Coal of Africa moves first shipment

The volume of mining commodities handled by Transnet has fallen from 181.1 Mt in financial year 2020-21 to 149.5 Mt in 2022-23, with coal particularly affected.

A 525 km railway to connect the port to coal mines in Tete Province is also planned, plus a shorter spur link to mines in Chitima.

Now operating the facility under the name ‘Reload Dry Bulk Richards Bay Facility’, the warehouse joins Reload’s portfolio, covering all of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Coal exports from Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) declined by 4% in 2018, on lower exports to South Korea.

Diamond processing technology specialist DebTech is assisting South Africa’s largest diamond mine to optimise its plant throughput.

Custom engineered transfer points from Weba Chute Systems are proving successful in an “arduous application” transferring crushed ore at the Tshipi Borwa Mine in South Africa.