🇿🇦ZAF
South Africa
Southern Africa
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Coal
Strategic ResourceEnergy • coal • 1 deposit(s)
Major coal producer and exporter. ~80% of electricity from coal. Richards Bay Coal Terminal major export.
Mpumalanga Coal Fields
Mpumalanga, Limpopo
producingExport Ready
Security:2/5Regulatory:3/5Environmental:5/5
Proved10.00B tonne(recoverable)
📊Data Quality
Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:85%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings
Sources
- Coal Resources
Council for Geoscience, 2025
Base Case
Basis: recoverable (not applied)
= 25.0%
Gross Value
$1.00TmodeledState Value
$250.00BmodeledNotes: South Africa has ~3% of global coal reserves. Produces ~250Mt annually.