Universal Coal on track for annualised output of 8.5Mt after starting...
UNIVERSAL Coal, the Australian-listed coal producer that operates in South Africa's Mpumalanga province, expected to achieve annualised coal production of 8.5 million tonnes (Mt/y)...
SA government puts spanner in works with offer to nationalise Optimum...
THE South African government put a spanner in the works today after it said its African Exploration & Mining Finance Corporation (AEMFC) was participating...
South32 keeps thermal guidance unchanged as Klipspruit dragline returned to service
SOUTH32 forecast "... a strong recovery" in coal export volumes at its South African Energy Coal (SAEC) in the second half of the firm's...
Kibo disappointed with share price but hopeful of registering 2019 recovery
KIBO Energy, the London- and Johannesburg-listed coal-to-power development company, said in a letter to shareholders earlier this week it was disappointed its share price...
Sabotage brings coal export rail to grinding halt forcing Transnet to...
THE Richards Bay coal line was inoperable after an act described by its owner, Transnet, as "economic sabotage" led to the back-end of a...
SA mines minister defends coal industry and slams high power tariffs
Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe defended South Africa’s coal producers and criticised the country’s high electricity tariffs yesterday (Wednesday) taking a swipe at...
MC Mining granted mining right for the Chapudi coking coal project
MC Mining (the former Coal of Africa) has put another building block in place for its long-term plans to develop the Soutpansberg coal field...
Creditor outrage as Optimum Coal to be sold for a pittance...
OPTIMUM Coal Mine's creditors have objected to a proposed sale of the mine to an unknown entity, Halo Projects, which they claim was a shelf...
Phakamisa “surprised” Optimum awarded to Aussie-backed Project Halo
THE Phakamisa Coal Consortium was "surprised" by a decision to award the purchase of Optimum Coal Mine out of business rescue to 'Project Halo'...
Eskom coal stocks improve, but Gordhan detects corruption at below par...
BY the end of December Eskom would hold 33 days of coal stocks, up from 14 to 20 days at present, public enterprises minister...