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Eskom guards
Here, the Eskom guards follow us back to the highway--just to make sure we don't take any more photos.
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No photos, please
We tried to get closer to Kusile, but were stopped by Eskom guards. Here, an Eskom guard asks an NGO...
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Kusile
Another view of Kusile, the 4,800-megawatt coal-fired power plant currently under construction in South Africa's Mpumalanga province.
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Kusile
Construction on Kusile began in 2007, and is expected to be completed in 2015. When finished, it...
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Kusile
In another part of the province, the new Kusile plant is currently under construction. It will be...
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Tracks
The Mpumalanga province produces about 80 percent of all coal in South Africa. While much of it is...
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Mpumalanga province
The region also produces 15 percent of all South Africa's agriculture. Here, mining blasts are visible in the distance beyond open fields.
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Open cast
This is an open cast mine, with giant carved into the landscape. This mine exports 120 tons of coal per month, according to the manager.
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Coal lump
South Africa is the fifth largest producer of coal in the world, according to the World Coal Association, and produced 255 Mt of coal in 2010.
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Coal pile
South Africa consumes 93 percent of all the coal used in Africa, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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Trucks
This mine opened in February 2010, and is expected to produce for 12 to 15 years.
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Down below
The pit at this mine is about 130 feet deep. It has two coal seams, measuring about 19 feet wide.
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Kendal
Kendal, as seen from a nearby mine. Eskom, which owns the plant, estimates that 15 additional mines...
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Moving coal
Large trucks rumble down country roads, carting the coal away from the mine.
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Junk coal
In this community, the mining company often dumps piles of "bottom of the...
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Sasol
As I leave Secunda, the Sasol plant dominates the skyline to my right.
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Graceland
And to my left is the castle like Graceland golf course and resort, with a view of the plant.
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