Coal Mining in South Africa
The RBCT was upgraded in 2010 with a resultant increase of the export capacity to 91Mt/a. Coal production in South Africa is concentrated in large mines, with 8 mines accounting for 61 % of the output. About 46.5 % of the country's coal mining is underground and 53.5 % is produced from open-cast mining methods (SA Yearbook 2007 / 08).