Our business

Miners at Goedehoop Colliery receiving safety instructions.

We serve the power generation and industrial sectors from large, low-cost coal basins and are focused on expanding our strong standing in the export market, while maintaining a significant position in the domestic market in South Africa.

We also actively participate in the pursuit of cleaner coal solutions for the world’s energy needs through the development of new technologies in areas such as clean coal, carbon capture and storage, algal sequestration and methane-drainage flaring.

South Africa

In South Africa, we own and operate nine mines and have a 50% interest in the Mafube colliery and Phola washing plant. Six of the mines are in the Witbank coalfield and supply some 22 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of thermal coal to the export and local markets.

Coal is exported through Richards Bay Coal Terminal, in which we have a 24% interest. In addition, the New Vaal, New Denmark and Kriel mines are dedicated to supplying some 30 Mtpa of thermal coal to Eskom, the largest electricity provider in Africa.

The Isibonelo mine produces 5 Mtpa for Sasol Synthetic Fuels under a 20 year supply contract.

Anglo American Inyosi Coal is a broad-based black economic empowerment company in which we hold a 73% stake. Anglo American Inyosi Coal owns Kriel colliery, the new Zibulo multi-product mine and greenfield projects of Elders, New Largo and Heidelberg.

Colombia

In South America, we have a 33% shareholding in Cerrejón Coal, a 32 Mtpa capacity open cast operation in Colombia. Cerrejon owns and operates its own rail and deep water port facilities and sells into the export thermal and pulverised coal injection (PCI) markets in Europe and the Americas.