Africa Mining Logistics: South Africa’s Transnet signs new manganese deal with South32

(Reuters) – South Africa’s state-owned freight company Transnet has signed a new deal with manganese miner South32 to export 2.6 million tonnes a year of the mineral to European and Chinese markets, the companies said on Thursday.

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Africa Mining: SA Transnet reports record iron-ore exports in 2015/16

South African logistics group, Transnet, said on Wednesday lower global iron-ore prices had not hurt its rail business and it was on track to export a record 62-million tonnes of iron-ore in 2015/16 as quoted by SA news agency Miningweekly. “We railed some 15.7-million tonnes against a budget (target) of 15.66-million tonnes in quarter one. We are still in quarter two so there is no figure yet. But yes, we are on track (to reach…

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