The Group owns interests in, and produces its thermal coal from seven mining operations located in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which consist of both underground and opencast mines, namely Goedehoop, Greenside, Isibonelo, Khwezela, Anglo American Inyosi Coal (operating the Zibulo Colliery), Mafube Coal Mining (operating the Mafube Colliery) and Butsanani Energy (owning the independently operated Rietvlei Colliery).
In 2023, Thungela, through its newly registered subsidiary Sungela Holdings, acquired 85% of the Ensham Mine in Queensland, Australia, marking a significant move towards executing one of the Group’s strategic pillars of geographic diversification.
Ensham is an underground operation and it is the latest addition to Thungela’s portfolio. The establishment of Thungela Marketing International in the United Arab Emirates underscores Thungela’s commitment to capturing the full margin on our products and engaging with the global commodities market as a global coal producer.
In other parts of the value chain, Thungela holds a 50% interest in the Phola Coal Processing Plant, and a 23.56% indirect interest in the Richards Bay Coal Terminal. The terminal is one of the world’s leading coal export terminals, with an advanced 24-hour operation and a design capacity of 91Mtpa.
Thungela is committed to operating in a responsible way to ignite value for a shared future. We want to ensure that our mining activities positively impact our employees, shareholders and the communities where we operate.
We are responsibly creating value together for a shared future. As a leading South African thermal coal exporter, we are committed to driving the economy forward. We recognise society’s ongoing need and environmental expectations and believe that real change can only be realised when the intrinsic value of our employees, shareholders and host communities is recognised.
We are uncompromising about safety and it is our first consideration in everything we do. We hold ourselves to the highest governance principles by managing our impacts and mining sustainably. Being a responsible miner means being a responsible neighbour. We mine responsibly to ensure that host communities thrive and benefit from the positive impacts we aim to create.
We want others to share in the value we create. From shareholders and employees to host communities, we want all our stakeholders to be better off because of our business.
We cannot do it on our own. That is why we collaborate, engage and build meaningful relationships with all our stakeholders.
The value we create contributes to a brighter future for all of us. By achieving our goals together, we all face a future worth sharing.
