Modern Mining November 2018

COAL

establishing the company’s first mine, Hakhano, located 20 km east of Middelburg, in 2009. Hakhano, now nearing the end of its life, was followed into production by Phalanndwa near Delmas in 2010 and Singani in the Middelburg area in 2014. In 2017, a fourth operation,

of acquiring a majority shareholding in Kangra Coal, whose assets include a 2,3 % stake in the Richards Bay Coal Terminal. Bayoglu, a dual Turkish/South African national, is a graduate mechanical engineer. He has built up Canyon over the past decade,

Above: The 400 ton/hour Khanye wash plant is now commissioning. Below: At the heart of the Khanye plant is this large coal dense medium separator (LARCODEMS).

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