Vierfontein Power Station was adversely affected by the Coalbrook mining disaster in the Northern Free State that entombed 437 miners and dozens of ponies. This disaster …
A new report by global energy think tank Ember has thrown South Africa's coal mines into the spotlight, raising concerns about significant underreporting of …
The coal in the Springbok Flats coalfield is generally of lower quality than the Mpumalanga coalfields. Some areas have indicated that a metallurgical coal can be …
It was the day 17-year-old Xolani Mthembu and his 14-year-old friend, Sifiso Yende, drowned in an abandoned coal mine in Wesselton on the northern outskirts of Ermelo. …
Its coal assets include eight managed coal mines, from which the company produces some 40 Mtpa of local and export thermal coal, as well as soft and hard coking …
Coal mining. Coal was first discovered in 1873 by Joseph Frans de Raedt on the farm Groenfontein, which is next to Vierfontein. Raedt made a business out of it by selling …
The Syferfontein coal mine is an underground mine operated by Mining near Secunda, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The colliery is comprised of the …
Vierfontein is a settlement in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa. Vierfontein is a coal-mining village, formerly associated to the Vierfontein …
Vierfontein is a settlement in Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa. Vierfontein is a coal-mining village, formerly associated to the …
This article examines the history of South African mining over the last 30 years. It notes the declining contribution of mining to the economy, and a drop in employment levels …