The mines in lives, rands and tons

Estimated workforce

● Brakfontein — 100

● Optimum Coal — 600 permanent, 1 400 contractors

● Koornfontein — 600

● Shiva Uranium — 100

Coal supply to Eskom

● Brakfontein — 1.2 million tons a year at R250 per ton

● Optimum — 5.5 million tons a year at R200 per ton

● Koornfontein — 2.4 million tons a year at R414 per ton

● R105-million — what Optimum was fined for short delivery of coal to Hendrina power station in January

● R54-million — what Optimum invoiced Eskom for coal delivered at the end of January