Boikarabelo coal mine, Limpopo province, South Africa

Boikarabelo mine is a two-phased open-cut coal mine being developed in the Waterberg coalfield located in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Spread over 9,018ha, the coal mine is expected to extract 616.85 million tonnes (Mt) of coal over its expected mine life of more than 40 years. The annual coal production is estimated to be …

Mining industry in Africa

Africa also holds the majority of the world's platinum reserves, specifically in South Africa, which has platinum reserves of 63,000 metric tons. In 2021, South Africa's estimated production ...

South Africa's energy transition – Unraveling its political …

Energy context. South Africa's energy sector is still shaped by the country's apartheid history and by post-apartheid's political, social, and economic forces (Baker et al., 2014; Marquard, 2006).Given South Africa's high coal endowment, the resource supported energy intensive economic growth by fueling the national energy-sector and other …

South Africa: employees in mining, by region 2023 | Statista

Coal production in South Africa 1999-2023; South Africa's coal mining employment 2011-2022; The most important statistics. Global mine reserves of gold 2023, by country;

Five largest coal mines in South Africa in 2020

Jun 30, 2024. In 2021, South Africa's largest coal mine was the Grootegeluk Mine, with a production volume of nearly 27 million metric tons that year. This was followed by the …

South Africa is Moving Slowly Away from Coal

South Africa's indigenous energy resource base is dominated by coal. Approximately 77% of South Africa's primary energy needs are supplied by coal. South Africa is highly dependent on coal as an energy source; the fuel provides approximately 73% of primary energy and almost 90% of its energy comes from coal-fired power stations.

Review of the South African Coal Mining Industry

It has 3.5% of the world coal reserves. Coal in South Africa produces the highest foreign exchange earnings of the country, is the largest mining income-earning commodity, …

Counting the cost: Coal mine closures to affect 2.5 million …

Five coal-fired power plants and 15 coal mines will likely close by 2030, and another four plants and 23 mines by 2040. ... found at least 360 mining host communities in South Africa and 230 ...

South Africa's plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to …

The South African government's Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards ...

Child Labor in African Mines: Where Are We Now?

Given the limited enforcement of laws governing child labor in mines, many suppliers, traders, and international companies buying minerals from Africa have done little to disentangle themselves from the exploits of child labor. ... South Africa's Historic Election: A Chance to Renew the Nation's Promise. By Terence McNamee on June 4, …

Coal

Coal mining's advent in South Africa can best be traced to the start of gold mining in the late 19 th century, particularly on the Witwatersrand, with the first coal in appreciable tonnages being extracted on the Highveld coal field close to the nascent Witwatersrand gold mines. However, demand began to grow, slowly at first but then ...

COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal

South Africa is set to receive $8.5bn (£6.2bn) to help end its reliance on coal in a deal announced at the COP26 climate summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it a "watershed moment".

SA Mine 2023 (15th edition)

South Africa's mining sector delivered a sterling performance in the past year, despite several local and global challenges. ... As of 30 June 2023, there is an estimated 5,106Mt of coal reserves from operational mines. …

The five largest coal mines in South Africa

Four facts about the mining industry (2019)

The South African mining industry employed 514 859 individuals in 2019. If the mining sector is represented by a group of 100 workers, 39 are employed in the platinum group metals sector, 21 in the …

Mining industry in South Africa

Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining revenue in 2023.

High-capacity coal trucks to reduce costs and emissions at South Africa …

Ninety percent (90%) of Eskom's generating capacity comes from the burning of coal (Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, n.d.), with a reported 114 million tonnes of coal burned in the 2018/19 financial year.This resulted in the release of 221 million tonnes of CO 2 making it by far the country's largest emitter, accounting for 42% of the country's total …

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In South Africa, 90% of the nation's electricity is coal-powered. The country is also the seventh largest coal producer worldwide and is the ninth largest for carbon dioxide emissions per capita. Consequently, more than 2,200 people die every year in South Africa from the consequences of air pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Facts and figures

Mining continues to play a significant role in South Africa's economy, and it remains a catalyst for change. Credible, relevant and accessible industry data is vital for stakeholders to better understand the …

Strategising the future of coal in South Africa

Because of coal's contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, many jurisdictions, including South Africa, have put in place strict environmental laws which have affected demand for coal. The South African government has ratified the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016, signalling government's commitment to ...

Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa

2.2. Study population and sample. At the time of the study there were approximately 1700 operating mines and quarries in South Africa, and the industry directly employed close to 500 000 people (Republic of South Africa, Citation 2011).The study population comprised all workers employed at eight mines in South Africa; the study …

Four facts about the mining industry (2019) | Statistics South Africa

The mining census was conducted previously in 2012 and 2015. Coal dominates production; South African coal production amounted to 306 million metric tons in 2019. To give some sense of the scale of how large this is, the graphic below represents the production (in metric tons) of the various minerals.

Coal-affected but also coal-dependent: Mpumalanga, the coal-mining

The minerals revolution in South Africa took place in around the 1880s. Coal played an important role because as the handmaid of gold; it provided the power directly, as burning coal, and indirectly, eventually as electricity. Many of the gold magnets owned coal mines at the same time. Where we are now, there are operating, new and …

List of the 20 biggest mining companies in South …

The Anglo-American South Africa also deals in nickel, diamonds, metallurgical, thermal coal, copper, iron ore, and other minerals. Anglo American plc's headquarter offices are in London, England. 2. …

Coal transitions in South Africa

The study examines three future pathways for South Africa's coal sector that allow us to assess key risks and opportunities in South Africa's coal transition. First, we examine a least-cost energy pathway that assumes no climate change mitigation policy is implemented beyond a gradual phase down of coal power as stations reach the end of ...

Mines in South Africa with pictures, locations and industry

Diamond mines in South Africa New technology upgrade at Cullinan Diamond Mine in Gauteng. Photo: @Getty Images Source: Getty Images. Erasmus Jacobs, a 15-year-old lad, found a transparent rock on his father's farm between December 1866 and February 1867.

List Of Chrome Mines In South Africa And Their Names …

Chrome is one pretty lucrative commodity, and have seen real production growth over the last 15 years in South Africa. There has been a rise in demand in the export market for SA's chrome, which rose from 762 164 tons back then in 2008 to four million tons in 2018.

South Africa: Five Largest Coal Mines in 2021

Grootegeluk Mine in Limpopo, was the largest coal-producing mine in South Africa, producing approximately 26.9 million tonnes of coal and an estimated 57.7 million metric …

Coal mining and environmental sustainability in South Africa…

This study investigates the effects of coal mining on environmental sustainability in South Africa in relation to the moderating role of institutions. To achieve the study's objectives, the fully modified least square (FMOLS), dynamic least squares (DOLS), canonical cointegrating regression (CCR), Bayer-Hanck cointegration and Toda …

South Africa's abandoned mines endanger local communities

Carolina is among hundreds of communities in South Africa that are threatened by unmaintained coal mines. HRW reported that of roughly 6,000 abandoned coal mines in South Africa, at least 2,322 are classified as "high risk" to the public. But only 27 of these have been cleaned since 2009, South Africa's auditor general reported …