Kobie Pruis

Chief Executive Officer, Zizwe Opencast Mining

Kobie Pruis is Chief Executive Officer of Zizwe Opencast Mining.

Zizwe Opencast Mining, based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, is a mining services contractor offering opencast mining, bulk materials handling and drilling and blasting. In March 2026 it was moving from coal management services into full-scope opencast mining in the Mpumalanga coalfields.

In the job

  1. Zizwe started a new contract operation at a mine near Ogies in Mpumalanga, with the main plant in operation on 16 December 2024. Source

  2. Pruis said the New Generation Volvo articulated dump trucks would hold the industry in good stead for the next ten years. Source

  3. Zizwe set out a move from coal management services to full-scope opencast mining as part of a vertical integration strategy. Source

Career before

  1. Civil engineer, Grinaker
  2. Fraser Alexander

Sources

  1. miningweekly.com
  2. africaoutlookmag.com
  3. miningweekly.com
  4. miningweekly.com
  5. miningweekly.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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