South32 sale hinges on a better Eskom coal deal
Seriti Resources poised to become SA’s second-largest coal producer after Exxaro
06 November 2019 - 08:58
UPDATED 06 November 2019 - 18:30
A deal set to create the second-largest coal producer in SA now hinges on the renegotiation of a loss-making Eskom contract.
South32, an Australia-listed miner that was spun out of BHP in 2015, announced on Wednesday it had concluded a sales purchase agreement with Seriti Resources for its SA Energy Coal business for an upfront payment of R100m.
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