Sasol on track with R15.3-billion mine replacement project

Sasol Mining, the coal mining arm of energy and chemicals group Sasol on Thursday unveiled the progress made over the past few years on its now nearly-completed R15.3-billion programme to replace its ageing coal mines in the Secunda area. Speaking during a site visit of the new Secunda-based Shondoni mine, the replacement for the mature Middelbult mine, Sasol senior VP Lucky Kgatle said the project had progressed “quite well”, with Sasol Mining’s ambition of replacing 60% of its operations that are nearing the end of their lives.