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Belfast coal project, South Africa

31st October 2014

  

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Name and location
Belfast coal project, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Client
Exxaro Resources.

Project description
The proposed coal project entails the development of an openpit and underground mine to produce an estimated 2.2-million tonnes a year of A-grade thermal coal and 500 000 t/y of Eskom coal.

The mine will produce coal for export and supply one of State-owned power utility Eskom’s plants.

Value
Exxaro plans to spend R3.8-billion on building the mine.

Duration
The mine is forecast to start output in the second half of 2017.

Latest developments
DRA has been awarded the $4.5-million first-phase contract for Exxaro Resources subsidiary Exxaro Coal’s Belfast implementation project.

The first phase of the project will include the detailed design and engineering of a 500 t/h coal processing project, including a two-stage dense-media beneficiation plant, a fine coal dense-media section for fines treatment, a system for the filtration of slimes, as well as associated product-handling systems.

DRA has said that work on this contract will likely continue into the supply, construction and commissioning phases in about 12 months’ time, following the completion of the necessary approval processes by Exxaro.

Key Contractors and Suppliers
None stated.

On budget and on time?
Too early to state.

Contact details for project information
Exxaro Resources manager, external stakeholder relations Hilton Atkinson, tel +27 12 307 4843 or email hilton.atkinson@exxaro.com.
DRA, tel +27 11 202 8600 or email info@DRAglobal.com

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