Coal Industry Case Studies
Community Engagement in Brazil
Coal mining companies in Santa Catarina State established the Santa Catarina Philanthropic Association (SATC) in 1959. The state had been experiencing difficulties in recruiting qualified labour to work in coal mines and established SATC to assist in raising awareness of coal mining and encouraging and training people to work in the industry.
Community Emergency Response
Mining companies have strong ties to the communities where they operate. This was demonstrated by US coal producer Arch Coal and its Thunder Basin Coal employees back in 2005 when a tornado ripped through the town of Wright, Wyoming, which neighbours the Black Thunder mine.
Otway CO2 Storage Project
Australia’s CO2CRC Otway Project is the country’s first demonstration of deep geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). Located in the State of Victoria, near a small village called Nirranda, the Otway Project is the world’s largest research and geological storage demonstration project.
eMalahleni Water Reclamation Plant
The eMalahleni Water Reclamation Plant – situated in the Witbank coalfields of South Africa's Mpumalanga province – has turned a major liability into a valuable asset that has created far-reaching benefits for the environment, the local community, and its feeder collieries.
