Bulk in boxes gets a lift

Valuable exports for European markets are being shipped to South East Europe via rail and sea, as an alternative to rail transit via Kazakhstan and Russia.

OZ Minerals’ copper-nickel West Musgrave Project in Western Australia has placed an order for key minerals processing technologies.

South African logistics firm Grindrod is looking to expand the range of commodities it handles across Southern Africa.

Kamoa Copper SA has ordered a high-capacity direct blister furnace from Metso Outotec for the expansion of its copper mining complex in the DRC.

P&O Maritime Logistics is taking delivery of two new bespoke vessels designed specifically to service Ok Tedi Mining Ltd in Papua New Guinea.

The Zambian government has revealed that it plans to cut mining royalties in an effort to encourage investment. Copper prices had increased on the back of the post-pandemic economic recovery, but tumbled by about 30% between April and July.