Name of the Project
Belfast coal project.

Location
Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Client
Exxaro Resources.

Project Description
The Belfast coal project contains measured mineral resources of 83-million tonnes.

The first phase of the project entails the development of a new greenfield openpit coal mine, including a coal handling and preparation plant, all supporting infrastructure and services.

The project will have a 16-year life-of-mine and will produce an estimated 2.2-million tonnes of A-grade thermal coal and 500 000 t of middlings to be exported a year.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
Exxaro plans to spend R3.3-billion on building the mine.

Duration
First production is expected in the first half of 2020.

Latest Developments
Construction on the project started in October 2017.

Key Contractors and Suppliers
DRA (detailed engineering design, fabrication, construction and commissioning of a 500 t/h coal handling and preparation plant comprising two-stage dense-media separation, fine-coal dense-media separation, fines filtration and associated run of mine and product handling systems); Arup (detailed engineering design and construction monitoring of all related infrastructure and services); Concor (construction of bulk earthworks, roads, dams, stormwater management and associated services); MMD Africa (detailed engineering design, fabrication, construction and commissioning of the run-of-mine sizing station); Epoch Resources (detailed engineering design and construction monitoring of the discard disposal facility); GroundTruth (detailed engineering design and construction monitoring of wetland rehabilitation interventions); RCE (detailed engineering design and construction monitoring of the new railway siding); Aurecon (detailed engineering design and construction monitoring of a small-scale agricultural village, which forms part of the project’s resettlement programme for the relocation of households directly affected by future mining operations).

On Budget and on Time?
Construction is on schedule and within budget.

Contact Details for Project Information
Exxaro Resources GM Mpumalanga area Bram van Stelten, email bram.vanstelten@exxaro.com.
Exxaro Resources executive head: strategy and stakeholder engagement Mzila Mthenjane, tel +27 12 307 7393 or email investorrelations@exxaro.com.