More pit to port investment

Mining companies are
increasingly investing
in pit to port developments in
Africa in order to overcome
the transport and logistics
challenges.
According to Andrew Shaw
of PWC, the mining sector
has historically played an
important role as a catalyst for
infrastructure development
on the continent. “Increased
projected public infrastructure
spend in transport and
energy infrastructure will be
of great value to the mining
sector, benefiting operations
and stimulating new mine
development,” he said.
But at the same time mines
were seeing the benefit of
investing in infrastructure
themselves – and the so-called
pit to port developments
taking place outside regulated
networks are on the increase.