Exxaro Resources has spent R250 million to turn polluted mine water into clean drinking water at the Matla coal mine in Mpumalanga.
Following engagements with the departments of Water and Sanitation, Environmental Affairs and Mineral Resources, Exxaro (one of the largest South African based diversified resources groups) has come out with a sustainable solution to the underground water. The treatment includes water being pumped to the surface where it undergoes treatment using an innovative filtration process to purify the water. The water treatment plant will treat 10 mega litres per day. 6.5Ml will be discharged to the Olifants River and the remaining will be used for water needs at the mine and will be used in the Matla Operations.