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STAYING ON TRACK
The Gautrain has continued to operate at full capacity despite experiencing a significant reduction in paying customers during lockdown
Gautrain takes a knock to protect customer base
12th June 2020 By: Darren Parker

Gautrain rapid-rail network operator Bombela Concession Company has maintained or, in some cases, increased Gautrain operational capacity despite low passenger numbers. “While maintaining or even... 


Qld Treasurer provides certainty over coal infrastructure
2nd June 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed a decision by state Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Cameron Dick, declaring the Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN)... 


Transnet reports recovery in some units, but still expects big Covid-19 revenue hit
Transnet reports recovery in some units, but still expects big Covid-19 revenue hit
26th May 2020 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet reports that there has been a recovery in some of its operations since the easing of lockdown restrictions and is increasing tending towards an... 


Japan, Europe, California creating demand for production of green hydrogen in South Africa.
South Africa’s potential to export green hydrogen boosted
26th May 2020 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa, which has been examining its competitiveness as a potential supplier of green hydrogen to Japan, is also being courted by Europe as a potential supplier in a world that is taking... 


Standard Bank says it is not legally obliged to have voting on proposed climate resolutions
16th April 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Standard Bank has decided to not table proposed climate change risk resolutions for voting by shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM) in May, following pressure from nonprofit shareholder... 


Copperbelt miners turn to Tanzania as S African lockdown hits ports
7th April 2020 By: Reuters

South Africa's strict coronavirus lockdown has caused miners to divert copper from the country's ports to others in Africa, with Dar es Salaam the clear winner, sources told Reuters. Authorities in... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe r
Risk of load-shedding will be low during lockdown - Mantashe
3rd April 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Security of energy supply remains critical during the Covid-19 lockdown period, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reiterated on March 25. The supply of fuel to critical and... 


Teck president and CEO Don Lindsay
Teck reduces coal output rate and suspends 2020 guidance
1st April 2020 By: Mariaan Webb

Notwithstanding the challenges related to the fast-spreading coronavirus, Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources president and CEO Don Lindsay on Wednesday reported that all the group’s... 


Transnet scales back to only essential services, operations
27th March 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

In line with government’s implementation of a three-week lockdown of the country to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus, State-owned entity Transnet will be scaling down its transportation... 


ANDREW PIKE The Port of Durban is often congested with trucks that should be transporting up to five or more containers a day but only manage one, if lucky
Lack of port development a concern
27th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

While there is some movement in the development of South Africa’s port infrastructure by the private sector, the overall stagnation of its development is concerning, law firm Bowmans ports,... 


MARTHINUS RETIEF Africa’s ports need to be larger and deeper to accommodate larger vessels to improve their connectivity to global maritime trade
Various trends shaping Africa’s port infrastructure
27th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The development of inland container terminals, or dry ports, to decongest port traffic is a trend that is gaining significant traction in Africa, says WSP Africa maritime technical director... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe r
Risk of load-shedding will be low during lockdown - Mantashe
25th March 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Security of energy supply remains critical during the Covid-19 lockdown period, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe reiterated on March 25. The supply of fuel to critical and... 


A charging resistor is put in place for impulse testing
In-house transformer testing enhances local engineering capacity
13th March 2020

The recent installation of an impulse voltage generator at a local transformer manufacturing facility in Heidelberg is a substantial investment that the company hopes will provide an important... 


An example of a GE trailer-mounted mobile  gas-powered solution than can be deployed as an emergency solution
GE’s gas power unit makes emergency power submissions to DMRE
28th February 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The newly created gas power unit of General Electric (GE) has confirmed that it has made both direct and indirect submissions to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in response to... 


Teck warns of C$1.13bn hit if Trudeau rejects Frontier project
21st February 2020 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Friday it would write down the value of its proposed Frontier oil sands mine by C$1.13-billion should Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government reject the... 


Teck Resources CEO Don Lindsay
Teck profit slumps on lower coal prices; flags virus hit
21st February 2020 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Teck Resources reported a 76% slump in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Friday, hurt by lower prices for steelmaking coal and warned that the coronavirus epidemic would impact its... 


Palabora, Grindrod sign five-year magnetite handling contract
20th February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed freight and logistics company Grindrod has entered into a five-year contract to transport five-million tonnes a year of magnetite by rail from copper miner Palabora Mining Company's... 


ACCC calls for more gas exploration
18th February 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called on Australia’s southern state to allow gas exploration in a bid to secure supply. “Southern states risk facing a shortfall in... 


The Westshore Terminals coal export facility, in British Columbia.
Teck CEO unloads on shipper with gripes about costs and cargo
31st January 2020 By: Bloomberg

A rift between between Teck Resources and the company it uses to export its coal widened as the Vancouver-based miner publicly accused the shipper of charging too much and contaminating some... 


Promoters of Maputo and Richards Bay LNG  terminals insist projects can be ‘complementary’
Promoters of Maputo and Richards Bay LNG terminals insist projects can be ‘complementary’
17th January 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The promoters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals at Maputo, in Mozambique, and Richards Bay, in South Africa, insist that the two proposed projects can be complimentary rather than... 


The Ridley terminal, in Prince Rupert.
Teck bolsters coal shipping capacity through Ridley Terminals
9th January 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian firm Teck Resources has doubled its contracted capacity for the shipment of metallurgical coal through the Ridley terminal, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to six-million tonnes a... 


M&R sees 2020 as ‘a year of consolidation’
13th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Following several acquisitions in the prior financial year, the 2020 financial year will be “a year of consolidation for all three business platforms”, with the focus on growing the order book and... 


BALLS OF STEEL
Pelletised iron is made from waste dust and can be used in the manufacture of steel
Opportunities abound in uncertain iron-ore market
6th December 2019 By: Darren Parker

Where some might see cause for concern, mining services provider Ukwazi business development director Spencer Eckstein believes that the uncertain future of iron-ore demand and pricing could mean... 


Promoters of Maputo and Richards Bay LNG terminals insist projects can be complementary
Promoters of Maputo and Richards Bay LNG terminals insist projects can be complementary
4th December 2019 By: Terence Creamer

The promoters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals at Maputo, in Mozambique, and Richards Bay, in South Africa, insist that the two proposed projects can be complimentary rather than... 


CN commits C$125m to boost capacity from Teck’s Kamloops to Neptune Terminal
CN commits C$125m to boost capacity from Teck’s Kamloops to Neptune Terminal
4th December 2019 By: Mariaan Webb

Canadian National (CN) has announced a C$125-million investment in rail infrastructure, which will provide diversified miner Teck Resources with the rail capacity to match the upgrades under way at... 


Coal exports choked by green-minded towns on US west coast
3rd December 2019 By: Bloomberg

It’s about to get harder for America’s miners to ship coal to Asia. On Tuesday, the city of Richmond, California, is expected to approve a ban on coal at a terminal that accounts for almost a... 


Mobile ship loaders being assembled at Saldanha terminal
ELB progresses with ship loader assembly in Saldanha
29th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ELB Engineering Services is assembling two mobile ship loaders, which it supplied to Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), at the Saldanha Bay multipurpose terminal. The ship loaders, which feature... 


M&R sees 2020 as ‘a year of consolidation’
28th November 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Following several acquisitions in the prior financial year, the 2020 financial year will be “a year of consolidation for all three business platforms”, with the focus on growing the order book and... 


US encourages African countries to import its LNG
22nd November 2019 By: Kim Cloete

The US is encouraging African countries to consider importing its abundant supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it expects its production to more than double within the next few years. US... 


Planets aligning for SA firms as huge Mozambique gas projects get moving
Planets aligning for SA firms as huge Mozambique gas projects get moving
22nd November 2019 By: Terence Creamer

South Africans have yet to grasp both the scale of the gas resources uncovered in neighbouring Mozambique and the size of the business and energy opportunities these discoveries present. With yet... 


ELB assembling two mobile ship loaders at Transnet Port Terminals’ Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal
14th November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ELB Engineering Services (Pty) Ltd (ELB) is pleased to announce its involvement in the assembling of two ship loaders for Transnet Port Terminals, after initially being awarded the contract to... 


India proposes free natural gas pricing regime
13th November 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

The Indian government has started work on implementing a free pricing regime for domestically produced natural gas, which could be freely traded at exchanges. The move is in line with... 


US encourages African countries to import its LNG
6th November 2019 By: Kim Cloete

The US is encouraging African countries to consider importing its abundant supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it expects its production to more than double within the next few years. US... 


Colas
Colas
29th October 2019

Construction Materials Upstream from its construction and maintenance business, Colas operates in the production, distribution, sales and recycling of construction materials (emulsions, modified... 


Fluor Launches Virta
Fluor Launches Virta
17th October 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fluor– Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) recently announced the launch of Virta Inc. (Virta), a fully-owned subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc. “Virta is aligned with Fluor’s strategy that focuses on... 


Small ships are next big thing for this $150bn market
9th October 2019 By: Bloomberg

Giant ocean-going tankers built the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry into a $150-billion-a-year business. The next expansion opportunity may come from ships a seventh of the normal size.... 


Resource infrastructure for projects
26th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Worley, a leading global provider of professional project and asset services to the energy, chemicals and resources industries, has a long history of delivering infrastructure solutions for its... 


Tech provider upgrades control at Mozal Aluminium
9th August 2019

Industrial automation and information technology provider Rockwell Automation has migrated the control systems at mining and metals company South32’s Mozal Aluminium project’s furnace assembly and... 


Tenas coal project, Canada
Tenas coal project, Canada
21st June 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Allegiance Coal will raise A$2.6-million through a share placement to fund its working capital requirements at its Tenas metallurgical coal project.  


ITUMELENG MUKHOVHA
Mining companies are increasing the use of automation, robots and operational software to overcome stagnant growth
Digital transformation in mining, metals sector poised to generate $425bn over next ten years
14th June 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Mining is transforming rapidly worldwide and becoming more automated, with the mining automation market expected to be worth $3.29-billion by 2023. Digital transformation initiatives in the mining... 


Richards Bay storage facility to bolster reliability of LPG supply
Richards Bay storage facility to bolster reliability of LPG supply
31st May 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Bulk liquid storage operator Bidvest Tank Terminals’ (BTT’s) R1-billion mounded liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage facility in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, is set to house the largest tanks in... 


Justin Trudeau
Even Trudeau’s Canada, gripped in carbon fight, won’t ditch coal
10th May 2019 By: Bloomberg

Set against lush hills, deep inlets and snow-kissed mountain peaks, Vancouver is the wellspring of Canadian environmentalism—and the heart of its climate dilemma. British Columbia’s premier city... 


Tenas coal project, Canada
Tenas coal project, Canada
3rd May 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

A definitive feasibility study has reinforced the potential of the Telkwa metallurgical coal complex, with excellent results from the Tenas project highlighting an extremely robust project. 


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