the mine design and associated planning, specifically access to the coal reserve through a boxcut and its tie-in to Sasol Mining’s overall long-term complex plan.

In addition to the mine design, Gibb Mining will also be responsible for the materials handling system design and all supporting infrastructure, which includes offices, buildings, workshops, a 20 km mine access road and the supply of bulk water and bulk power to the mine.

Gibb Mining is working on the feasibility engineering designs. Once these are finalised and accepted by Sasol Mining, the company will compile a capital cost estimate based on the design, all of which will be incorporated into a feasibility study report for issue to Sasol Mining by the end of July.

Gibb Mining’s designs will need to consider all environmental constraints, as well as incorporate new technological developments that will bring efficiencies to the project and the mine operation, in terms of cost, safety and water and energy efficiency.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Gibb Mining (feasibility study) and Jones and Wagener (environmental studies).

Contact Details for Project Information
Sasol head of group media relations Alex Anderson, tel +27 10 344 6509 or email alex.anderson@sasol.com.