Under the terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, and the Mining Charter in South Africa, 26% of the equity in mining operations must be controlled by Historically Disadvantaged South Africans by 2014.

Specifically, for Riversdale's operations, this has resulted in 26% of the equity in Zululand Anthracite Colliery is held by the Maweni Mining Consortium, a broad-based alignment of employees and communities surrounding ZAC.

For the Riverdale Anthracite Colliery (RAC), similarly, this has resulted in 26% of the equity in the project is held by the Khulani Mining Consortium, an investor group comprised of local business and other representatives of the local communities nearby.