Coaltech Research Association

Economic Coal Resources of the Highveld, Ermelo, South Rand and Sasolburg-vereeniging Coalfields

Grant van Heerden

Comparative ranking of coalfields inside and outside South Africa on exploration level, resource size and infrastructure, for companies deciding where to explore next.

by Grant van Heerden | August 2004

What this report found

A rating and ranking system was applied to South African coalfields and, separately, to the coal bearing countries elsewhere in the Southern African Development Community. The Waterberg ranked highest in South Africa and is the coalfield most worth detailed investigation as Witbank output declines. Botswana ranked highest among the other member states on contained resources and exploitation potential.

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