SALE OF ANGLO AMERICAN’S ESKOM MINES TO SERITI RESOURCES

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) issued a statement to Anglo American plc requesting transparency and public participation regarding the sale of three operational and four closed coal mines to Seriti Resources. The CER expresses concern that transferring mines with significant environmental liabilities to smaller companies may lead to the abandonment of rehabilitation obligations, potentially shifting the financial burden to the South African state and public.

• The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) identifies a risk where large mining companies sell assets with significant environmental liabilities to smaller companies that may be "unable, or unwilling, to comply with the rehabilitation obligations" associated with mining rights.
• Anglo American is selling seven coal mines to Seriti Resources, consisting of three operational mines and four that are described as "closed".
• The CER argues that transparency and the public availability of environmental and social documentation are necessary to ensure environmental liabilities are not abandoned and become the responsibility of the state and the South African public.
• The CER has requested that Anglo American publicly disclose several documents on its website, including mining licences, environmental management programmes, social and labour plans, assessments of environmental liability (including financial provision for rehabilitation), and applications submitted to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the transfer of mining rights and environmental authorisations.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2017). SALE OF ANGLO AMERICAN’S ESKOM MINES TO SERITI RESOURCES. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170413_CER-to-Anglo_Seriti-Resources.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SALE OF ANGLO AMERICAN’S ESKOM MINES TO SERITI RESOURCES. 2017. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170413_CER-to-Anglo_Seriti-Resources.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2017sale, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SALE OF ANGLO AMERICAN’S ESKOM MINES TO SERITI RESOURCES}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170413_CER-to-Anglo_Seriti-Resources.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }