South Africa's proved reserves of coal amounted to roughly 9.9 billion metric tons in 2020. During the period in consideration, anthracite and bituminous reserves presented a trend of decline, with figures dropping by more than 20 billion metric tons. South Africa consumes approximately 75 percent of the coal it produces. Its largest coal deposits are found in the Ecca Group, covering approximately two-thirds of the country.
Proved coal reserves in South Africa from 2011 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
* Figures correspond to anthracite and bituminous coal.
According to the source, proved reserves of coal are taken to be those quantities that geological and engineering information indicates with reasonable certainty can be recovered in the future from known deposits under existing economic and operating conditions.
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