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Coal

Strategic Resource

Energy • 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

$1.00Tmodeled

State Value

$250.00Bmodeled
Notes: South Africa has ~3% of global coal reserves. Produces ~250Mt annually.