South Africa exported 5.45 million tonnes of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in June, up from 4.63 million tonnes the previous month, data showed on Monday.
Africa's biggest economy - a major exporter of coal to power stations in Europe and Asia - had 2.91 million tonnes of stock at the terminal at the end of June, RBCT said.
Coal producers in South Africa include Anglo American, BHP Billiton , Exxaro, Optimum Coal and Xstrata. - Reuters