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RICHARDS BAY COAL TERMINAL
(RBCT)

Alan Waller
www.rbct.co.za

MOVING COAL PASSIONATELY THROUGH Coal, Koornfontein Mines, Optimum Coal Terminal,
Sasol Mining, South Dunes Coal Terminal, South
A WORLD CLASS PORT TERMINAL African Coal Mine Holdings, Tumelo Coal Mines
and Umcebo Mining, with Optimum Coal and
Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) is a world class
coal export terminal situated in the Port of Richards Koornfontein in business rescue.
Bay. The terminal was opened in 1976 with an original Black women own 5.26% of RBCT, which is a 29.54%
capacity of 12-million tons per annum (mt/a). RBCT is black-owned terminal, through which 98% of South
a hub of strategic economic importance in the South Africa’s coal exports pass and to which 68 of South
African coal industry. Africa’s coal mines, some further than 1 000 km
away, supplied coal in 2019. The four-million tonnes
The multi-award-winning terminal provides South of terminal capacity allocated to junior mining
Africa’s Coal Exporting Parties (CEPs) with a world- companies is still very far from taken up although
class logistics service that facilitates the export of coal. this is expected to improve in 2020.
All RBCT’s operations and administrative functions are
conducted in Richards Bay. RBCT is positioned at one of the world’s deep-sea
ports and handles an average of 76 large ships per
RBCT is owned by Anglo Operations, ARM Coal, month and large volumes of coal. The 276-hectare
South32 Coal, Exxaro, Glencore Operations, Kangra site currently boasts a quay that is 2.2km long with six

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