Mwalimu Resources
Coal being loaded at the Mwalimu MMC Colliery

Commodities · Coal

Coal Supply & Trading.

Hendrina coal offers a washable, low-sulphur product with both export and domestic applications. Raw calorific values range from 19 to 26 MJ/kg, with ash between 12% and 26%. Washability results across eleven boreholes at relative density 1.8 returned an average yield above 80%.

ROM reserve quality

Seam by seam.

ROM reserve quality
Seam / areaROM tonnesThicknessCV MJ/kgAsh %VM %FC %TS %
Pit 1 – 4 Seam402,7151.22 m25.3819.9129.9550.970.93
Pit 1 – 2 Seam641,5542.00 m23.9823.5626.1947.360.88
Pit 2 – 4 Seam785,2821.62 m24.6721.3427.4147.780.91
Pit 2 – 2 Seam1,255,4022.35 m23.8521.7525.8747.220.95
Underground – 4 Seam2,240,7371.79 m20.1129.9823.8543.141.51

Underground washed product at RD 1.8

Washed product.

  • Average yield: 80.8%
  • Gross CV: 23.9 MJ/kg
  • Ash: 23.1%
  • Total sulphur: 0.81%
  • Basis: mean of eleven boreholes in the underground resource block

Market applications

Export and domestic.

Export

The washed product maps to the RB2/RB3 band on gross calorific value, with sulphur within the 1% level against which seaborne buyers price. Final grade remains subject to confirmation on a net-as-received basis and full-scale plant washability.

Domestic

Raw underground 4 Seam at approximately 20 MJ/kg and below 23.32% ash is positioned for Eskom and industrial specifications. Discard and middlings can be directed into inland markets.