Transnet has signed another seven and a half year export manganese contract with Tshipi é Ntle, a local mining company, which will see a total of 2.1 million tonnes of manganese railed per annum. The manganese will be railed from the Kalahari manganese fields in the Northern Cape through the Saldanha and Port Elizabeth ore railway line to the port of destination. Since its introduction to the mining industry in 2012, Tshipi é Ntle has exported in excess of 10 million tonnes of manganese to … [Read more...] about Contract secures 2.1 Million Tonnes of Manganese Ore exports annually for Port Elizabeth and Saldanha
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So, How Many Times has TNPA Promised to Move the Manganese Ore Terminal?
From the date that the Manganese Ore Terminal was established in the Port of Port Elizabeth, irate citizens have made calls for it to be moved to another less densely populated tourist area. Of course the win would be for the entire facility to be moved to a covered one somewhere far far away... Working on the assumption that the TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority) and it's minions might have difficulty driving a Search Query on Google to find out how many broken promises have been made … [Read more...] about So, How Many Times has TNPA Promised to Move the Manganese Ore Terminal?
The cost of Manganese Ore Dust to residents
A strange thing happens when you ask people to provide identifying information - they don't contribute to any surveys, fearing the sanctity of their anonymity. But, we at MyPE asked for some identifying data from people filling in the Manganese Ore survey just so that we can (for our own satisfaction) prove the veracity of the data collected. Your identifying details are NOT shared with anyone else. Thus far we have had seventeen responses to our survey and can confirm that all either … [Read more...] about The cost of Manganese Ore Dust to residents
