Commissioned in 1982, the Middelburg Mining Services operation is an opencast mine using dragline, as well as truck and shovel operations, to extract coal. Located approximately 20km south of Middelburg in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, the operation has a production capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum. The operation provides power station grade coal for Eskom’s nearby Duvha Power Station and higher quality export grade products for the seaborne steam coal markets. Export coal is transported to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, while coal for the Duvha Power Station is delivered by a conveyor belt.