Exxaro Resources, a South African coal miner, said it has appointed veteran mining executive Ben Magara as its new CEO following the departure of Nombasa Tsengwa.Magara, a former CEO of platinum miner Lonmin and a former executive at Anglo American,

Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of the largest open pit mines in the world. When these were established, a large number of homes and graves had to be relocated.

Exxaro Resources Ltd. appointed Ben Magara as chief executive officer, a month after the previous leader of the South African coal miner resigned.

Exxaro Resources , a South African coal miner, said it has appointed veteran mining executive Ben Magara as its new CEO following the departure of Nombasa Tsengwa.