Mining, Commodities & Logistics. South Africa.
Mwalimu Resources (Pty) Ltd is a South African mining, exploration and logistics company holding Level 1 B-BBEE accreditation. We own mineral rights in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, operate a producing open-cast coal mine near Hendrina, run our own haulage fleet and supply coal and chrome ore to domestic and seaborne markets.
Our work covers coal supply and trading, chrome ore supply and commodity logistics from mine gate to siding, port or customer.
A permitted, built and producing open-cast coal mine at Hendrina, independently modelled under the SAMREC Code (2016). View operations →
At a glance
Scale, stated honestly.
- Founded
- 2012
- B-BBEE profile
- Level 1
- Sasol purchase orders delivered
- R145.6m
- Coal supplied
- 209,000 t
- Total in-situ group resource inventory*
- 183 Mt
*Resource inventory, not a reserve. Confidence varies materially by asset: Hendrina is Measured and Indicated, Ermelo is Inferred, and the Balfour cluster is unclassified pending drilling. See the Technical Disclaimer for the full breakdown.
Our position
We develop what we own.
Mwalimu Resources builds mineral assets from greenfield exploration through to production and retains them for long-term value creation. Our operating platform combines mineral rights, mining capability, owned road-haulage assets, quality control, beneficiation partnerships and access to established domestic and seaborne routes. Every asset presented by Mwalimu is held by the company, not optioned, introduced or brokered.


Featured operation
Mwalimu MMC Colliery, Hendrina.
- 9.27 Mt total resource
- 8.8 Mt TTIS
- 5.30 Mt ROM reserve
- 45-month modelled life of mine
- 45 boreholes within the colliery area
- 200 kt/month scheduled open-cast rate
- 80 kt/month scheduled underground rate
Integrated capability
From mine to market.
- 01
Source
Mine-gate sourcing from Hendrina and, where applicable, third-party producers.
- 02
Prepare
Crushing, screening, washing and quality control before dispatch.
- 03
Move
Owned inland haulage, rail and siding coordination to terminal.
- 04
Deliver
Terminal handling and export documentation to domestic and seaborne markets.
Track record
Delivered, not projected.
| Scope | Orders | Volume | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal supply | 9 | 209,000 t | R118.9m |
| Transport | 10 | 227,800 t | R26.7m |
| Total | 19 | 436,800 t | R145.6m |



