BULK MINING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CAN SUPPORT AFRICAS ECONOMIC GROWTH

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BULK MINING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT CAN SUPPORT AFRICAS ECONOMIC GROWTH

• Dr CJ Fauconnier
• Chief Executive
• 10 February 2004
• Investing in African Mining Conference / Indaba
  2004

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Intensity of Steel Consumption - 2001
Sources IISI and Global Insight
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China's Steel Consumption Iron Ore Imports
Iron Ore Imports (Mt)
Steel Consumption (Mt)
Sources UNCTAD, CRU, IISI
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Flourishing Bulk Mining-driven Infrastructure
Projects
Sishen-Saldanha example
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South Africa's Historical Iron Ore Exports
Growth in iron ore exports since the
establishment of the Sishen-Saldanha railway line
and export terminal
Export Value (FOB, USmillion)
Export Mass (Mt)
Source SA Department of Minerals and Energy
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Flourishing Bulk Mining-driven Infrastructure
Projects
Richards Bay example
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South Africa's Historical Coal Exports
Growth in coal exports since the establishment of
the Richards Bay Coal Terminal and railway line
Export Value (FOB, USmillion)
Export Mass (Mt)
Source SA Department of Minerals and Energy
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Benefits from Bulk Mining in Africa
- dependent on infrastructure development
SENEGAL
GUINEA
GABON
DRC
MOZAMBIQUE
RSA
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Infrastructure
the key to unlocking the full Northern Cape
ferrous mineral and Waterberg coal potential
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