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Khutala
Khutala Colliery comprises both an underground and opencast mine, situated in the Witbank coalfield, located approximately 30km southwest of eMalahleni, and approximately 100km to the east of Johannesburg. It produces around 5.5Mtpa of thermal coal from its underground mine for Eskom’s Kendal power station.
Khutala Colliery comprises both an underground and opencast mine, situated in the Witbank coalfield, located approximately 30km southwest of eMalahleni, and approximately 100km to the east of Johannesburg. It produces around 5.5Mtpa of thermal coal from its underground mine for Eskom’s Kendal power station.
The underground operation uses bord-and-pillar mining methods.
Khutala employs 2,246 people as at 31 March 2024
Seriti acquired the colliery from South 32 in June 2021.
Established in 1986, the mine has sufficient resources to supply coal to the Kendal power station until 2033.
ESG statistics
as at 30 October 2022
HDSA female representation
25%
TRCFR
0.31
Total ESD spend
R5.3 million
Production
6.1Mtpa
Residential dust fallout exceedances
16 incidents
Land rehabilitated
285ha
Average water use efficiency
61 litres
per tonne (litres/RoM)
SLP
Awaiting approval on updated SLP from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.