Matla coal mine

The Matla coal mine is located approximately 20 kilometres west of Kriel in Mpumalanga, South Africa,

On its website Exxaro Coal states that "this mining complex comprises three mines producing 14Mtpa of power station coal with a workforce of over 1 400. It is a fully mechanised underground mine employing continuous mining and shortwall methods. The thermal coal is supplied to Eskom’s Matla Power Station in terms of a cost-plus agreement, reviewed annually, with a variable return payable by Eskom for any excess tonnage produced. The mine has a coal reserve base of 297,3Mt and a resource of 41,7Mt." The mine is owned by Exxaro Coal, a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African mining company Exxaro.

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