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Strong investment case for country’s mining sector, but issues must be addressed
30th March 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are a myriad of opportunities that can be capitalised on in South Africa’s mining sector and there has been notable progress in improving the state of the industry; however, to further... 


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Commodity boom remains untapped as South Africa fights rail woes
28th March 2022 By: Bloomberg

South Africa is missing out on some of the riches on offer from the commodities boom as a rail network beset by problems hobbles its exports. While coal prices recently soared to a record and iron... 


Japan to trial first hydrogen fuel cell train
23rd March 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Passenger rail operator JR East, formerly East Japan Railway, will begin safety testing the country’s first hydrogen-powered train at the end of the month, industry body the World Platinum... 


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Drones successful in deterring railway cable theft syndicates
15th March 2022 By: Donna Slater

Johannesburg-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator and developer UAV & Drone Solutions (UDS) proposes that government departments and State-owned entities (SOEs) use, to a far greater... 


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Third-party access to create jobs
11th March 2022 By: Anna Moross

Third-party access to the rail networks in South Africa will help to not only revitalise the rail industry but also have a ripple effect in ensuring job creation and economic growth, says local... 


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Investment, maintenance can restore infrastructure
11th March 2022 By: Anna Moross

While there are still many challenges, State-owned freight utility Transnet believes that, through investment and collaboration, rail infrastructure can be revitalised. 


Transnet records highest-ever theft of copper cable, JMPD arrests two suspects
8th March 2022 By: Donna Slater

About 1 000 km of copper cable used to power electric locomotives has been stolen, to date, in the financial year ending on March 3, Transnet reports. This is a significant increase on the 700 km... 


Exxaro outgoing CEO Mxolisi Mgojo, incoming CEO Nombasa Tsengwa and FD Riaan Koppeschaar
Exxaro posts R9.7bn net operating profit for 2021, despite rail issues
3rd March 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed diversified resources group Exxaro Resources has declared a total ordinary dividend for the 2021 financial year of R32.52 apiece, up 72% compared with the prior year. Outgoing CEO... 


Fortescue settles WAE buy, starts on new train
3rd March 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major Fortescue this week settled its £164-million purchase of UK-based technology and engineering services business Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), marking its transition to a... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Red tape delaying R90bn investment in ready-to-go projects – Minerals Council
14th February 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Red tape is delaying investment worth R90-billion in ready-to-go mining-related projects, at a time when the South African economy is in desperate need of such projects proceeding, to create jobs... 


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Mixed reaction from business to SoNA
11th February 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says business was hoping for a greater sense of urgency and stronger commitment from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the... 


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Investment needed for SADC’s rail infrastructure to compete with road transport – Derby
4th February 2022 By: Donna Slater

Rail operators in the Southern Africa Development Community region need to jointly and urgently ramp up investments into their respective rail infrastructure to enable trains to move quicker and... 


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Mining can be a catalyst for growth in 2022
28th January 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Global commodity prices and economies have rebounded strongly since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, which left many companies facing mammoth financial challenges to sustain themselves.... 


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BHP buys electric trains for the Pilbara
17th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Major BHP will purchase four battery-electric locomotives and conduct trials at its Western Australia iron-ore rail network, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its operational... 


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Rio purchases battery-electric trains for the Pilbara
11th January 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major Rio Tinto will buy four battery-electric trains to use in the Pilbara as part of its strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Rio on Tuesday announced that it had... 


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Minerals Council backs State capture commission’s recommendations
6th January 2022 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa on Thursday endorsed the recommendations of the first report of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The Minerals Council said these recommendations, aimed at... 


Anglo American and Aurizon study hydrogen trains
13th December 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Freight operator Aurizon and mining major Anglo American will undertake a joint feasibility study to assess the introduction of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight. Aurizon and Anglo American... 


Fortescue ramps up rail decarbonisation
9th December 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals on Thursday said that it would be ramping up the decarbonisation of its locomotive fleet, with the arrival of two additional locomotives at its green energy arm... 


New Mpumalanga siding enables TFR to maximise coal line throughput
26th November 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Rail supply chain solutions company Barberry Holdings has successfully launched its new multiuser Pullenshope Siding facility aimed at mitigating two key areas currently constraining Transnet... 


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Green hydrogen advocate Forrest slams oil, gas as ‘anathema methane mines’
17th November 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Oil and gas plants are methane mines and opening new ones is an anathema that fails to take the livelihoods of today’s offspring seriously, says Fortescue Metals Group chairperson and green... 


FFI calls for less emissions in shipping sector
12th November 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has called for a net zero 2040 target to be embraced by the shipping industry. Speaking at the COP26 Transport Day, FFI chairperson Andrew... 


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Digitisation slashes Sibanye-Stillwater’s loco incidents
29th September 2021 By: Martin Creamer

Digitisation has slashed by nearly 70% underground locomotive incidents at Sibanye-Stillwater’s South African gold and platinum group metal (PGM) mines. The digital locomotive systems improve... 


Govt targets August next year, or sooner, for third-party rail access
10th September 2021 By: Irma Venter

The current target date for allowing third-party operators to participate in the rail-freight sector is August next year, says Dr Sean Phillips, head of the National Treasury’s Operation Vulindlela... 


Grindrod targets port, rail projects in govt’s private-sector participation drive 
10th September 2021 By: Irma Venter

Ports and logistics operator Grindrod is positioning itself to take part in the private-sector participation (PSP) opportunities to be created by government in the rail and ports sectors, says... 


Sovereign confirms logistics for Malawi rutile
8th September 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

An independent study on the logistics and infrastructure solution for the Kasiya rutile project, in Malawi, has confirmed owner Sovereign Metals’ proffered logistics route through the Nacala... 


A black xox or tag manufactured by Quuppa and installed by Ya Batho measures real time positioning in a manganese mine in South Africa
Location tech adds real value
3rd September 2021 By: Halima Frost

Since the installation of a real-time intelligent location system – developed by global location technology platform company Quuppa – the mine in which it has been installed has reported a... 


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Govt targets August next year, or sooner, for third-party rail access
30th August 2021 By: Irma Venter

The current target date for enabling third-party operators in the rail-freight sector is August next year, says Dr Sean Phillips, head of National Treasury’s Operation Vulindlela unit. There are,... 


Ensuring that HVAC is not weakest operational link
19th August 2021

South Africa’s hot climate – when combined with demanding site conditions – is often too much for standard heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) systems. This is where Booyco Engineering’s robust... 


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Thermal coal price recovery buoys Thungela maiden interim
13th August 2021 By: Martin Creamer

New coal mining company Thungela Resources on Friday reported interim results for the six months ended June 30 after one month of operating as an independent business. Thungela generated half-year... 


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Australian miners accelerate green investment amid net-zero flurry
13th August 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

With the rise of environmental activism and greater investor interest in environmental and social governance, Australian miners and the Australian government have started to give greater priority... 


3CR12 grade steel train wagon transporting coal
Production surplus meets growing rail industry demand
30th July 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Although stainless steel supplier Columbus Stainless can meet South Africa’s stainless steel material demands in all sectors, including the railroad industry, the apparent stainless steel... 


Fibertex geotiles
Supplier’s materials can contribute to secure railway structures
30th July 2021

Construction materials supplier Fibertex geotextiles are used to stabilise the foundations of railway structures, enabling them to withstand the dynamic loads of high speeds and great weights of... 


Tanzania gearing up for its first electrified rail network
30th July 2021 By: John Muchira

The East African region is set to have its first electric-powered railway network in Tanzania, where the State-owned Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is preparing to take delivery of electric... 


Mining’s role in accelerating the hydrogen economy
6th July 2021

Once seen as a utopian solution that would take decades to materialize, hydrogen is now firmly planted at the centre of the global decarbonization agenda — and it is time for miners to get in on... 


Fortescue chairperson Andrew Forrest
FFI flies through June targets
6th July 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The energy arm of iron-ore major Fortescue, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) on Tuesday announced that it had completed all of its key projects targeted for June 30, as part of its initial... 


Transnet aims to implement three private-sector participation projects this year
Transnet aims to implement three private-sector participation projects this year
11th June 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Freight logistics group Transnet expects to proceed with three private sector participation (PSP) projects before the end of the year, with Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan confirming... 


Fortescue commits FFI to local spend
19th May 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has committed that its Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) initiative would award some A$1-billion in contracts to Aboriginal businesses and joint ventures on green... 


Woodhouse Colliery, England
Woodhouse Colliery, England
19th March 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Secretary of State is “calling-in” the planning decision for the project. 


Fortescue chairperson Andrew Forrest
Fortescue sets new carbon target, expects hydrogen business to grow
15th March 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has unveiled plans to be carbon neutral by 2030, ten years earlier than its previous target of 2040, while noting that its ‘green energy’ business could outpace its... 


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The automated UVSS Roll Up PVC doors are installed to control ventilation and airflow in a ventilation district at each level of the underground mine
PVC doors keep it cool
12th March 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Design, development and fabrication company Unique Ventilation & Support Systems (UVSS) has developed automated, high-pressure roll-up polyvinyl chloride (PVC) doors to control airflow in... 


Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan addressing the virtual PDAC 2021.
Canada positioning for post-Covid-19 recovery with critical minerals push – O’Regan
9th March 2021 By: Donna Slater

Canada is using its measures to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic to position itself as a haven for new technology and battery minerals, boasting a wealth of such minerals found in few other... 


ArcelorMittal celebrates the 60th anniversary of its railway in Quebec’s North Shore
ArcelorMittal celebrates the 60th anniversary of its railway in Quebec’s North Shore
10th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The 420-km railway linking ArcelorMittal Mont-Wright mine to its facilities in Port-Cartier, in Quebec, remains a strategic link, shipping more than 25-million tonnes of iron-ore to international... 


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... 


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