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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... 


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... 


Conference explores innovative and sustainable rail safety solutions and rail transport’s potential to drive economic growth
14th October 2021

If the safe operation of passenger rail transport is given the attention and priority it deserves, it can be a catalyst for economic development; if not, then it will become a catalyst for economic... 


Headwinds mounting for world economy into final stretch of 2021
4th October 2021 By: Bloomberg

The global economy is entering the final quarter of 2021 with a mounting number of headwinds threatening to slow the recovery from the pandemic recession and prove policy makers’ benign views on... 


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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... 


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Infrastructural challenges impede coal industry
17th September 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

South Africa is a major coal-exporting country, with its coal sector also providing baseload capacity for the country. However, infrastructure challenges negatively impact on the local industry,... 


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... 


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Battery Electric
3rd September 2021

Underground railway control systems manufacturer Battery Electric is a proudly South African company with a focus on the design and development of microprocessor-controlled underground mine... 


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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,... 


Enviro-friendly Battery Electric loco on track for underground testing at Sibanye-Stillwater
Enviro-friendly Battery Electric loco on track for underground testing at Sibanye-Stillwater
15th August 2021 By: Tracy Klückow

Following successful surface trials, mining major Sibanye-Stillwater has approved the testing of a 5 t diesel, hydraulic underground mining locomotive converted into an environment-friendly battery... 


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Thungela confident Transnet rail challenge is transient
13th August 2021 By: Martin Creamer

New coal mining company Thungela Resources said on Friday that it remained confident that the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) challenge is transient. Similar to the rest of the coal-mining industry,... 


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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... 


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Battery Electric introduces diesel machine conversion technology
12th August 2021

A 5 t diesel, hydraulic underground mining locomotive owned by mining major Sibanye-Stillwater has been converted into an environment-friendly battery powered electric version by Gauteng-based... 


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Fortescue posts record shipments
29th July 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has reported record shipments of 49.3-million tonnes for the quarter ended June, while full-year iron-ore shipments exceeded guidance. “The Fortescue team has... 


Second train derails on South Africa’s coal-export line
13th July 2021 By: Bloomberg

State-owned rail company Transnet is investigating a second derailment in as many weeks on the nation’s main coal-export line. A locomotive traveling from Richards Bay, the site of Africa’s biggest... 


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... 


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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... 


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