South African manganese ore producers face delays of up to two weeks to ship material after derailments disrupted deliveries to the country's Saldana port.
"Derailments caused severe delays; shipments have been pushed back by two weeks," one miner told Metal Bulletin. A second supplier source said he was unable to book material because shipping slots had not been confirmed. South African state transport provider Transnet confirmed there were derailments over the Christmas and New Year holidays and said the delays will vary according...