Transnet signs manganese ore export deal with Kalagadi
2019-09-19 10:12:48 [Print]
On September 17, South Africa's state-owned freight company Transnet said it had signed a 3 billion rand ($203 million) deal with miner Kalagadi Manganese to export 1 million tons a year of manganese ore.
The contract with Kalagadi, based in the country's Northern Cape province, will run until 2022.
The mining company plans to ramp-up its output up to 4 million tonnes per annum by 2022.
Transnet, which operates nearly three quarters of the African rail networks, mainly in South Africa, provides rail export line for the country's main commodities including coal and iron ore.
The contract with Kalagadi, based in the country's Northern Cape province, will run until 2022.
The mining company plans to ramp-up its output up to 4 million tonnes per annum by 2022.
Transnet, which operates nearly three quarters of the African rail networks, mainly in South Africa, provides rail export line for the country's main commodities including coal and iron ore.