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Vale mulls remote-controlled trains to work around risky dam in Brazil
14th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

Iron-ore giant Vale is considering the use of remote-controlled trains near a tailings dam that Brazilian authorities say risks collapsing and getting workers buried. It would take around 60 days... 


PROTECTING RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Zinc has significant capacity to protect uncoated steel structures against premature corrosion
Association encourages use of zinc to boost rail
11th June 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa Desk head Simon Norton says there is significant opportunity right now to increase the use of refined zinc for hot dip galvanising of steel, with the... 


 Baita Plai mine, Romania
Baita Plai mine, Romania
9th April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

A ploymetal mine located in the Bihor County of Romania, in the Apuseni mountain region. 


Rio unveils new shipping service to Singapore
19th February 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

A new commercial freight shipping service connecting the Pilbara to Singapore has been secured by mining major Rio Tinto. “This is an important new service that connects the Pilbara to the rest of... 


New dawn for SA’s  freight rail industry?
New dawn for SA’s freight rail industry?
19th February 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In this opinion piece, Pulane Tshabalala contents that third-party operator access to State-owned logistics group Transnet’s rail network would, among other benefits, result in improved... 


Sars freezes R2.8bn from Chinese rail company that paid Gupta kickbacks
9th December 2020 By: News24Wire

Days before R1.26-billion in frozen funds was due to be released to Gupta-linked Chinese rail group CRRC, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday handed down an order that the monies remain... 


Bombardier's Traxx Africa locomotives
Bombardier locomotives pass 10m kilometre mark on South African rail lines
26th November 2020 By: Donna Slater

Mobility technology company Bombardier Transportation reports that, as of November 26, its locomotive fleet provided to State-owned logistics company Transnet has successfully completed ten-million... 


Pragma | 30 Years in the making
9th October 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

2020 might forever be known as the year in which Covid 19 struck, but life goes on despite this and many other challenges that businesses face. It is with this mindset, that we take a look back at... 


Ilha Guaíba terminal, in Rio de Janeiro
Miner installs Brazil’s largest battery storage system at Rio de Janeiro port
26th August 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified miner Vale is making further progress in its strategy of replacing fossil fuels, with the announcement this week that it is installing Brazil’s largest battery energy storage system... 


Brazilian major Vale piloting electric locomotive
29th July 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified mining major Vale, in partnership with Progress Rail – part of US group Caterpillar – is developing a new 100% electric, battery-powered switchyard locomotive. The initiative forms... 


SPECIALIST TESTING CAPABILITIES 
C-AIM provides engineering consulting services to assist industry in optimally managing the structural integrity of physical assets over their life cycles
Centre’s expertise can improve asset testing
17th July 2020 By: Cameron Mackay

The Centre for Asset Integrity Management (C-AIM Consult), a business unit of research organisation Enterprises University of Pretoria (UP), can serve the local industry with key capabilities... 


Metric Automotive Engineering
Metric Automotive Engineering
12th June 2020

Metric Automotive Engineering is positioned as a world-class diesel engine component remanufacturer. Well-known in the mining, quarrying, earthworks, construction and railway sectors for its... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Sibanye reports record earnings, record gold safety, cut debt ratio
12th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

Record quarterly earnings, record gold-mining safety and a sharply falling debt ratio were achieved by precious metals mining company Sibanye-Stillwater in the first three months of 2020. In an... 


AMCU reports fatalities at AngloGold, Sibanye mines
20th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) reported on Friday afternoon that it had learnt of fatalities at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine, in Gauteng, and Sibanye-Stillwater’s... 


Need for change to address challenges in rail sector
6th March 2020 By: Mc'Kyla Nortje

Despite the local rail industry in South Africa constituting a sizeable and critical portion of the economy, and being well developed, compared with the rest of Africa, the rail infrastructure is... 


AMCU laments tragic start to new year
20th January 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has lamented the tragic start to this year, which has already seen three mineworkers dying in various incidents. The first two... 


Future structure of Denel starts to emerge as turnaround plan advances
29th November 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

Denel Chief Financial Officer Carmen Le Grange has indicated the businesses that the State-owned defence group was exiting or was planning to exit, as part of its turnaround strategy. She did so in... 


CN Rail strike begins in threat to Canadian oil, potash cargo
20th November 2019 By: Bloomberg

About 3 200 workers at Canadian National Railway Co went on strike at midnight Tuesday, threatening to crimp shipments of oil, potash and grain across the country. Conductors and yard operators at... 


FOUR-KILOMETRE TRAIN:
FOUR-KILOMETRE TRAIN:
8th November 2019 By: Donna Slater

The longest production train in the world is in daily operation on South Africa’s manganese line. State-owned rail company Transnet Freight Rail broke world records on October 24 with this... 


MISTRESS OF MULTI-TASKING
MISTRESS OF MULTI-TASKING
8th November 2019

Transnet Freight Rail launched the world’s longest production train, with 375 wagons, on October 24. The train carries about 24 000 t of manganese from Sishen, in the Northern Cape, to Saldanha... 


Transnet not overly concerned by slump in export coal volumes
18th October 2019 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned logistics group Transnet reported a 6.5% fall, from 77-million tons to 72-million tons, in export coal volumes in 2018/19, but described the decline as cyclical rather than structural.... 


Transnet acting CEO Mohammed Mahomedy
Transnet reports dramatic rise in irregular expenditure to R49bn
30th September 2019 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics utility Transnet received yet another qualified audit for its 2018/19 financial year and also announced a dramatic rise in irregular expenditure to R49-billion, after... 


Harmony employee dies in accident at Doornkop plant
19th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

A Harmony Gold employee died in a surface rail locomotive related accident at the Doornkop gold plant on Sunday. "Harmony management wish to express their deepest condolences to the deceased... 


Implats confirms fatality at Impala Rustenburg shaft
8th August 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A worker died in a locomotive accident at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Impala Rustenburg 1 Shaft this week. Implats on Thursday said that, as far as it was aware, Nelso Thipe’s locomotive was... 


FIKILE MBALULA 
Achieving efficiencies in rail will go a long way towards addressing challenges brought about by congestion on our road network
Intervention in place to improve agency’s operational performance
2nd August 2019

A decisive intervention to turn around Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and improve its operational performance while rebuilding its engineering capacity to drive the modernisation... 


Locomotives
Grindrod recovers locomotives from Sierra Leone
22nd July 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed freight and financial services company Grindrod has, this month, taken delivery of 20 of its locomotives that had been recovered and transported from Sierra Leone to the Port of Durban.... 


Transnet Freight Rail Breakthrough Technologies
Transnet Freight Rail Breakthrough Technologies
19th June 2019

In a context of increasing competition, growing demand and tighter management of operational and capital costs, freight railways are constantly looking for ways to increase efficiency by boosting... 


IHHA conference to ‘better equip’ Transnet to take advantage of global knowledge, technology
31st May 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

As it keeps the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in mind, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is hopeful that the upcoming International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) conference will provide the... 


IN-SERVICE TRAINING Artisans provided with competence to perform in the workplace
Theoretical balance crucial in applied competencies assessment
3rd May 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

In assessing applied competencies in terms of training and working on mining machinery, there must be a balance between theoretical, practical and workplace competences that are suited to a... 


Localisation can help revive South Africa’s rail industry
3rd May 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

Original equipment manufacturer Bombardier Transportation South Africa (BTSA) wants to be an integral part of South Africa’s growth story as it pursues localisation ambitions beyond 60%. South... 


Transnet to meet OEMs this month in bid to reach settlement on ‘unlawful’ locomotive contracts
Transnet to meet OEMs this month in bid to reach settlement on ‘unlawful’ locomotive contracts
12th April 2019 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned logistics group Transnet will, during the course of April and May, seek to secure “just and equitable” negotiations with the four original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) supplying it... 


Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
22nd February 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Sierra Metals has been granted environmental approval for its Yauricocha tailings expansion project. 


Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp
Harmony Gold net profit plunges, operational cash soars
12th February 2019 By: Martin Creamer

The net profit of Harmony Gold plunged in the six months to December 31, dropping from R897-million for the corresponding period of last year to R75-million. However, production soared by 34% and... 


Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
8th February 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Sierra Metals has completed all the necessary work and has submitted all the required documentation to the authorities for its Yauricocha mine. 


Transnet misses H1 export coal target
Transnet misses H1 export coal target
19th December 2018 By: Mariaan Webb

Freight logistics group Transnet has missed its half-year coal export target by 2.3-million tons, the State-owned company reported on Wednesday, citing locomotive failures, community unrest, as... 


Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
Yauricocha silver/gold/copper/lead/zinc project, Peru
14th December 2018 By: Sheila Barradas

Sierra Metals is facing a delay at the project. 


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