legacy Creating a mining
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legacy Creating a mining
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Over the last decade, Exxaro Resources has empowered its people and fostered a collaborative culture to become a vital influence on South Africa’s mining industry
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n November 2006, two leading coal companies in South Africa came together to create Exxaro Resources.
Over the course of the last 12 years, the company has become one of the largest and foremost black-empowered coal and heavy mineral companies in the country. The company’s key strategic vision is centred around going above and beyond simply existing as a leading mining organisation; it strives to make a positive impact on the world and power better lives in Africa. Exxaro’s portfolio has significantly grown to
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) plays a pivotal role. Through
expand beyond coal. While coal is the compa-
key investments, the company
ny’s biggest produce, with seven managed
empowers its employees to make
mines producing power station, steam and
decisions and drive outcomes
cooking coal, it also produces ferrous metals
through trust-based leadership.
(iron), iron ore, titanium dioxide, wind energy and zinc. Its goal to make a positive impact on the world
Through this, Exxaro provides real tangible benefits and rewards to its employees, fostering a culture
is clearly being realised through the supply of
of “true ownership” that it feels
these resources to “fuel our future.”
enables an entrepreneurial mindset.
In order to deliver on this vision, Exxaro
The company’s mission state-
invests heavily in empowering people, both
ment is “powering possibility” and
internally and externally across Africa.
so it looks to develop employees to
This is where the company’s commitment to
become leaders in the industry and
cultivating change. Exxaro implemented a workplace model at its Corporate Centre called Activity Based Working
faster, more adaptable and driven to deliver the greatest possible results to meet the company’s targets. An empowered workforce is one key
(ABW). This is a model built on trust
component in successfully delivering on its
and places power in the hands of
vision, but as a mining and resources company
the employees in order to foster
Exxaro understands that community and
greater collaboration and a more
partnerships can be and often are the key.
innovative approach to working for the company. This is a two-way discourse and
The company says so itself, recognising that in order to grow and succeed it needs an ecosystem of employees, communities and
so each employee is held account-
partners from all across the
able to perform at the very highest
country to be working towards this shared
standards of their abilities.
unified goal.
Employees are encouraged to be
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‘ Coal is after all the country’s second largest earner, providing 6.1% of South Africa’s total merchandise exports’
This code of conduct does challenge suppliers to think about their business, with sustainability and a solid foundation of sustainability best practice being “pertinent” to the company’s strategic objectives. Exxaro believes that suppliers can also provide learnings and greater collaboration moving forward to better deliver on its vision. Despite its broad portfolio of resourc-
communities who can access, and
es, Exxaro is first and foremost a coal
participate in, more socio-economic
mining company. Coal is after all the
possibilities and by investing in initiatives
country’s second largest earner,
that will deliver sustainable societies
providing 6.1% of South Africa’s total
through proactive engagement, deep
merchandise exports. South Africa in
understanding of societal needs, Exxaro
itself contains 11% of the world’s entire
truly delivers on its promise of economic
coal resources with 31bn tonnes of
development and prosperity.
recoverable coal.
When it comes to striking, fostering and
As the leading coal mining company,
developing key strategic partners,
Exxaro’s core projects are strategically
Exxaro applies the same approach. It
located in proximity of the country’s
achieves this through the Exxaro Supplier
highest coal concentrations; Mpumalan-
Code of Conduct, a document that
ga and Limpopo.
communicates certain standards that the
Its seven sites across the country are
company believes are mandatory for
defined by two core principles; to foster
selecting suppliers.
the fuel of the future and to continuously
Suppliers are obliged to conform to this code and Exxaro ensures that its suppliers continue to adhere to it through
increase South Africa’s competitiveness on the global coal stage. Within these seven sites are what
a culture of continuous improvement via
Exxaro defines as “mega projects.”
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ensuring a more productive tomorrow and are defined by several objectives: to grow the coal business, to expand and increase production volumes in a more sustainable way, plus many more. Such examples of mega projects that Exxaro is currently working on include a R3.3bn 2.2Mtpa Belfast Mine thermal coal resource for Mpumalanga, as well as a R2.9bn greenfield mine that will extract and produce 3.9 Mtpa to serve a 600MW thermal power station. Ground was officially broken on the Belfast Mine in July this year and has been dubbed the “first of its kind digital mine� due to a digital twin that has been created simultaneously. This digital replica is a complete replica of the mine and will allow management and contractors to connect and manage the workload remotely and identify problems in real-time, reducing downtime and increasing the safety of the operation. As an industry first, it’s but another example as to how Exxaro continues to strive for greater
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‘ The mine will create close to 6,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and the life of the mine’ collaboration, developing a more capable
as an organisation. In an address at the
industry and empowering the workforce
official ground-breaking ceremony,
with new skills and capabilities through
Refilwe Mtshwer, Mpumlanga Premier,
this innovative technology.
recognised Exxaro for its influential role
The mine will create close to 6,000 direct and indirect jobs during construc-
in defining the future of South Africa. “Exxaro Resources, as a proudly
tion and the life of the mine, with almost
South African company, has been
20,000 people benefiting. Overall it is
exemplary and at the forefront of
expected to contribute R39bn to local
reshaping how the mining sector
GDP over the life of the mine.
contributes to nation-building for
Ultimately however, the mine represents everything that Exxaro stands for
the past 12 years. Today is a testament to that.” w w w. e x x a r o . c o m
www.exxaro.com