Upgrade of Transnet Railway Line between Hotazel and the Port of Ngqura - Northern Cape Region

Expansion of the capacity of the existing manganese ore export railway line between Hotazel (NorthernCape) and the Port of Ngqura (Coega IDZ, Eastern Cape) from the originally envisaged 12 Mtpa to 16 Mtpa. Fourteen rail loops will be extended and one new loop will be constructed close to Sishen in the Northern Cape. The 16 Mtpa expansion will require two rail compilation yards that will be located at Mamathwane in the Northern Cape and Coega IDZ in the Eastern Cape. Manganese ore mined in the Hotazel area near Kuruman (Kalahari Manganese Field) in the Northern Cape is transported by rail to a bulk minerals handling terminal at Port Elizabeth, where it is unloaded and placed on stockpiles before being loaded onto ships for export.