Glencore considers restart of South African coal projects as rail capacity recovers

Source: Mysteel Aug 11, 2026 15:50

Glencore, a leading Switzerland-based mining company, is evaluating the potential restart of coal projects in South Africa as the country's rail export capacity recovers.

According to Murray Houston, CEO of Glencore Coal in South Africa, the company is reassessing growth projects that were delayed or placed on hold during South Africa's three-to-four-year logistics crisis, when rail export volumes fell below 50 million tonnes anually and constrained coal movements to export markets. Glencore has been a

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