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Exxaro is a South African JSE-listed company that is becoming a diversified natural resources champion. Listed in 2006, coal is our core commodity and we have an established energy solutions business. Our growth ambitions include energy transition metals, underpinned by an efficient infrastructure and logistics network.
Five operating coal mines1 39.9 megatonnes (Mt) coal produced (including buy-ins) (2024: 39.5Mt)
Total assets with a book value of R103.2 billion (2024: R94.7 billion)
Two operating windfarms with an additional windfarm under construction and the LSP commissioned in December 2025 704 gigawatt-hours (GWh) renewable energy generated (2024: 725GWh)
One manganese acquisition concluded*
One renewable energy asset acquisition in progress, and Cennergi is preferred bidder for the Corona solar photovoltaic (PV) facility *Acquisition became effective post‑year end.Market capitalisation of R61.20 billion (2024: R55.17 billion)
31.47% black empowered
Powering better lives in Africa and beyond means we aim to provide resources (people, minerals, energy and capital) critical to ensuring a responsible energy transition towards a low-carbon future.
Resources powering a clean world means we strive to have a positive impact on the environment and communities we serve while responsibly maximising the value of our coal assets.
Our success lies in the strength of our culture and values, which strengthen our resilience and ensure we deliver stakeholder value.
Our values are:
| 1 | Including the Mafube JV. |
| 2 | Eyesizwe (RF) Proprietary Limited (Eyesizwe), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) private company incorporated under South Africa’s laws, holds the black economic empowerment (BEE) shares. On 12 March 2025, Eyesizwe’s shareholders committed to maintaining Exxaro’s 31.47% empowerment shareholding until 2027. |
| 3 | Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and Exxaro Aga Setshaba NPC. |
| 4 | Exxaro owns 100% of Cennergi; Cennergi owns majority stakes in all its underlying operational assets and assets under construction. |
Our core operation is thermal, semi-soft coking and metallurgical coal mining, supplying Eskom, other domestic markets and offshore markets.
Our coal mining business is structured under four legal entities, all managed and operated by Exxaro, supplemented by a 50% JV with Thungela Resources Limited (Thungela) in Mafube and a 12.04% legal equity interest in RBCT.
Our energy solutions business comprises 229MW of operational wind generation assets that contribute to the national energy supply, and the 68MW solar asset and 140MW wind asset under construction.
SIOC is a leading supplier of high-quality iron ore to the global steel industry and a subsidiary of Kumba Iron Ore.
Black Mountain operates two underground mines and one open-pit operation in the Northern Cape that produces zinc and other minerals.
For detailed information on our group structure, refer to the 2025 AFS.
Our diversified asset portfolio spans thermal coal (where we are among South Africa’s top producers), a growing energy solutions business and equity‑accounted investments in iron ore and zinc (among other base metals).
Our coal and metals business includes coal operations and equity investments in iron ore, zinc and manganese assets acquired post-year end. We also have business interests in a marketing and logistics company in Switzerland, and a joint operation with Anglo Coal Grosvenor Proprietary Limited, the Moranbah South project, in Australia.
Building on this foundation, our plans to expand our business portfolio to include manganese, copper and other energy transition minerals and metals will enable our contribution to a more sustainable future.Read the CMRR report for detailed disclosure on our minerals business performance.
Aligned with our goal to decarbonise and diversify, Exxaro’s energy solutions business comprises investments through our wholly owned subsidiary, Cennergi. This business supports our ambition of a 1 600MW net energy portfolio by 2030, including self-generation to support our coal and future energy transition metals operations, and providing energy to external customers, including mines and larger industrial companies.
| Tsitsikamma community | Amakhala Emoyeni | LSP | Karreebosch | ||||||
| Location | Near Tsitsikamma | Near Bedford and Cookhouse | Lephalale | Between Sutherland (Northern Cape) and Matjiesfontein (Western Cape) | |||||
| Product | Wind energy | Wind energy | Solar energy | Wind energy | |||||
| Capacity | 95MW | 134MW | 68MW | 140MW | |||||
| Equipment | 31 x 3.1MW turbines | 56 x 2.4MW turbines | 129 025 solar panels | 25 x 6MW turbines | |||||
| Performance | Adjusted P50 in the long term | Adjusted P50 in the long term | Reached financial close June 2023 | Reached financial close February 2025 | |||||
| Customer | Eskom | Eskom | Exxaro Coal Proprietary Limited (Grootegeluk | Northam Platinum Limited | |||||
| Commercial operation | 2016 | 2016 | Commissioned 2025, full commercial operations 2026 | 2027 | |||||
| Power purchase agreement | 20 years | 20 years | 25 years | 20 years | |||||
| Shareholding | Cennergi (75%), RE Times (16%) and the Tsitsikamma Development Trust (9%) | Cennergi (95%), Cookhouse Community Trust (2.5%) and the Bedford Community Trust (2.5%) | Cennergi (100%) | Cennergi (80%) and G7 Renewable Energies (20%) | |||||
| Location | West of Lephalale | West of Lephalale | |
| Market | Domestic and export | Domestic | |
| Product | Thermal and metallurgical coal | Thermal coal | |
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| Mining method | Open-cut | Open-cut | |
| Run of mine (RoM) | 51.93Mt | ||
| LoM* | 46 years | 35 years |
| Belfast | Leeuwpan | Matla | Mafube JV (50%) | ||||||
| Location | South of Belfast | South-east of Delmas | West of Kriel | East of Middelburg | |||||
| Market | Export (alternative domestic) | Domestic and export | Domestic (Eskom) | Domestic and export | |||||
| Product | Thermal coal | Thermal coal | Thermal coal | Thermal coal | |||||
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| Mining method | Open-cut | Open-cut | Underground | Open-cut | |||||
| Run of mine (RoM) | 4.02Mt | 3.75Mt | 6.59Mt | 3.00Mt | |||||
| LoM* | 19 years | 7 years | 18 years | 16 years | |||||
| *** | Total Resource and Reserve basis |
| * | We adjusted our LoM reporting. LoM presents the period in years during which the Ore Reserves can be economically exploited considering all modifying factors with clear explanatory footnotes on regulatory approvals. The reported LoM years were previously constrained by the expiry of the mining right. The only exception is at our Grootegeluk mine where the LoM is constrained by the lapse of the Eskom supply agreement. |
| Phase | Undertaking prefeasibility study to inform decision for development prospects. | |
| Location | Queensland, Australia | |
| Market | Export | |
| Product | Coking coal | |
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| ** | Total Resource basis. |
