Centaur IPC Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Name: Transvaal Navigational Collieries (OC4B Pits - Deal 1)
Location: Kriel, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Commodity: Coal rail logistics
Entry date: Sept 2024
Exit date: Oct 2026
Capital Committed: R7,000,000
ROI: 83.56%
MOIC: 1.84x
IRR: 35.48%
Model: Revenue-Based Financing (RBF)
Mine stage: Pre-production, resource statement validated
Production: 1,200,000t, RB 2,3 coal
Operators: Centaur IPC Holdings South Africa
Impact: 40 at the pit, 36 on the wash-plant jobs created
Limited Partners: Gibela Fund
Milestones: Dewatering is at 90% completion, and mining has commenced on the fringe blocks of the OC4B Pit.
Challenges: Dewatering took longer than expected, by 3 months.