Ferreira Mine will be extended from the existing open cast operations across two prospecting rights comprising portions 25, 27 and 100 of the farm Witbank 262 IT purchased in May 2012.
Operations from the new mine plan are expected to generate an additional 750,000t of ROM over the next 15- 18 months of the mine life.
The company projects a total of 650,000t as well as 420,000t in sales of thermal coal for 2013.
Continental Coal CEO Don Turvey said that extended mining operations at the Ferreira Coal Mine will overlap coal supply from the Penumbra underground coal mine.
"With almost twice the current ROM feed into the wash plant, the Delta Processing Operations will be producing almost double the current monthly export thermal coal sales in 2H FY 2013 once the Penumbra Coal Mine ramps up towards full production."
