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Oct 20 2021Coal mining in South Africa Proved coal reserves in South Africa amount to approximately billion metric tons with the largest of the country s deposits found in the Ecca group which covers
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The impact of the mining industry on water sources in South Africa has become very acute At least a thousand mines are operational and their water use equals that of the country s entire population of 53 million The ever increasing large scale mining activities moreover cause the contamination of rivers and groundwater sources contribute to air pollution and result in land degradation
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South Africa s Exxaro Resources Ltd said it s working on a new strategy for its business founded on coal mining amid investor and public concerns about the impact of climate change The
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In South Africa energy security is inextricably linked to coal mining since Eskom purchases approximately half of the locally produced coal Chamber of Mines of South Africa 2024 Eskom is guaranteed a supply of water since it is listed as the only strategic water user in the National Water Act 36 of 1998 Olsson 2024
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Abstract Coal mining plays a critical role in the economy of South Africa though posing detrimental environmental effects on aquatic life and the terrestrial environments with one of the major impacts resulting in the deterioration of scarce water resources From an eco legal perspective that is a legal and environmental assessment approach the study evaluates the implications of the coal
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This would still mean that South Africa would still be acquiring 64% of its power from coal Coal will continue to be an integral part of the South African economy having a lower levelized cost of electricity LCOE than renewables and is still the cheapest baseload technology
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It is also the world s third largest coal exporter South Africa is also a huge producer of iron ore in 2024 it overtook India to become the world s third biggest iron ore supplier to China the world s largest consumers of iron ore Due to a history of corruption and maladministration in the South African mining sector ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe announced at the beginning of 2024
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South Africa s coal is obtained from collieries that range from among the largest in the world to small scale producers As a result of new entrants operating collieries increased to 64 during 2024 Of these a relatively small number of large scale producers supply coal primarily to electricity and synthetic fuel producers
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Exports from South Africa s Richards Bay Coal Terminal fell to million tons in 2024 the lowest in 25 years The global seaborne coal market remains very tight this year said Shirley
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The company is also in the process of securing the balance the US$32 million required to commence construction of Phase 1 of its fully permitted Makhado hard coking coal project Brenda Berline MC Mining CEO commented MC Mining supports all measures to limit the impact of COVID 19 and the lockdown has impacted our Uitkomst Colliery as
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The mining and utilization of coal may cause environmental impacts in different ways Earle and Robert 1996 Ghose 2024 Glauser et al 2024 While the emissions of CO 2 and other poisonous gases from coal burning have received considerably more attention in recent years in contrast many of the other environmental problems created by coal mining have been largely neglected by mine owners and
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the Witbank coalfield represents the largest conterminous area of active coal mining in South Africa These coalfields produce coal for power generation—the region supports 48% of the country s total power generating capacity Tshwete et al 2024 —for export and for domestic consumption
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Eskom buys 120Mt of coal annually Exports can grow to 110 million tonnes versus 75Mt now Source Henk Langenhoven Exports can grow to 110 million tonnes versus 75Mt now Source Henk Langenhoven
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Introduction to PESTEL Analysis PESTEL Analysis / PEST / STEP Analysis for Sentula Mining South Africa At Oak Spring University we have updated the Sentula Mining PESTEL Analysis is light of emerging geo strategic and geo political factors such as Russia Ukraine war tensions between China Taiwan chances of stagflation interest rates hikes volatility in the financial world etc
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The Solution The analysts took a scenario based approach They selected two drivers the global climate change response and South Africa s mitigation response They used these drivers to define four distinct future worlds with very different implications for the coal value chain The model considered four qualities of coal with supply
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In South Africa mining of gold coal and other natural resources has played a significant role in the country s economy with both positive and negative consequences Mining companies are
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The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors First the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession second the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations and third the structural character of our mining industry A great deal has been written about the first two factors so
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This post originally appeared on The Guardian s Water Coal production from mining to power generation requires vast volumes of pollution from coal mining can irreparably harm water In South Africa—one of the world s most water stressed countries and one of the largest producers and consumers of coal—the water energy nexus is a topic of great concern
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Economic Impact of Coal Mining in South Africa South Africa is one of the seven largest coal producing and one of the top five coal exporting countries in the world More than a quarter of coal mined in South Africa is exported most of which leaves the country via Richards Bay
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As mining companies begin to apply innovation to their full operational ecosystem they will stand to realize significant gains Mining companies in South Africa need to begin to to realize the iportnace of Innovation in order to be able to compete at a global level Innovation will be the key for mining companies and should be implemented in
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Despite changes in legislation and improved social and environmental performance by the industry there is growing concern over the impacts and conflicts associated with coal mining with continuing claims by communities and civil society of associated health issues cattle and livestock death and destruction of livelihoods
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Importance of coal mining in South Africa South Africa produces over 250 million tons of coal every year roughly % of the global coal reserve Almost 75% is used domestically Nearly 80% of the energy needs of South Africa are taken care of by coal Coal mining in Africa and South Africa is mostly utilised to provide a steady supply to South Africa s national electricity provider Eskom
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of South Africa s electricity International Energy Agency [IEA] 2024 According to the Republic of South Africa Department of Energy 2018b the coal mining industry accounted for per cent of GDP in 2024 Taxes and other fees on fossil fuel production and consumption generated per
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Environmentalists in South Africa have been working for several years to discourage the development of new coal fired power stations which they say would have a high pollution impact be
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As South Africa relies strongly on the exports of its precious metals to finance its current account deficit the impact of load shedding on mining operations which are energy intensive has led to a strong depreciation of the rand as well as a stalling of economic growth and downward revisions in growth forecasts
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The impact on total coal mining employment is limited by the increased use of coal directly by the industrial sector which grows over the period However overall coal production in the NDC scenario declines by % per year between 2024 and 2024 in a least cost energy pathway for South Africa
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Tonnagewise airborne pollutants from coal combustion by far exceed waterborne pollutants from coal mining and washing About 1 /a of SO 2 probably 1 /a of fly ash about 0 3 /a of NO x and a few 1000 t/a of trace elements are presently emitted by ESCOM and SASOL power stations as compared with 0 1 to 0 2 mil t/a of waterborne total dissolved solids from all coalfields
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Coal mining is by nature disturbing and destructive of the environment Open cast mining removes large volumes of soil and rock overburden to get to the workable coal seams and destroys regional aquifers Mining produces large mountains of solid waste Coal heaps are prone to spontaneous combustion
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Coal of Africa Limited CoAL is a developing South African coal mining company CoAL s three main projects are the Vele Colliery the Makhado Project and MbeuYashu known as the Greater Soutpansberg Project Because it has excellent access to port and rail infrastructure the company can serve domestic and international markets and provide
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The South African government seems committed to coal mining so that is an obstacle and a lot of South Africans see coal burning as normal There is a propensity to think of it as important People in the community in Highveld for instance are coal affected but also coal dependent Coal mine workers are relatively privileged workers They
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