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"Owing to a decline in high-quality reserves in recent years, there has been an increased push by the industry to upgrade industry technologies and, ultimately, extend the life of major coal deposits,” she notes.

Kadzere points out that certain companies have identified the unique opportunity in Africa to use the binderless coal briquetting technology.

“This technology allows coal mines to upgrade discarded thermal coal fines into compacted, transportable and useable briquettes of significantly higher value. This represents significant economic and environ-mental opportunities for the South African coal mining industry.”

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/south-africas-coal-mining-industry-facing-numerous-challenges-2013-03-15