Exxaro’s Grootegeluk flooded – pics
A stark reminder of how excessive rainfall can seriously hamper the supply of coal to Eskom's power stations.
Miranda corrects statement of going concern
Miranda Minerals, a coal development firm, took the unusual step of correcting its statement of going concern saying director fees would be sacrificed.
Petmin to build thermal coal warchest
Petmin says it will be able to gather enough finance to a buy a two to three million tonne year operating thermal coal mine.
CoAL, Rio Tinto revisit $30m Chapudi payment
Coal of Africa said it was in "fruitful" talks with Rio Tinto on the "... timing and magnitude" of the Chapudi deal as balance sheet issues become a burning issue.
Eskom says more stations vulnerable to wet coal
Eskom CEO, Brian Dames, identified a number of power stations were wet coal could cause the utility major headaches as it staved off more loadh-shedding.
Govt. working “around the clock” on Coal 3
Public Enterprises minister, Malusi Gigaba, said SA's government had prioritised funding for 'Coal 3' as Eskom's ageing fleet faced closure from 2020.
BHP maintains poker face on coal sales
BHP Billiton said its South African coal business had challenges but presented opportunities - comments designed to deflect speculation of their imminent sale.
Macquarie part finances new SA coal fund
The fund will focus on finding coal companies empowerment partners as South Africa strives to bridge a two billion tonne coal supply shortfall from 2018.
Rio Tinto writes down Mozambique coal $470m
Rio Tinto took total write-downs of its Mozambique coal assets over two years to $3.4bn, only $500m less than it paid for the assets in 2011.
Shale gas debate set to raise temperatures
Exploration for shale gas in the Karoo is likely to raise the temperatures of conservationists this year after the ANC wrote it into its manifesto.