1 IntroductIon to south AfrIcAn coAl mInIng And explorAtIon
6 Table 1.1 South African Coal Reserves 2009/20105, 6 Coalfield ReseRves 1982 (Mt) RoM PRoduCtion 1982–2009 (Mt) ReMaining ReseR ves 2009 (Mt) % of total Ermelo 4 658.1 270.6 4 387.5 14.0 Highveld 10 919.6 1 445.0 9 474.6 30.3 Kangwane 147.0 1.1 145.9 0.5 Klip River 617.0 88.2 528.8 1.7 Nongoma 38.8 33.0 5.8 0.02 South Rand 730.0 14.5 715.5 2.3 Soutpansberg 267.0 9.6 257.4 0.8