Last of four mines to be completed

Petrochemicals and chemicals company Sasol forecasts it will complete the 10.5-million-ton-a-year Impumelelo colliery - formerly known as the Brandspruit mine - replacement project by June next year. The project involves the construction of a new 8.5-million-ton-a-year coal mine, which is upgradeable to 10.5-million tons a year. The No 4 and No 2 coal seams will be mined simultaneously at the project, with the thinner and more complex No 2 seam lying below the No 4 seam. The final shaft depth ...