Vierfontein Power Station

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 …

South African coal mines emit twice the reported methane

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 …

mostly gone in Southern Africa's coalfields

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 …

Afrique du sud : The Forever Mines

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. …

South Africa's coalfields — A 2014 perspective

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 …

Vierfontein

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 …

Syferfontein Coal Mine

The Syferfontein coal mine is an underground mine operated by Mining near Secunda, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The colliery is comprised of the …

About: 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 Vierfontein …

Vierfontein Map

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 …

Plus ça change ? Mining in South Africa in the last 30 years – …

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 …