Tag: South africa thermal coal

South African Coal production drops by 8%, exports plunge by 27% in past five years

Jan 5, 2023

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by

Monika Bajaj

in Non Coking

South African coal production has recorded a drop of 8% in the past five years and is estimated to be at 230 million tonnes (mnt) in 2022, as per CoalMint data. Coal accounts for more than 5% of South Africa’s gross domestic product and the coal industry employs 125,000 people. About 80% of the country’s…