Exxaro Resources
IndustryMining
FounderUnbundling of Kumba Resources, merged with Eyesizwe Coal and Namakwa Sands
Hq location cityCenturion, Gauteng (City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality)
Hq location countrySouth Africa
Key peopleGeoffrey Qhena (Chairman), Bennetor Magara (CEO), PA Koppeschaar (CFO)
ProductsCoal products and Energy
Revenue (2021)R 32 771 billion[1]
Operating incomeR 7 460 billion[2]
Income year2021
Net income (2021)R 16 373  billion[3]
Assets (2021)R 75 717 1 billion[4]
Equity (2021)R 50 098 billion[5]
Num employees (2016)6,648
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 2022-12-13.
  8. ^ "Exxaro Resources Limited – Integrated report 2021 | About Exxaro". investor.exxaro.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  9. ^ "Exxaro Resources Ltd", Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2012, archived from the original on 18 January 2013, retrieved 24 October 2012
  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 2022-12-15.