Exxaro

Exxaro Resources
Company typePublic
JSE: EXX
IndustryMining
FounderUnbundling of Kumba Resources, merged with Eyesizwe Coal and Namakwa Sands
Headquarters,
Key people
Geoffrey Qhena (Chairman), Bennetor Magara (CEO), PA Koppeschaar (CFO)
ProductsCoal products and Energy
Revenue R 32 771 billion[1] (2021)
R 7 460 billion[2] (2021)
R 16 373  billion[3] (2021)
Total assets R 75 717 1 billion[4] (2021)
Total equity R 50 098 billion[5] (2021)
Number of employees
6,648 (2016)
Websiteexxaro.com

Exxaro Resources Limited (Exxaro, the company or the group) is a South African diversified resources company that primarily produces coal.[6]

Exxaro is among the top five coal producers in South Africa.[7]

The company is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and at 31 December 2021, had assets of R75.7 billion [8] and a market capitalization of R53.4 billion.

History

The company was formerly known as Kumba Resources Limited and changed its name to Exxaro Resources Limited in November 2006. Exxaro Resources Limited is a subsidiary of Main Street 333 Proprietary Limited.[9]

Exxaro Resources announced in October 2012 plans for a "mine of the future" concept. The mine targets zero waste emissions, zero effluent, wash-to-zero and sustainable engineering.[10]

In 2019, Exxaro moved to their new headquarters, in Centurion, Gauteng. The building was designed with a 5-star energy rating and is named the conneXXion (cXX).

In 2020, Exxaro was approved for a secondary listing on the A2X stock exchange.[11]

Operations

Exxaro as at 2025 has the following operating mines:

  • Grootegeluk - thermal (domestic and export), metallurgical and semi soft coking coal
  • Leeuwpan - thermal (domestic and export), metallurgical coal
  • Belfast - thermal (domestic and export), metallurgical coal
  • Matla - tied colliery (with Eskom) providing thermal coal
  • Mafube - JV colliery with Thungela providing thermal (domestic and export), metallurgical coal

Exxaro as at 2025 has the following equity investments:

  • Kumba Iron Ore - 26% equity in Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC)
  • Black Mountain - 25% equity in Black Mountain Lead Zinc Mine (Vedenta)

Exxaro also owns Cennergi - its own renewable company. Exxaro Cennergi's primary assets are its renewable energy facilities, which include operational wind farms in the Eastern Cape (Tsitsikamma and Amakhala Emoyeni), a solar power project (LSP) under development, and a new wind farm (Karreebosch) also under construction, supported by partnerships and project financing. Cennergi also offers asset management services for renewable energy projects.

References

  1. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  2. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  3. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  4. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  5. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  6. ^ "Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021". Exxaro Resources Integrated Report 2021.
  7. ^ "Exxaro Resources Limited – Integrated report 2021 | About Exxaro". investor.exxaro.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Exxaro Resources Limited – Integrated report 2021 | About Exxaro". investor.exxaro.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Exxaro Resources Ltd", Bloomberg BusinessWeek, United Kingdom, 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ 'Mine of future' launch set for November, South Africa: Mining Weekly, 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012
  11. ^ Publications, Crown (25 March 2020). "Exxaro to list on A2X". www.crown.co.za. Retrieved 15 December 2022.