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Employees at Greenside colliery

Converting waste into watts

Our Thermal Coal business in South Africa has started a public participation process for the construction of a power generation facility that will convert low-quality discard coal from its Greenside, Landau and Kleinkopje collieries into electricity.

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House made with Gypsum bricks

Building with bricks and water

When our thermal coal business in South Africa established the Emalahleni water reclamation plant to eliminate the challenges posed by rising underground mine water, it improved the safety of the mines it supports and of our employees. The benefits, however, have been far broader.

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Emalahleni water reclamation plant Emalahleni water reclamation plant

Clean water for Emalahleni

The ultimate goal of the Emalahleni water reclamation plant, which operates at a 99% water recovery rate, is to become a zero-waste disposal facility. To do this, it needs to use its daily output of 100 tonnes of gypsum by-product constructively.

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