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First blast at new Kalahari manganese project

The first blast took place on last week at the new R1.5-billion Kudumane manganese mining project near Hotazel in the Northern Cape.

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu conducted the official opening of what is the fourth new...

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First blast at new Kalahari manganese mining project

The first blast took place on Tuesday at the new R1.5-billion Kudumane manganese mining project near Hotazel in the Northern Cape. Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu conducted the official opening of what is the fourth new black-controlled...

Consultancy aiming to grow to accommodate more complex projects

Mining projects being established at remote locations need to be much larger than those operating in areas with existing infrastructure to justify capital investment in supporting infrastructure and, therefore, require higher production rates.

13/04/2012 (On-The-Air)

Durban’s new ‘dig-out’ port will test Transnet’s new private-sector participation scheme; South Africa’s inadequate commodity railway network is in line for a R100-billion boost; and South Africa is losing engineers to other countries...

Kell technology ignites industry-creating hopes for platinum sector

A new technology – the Kell process – is igniting hopes that South Africa will be able to create a new industrial thrust out of its unique platinum endowment. There is a snowballing conviction at high level that South Africa could and should...

Commodity lines to receive boost from R300bn Transnet plan

About one-third, or around R100-billion of Transnet’s R300-billion, seven-year rolling capital investment programme will be directed towards the upgrade and expansion of South Africa’s key commodity export corridors. It was confirmed on...

06/04/2012 (On-The-Air)

South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation is investing billions of rands in the platinum industry; The Department of Trade and Industry is going all out to boost South Africa’s struggling manufacturing sector. Here is...

New Ngqura manganese terminal to lift capacity, says Transnet unit

South African port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has again confirmed that it will relocate the current export manganese facility from Port Elizabeth to a new two-berth facility at the Port of Ngqura by 2015/16, which it says will also...

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