
Tenke Fungurume Mine
Logistics Study, Central and Southern Africa, 1997 – 1998
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Seaport assessed rail, trucking, and maritime logistics alternatives for a new copper mining venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as sub-consultants to Morrison - Knudsen. This included the investigation of various rail and road options linking the mine site in central Africa with regional ports on Africa’s east and southeast coasts, primarily:
Seaport analyzed alternative routes and modes, the capacity, performance, and handling charges at each port, and determined likely ocean shipping rates from those ports to major copper importing regions and from international sources of consumables back to the mine. Trucking was considered as an alternative to rail for product exports and as a primary option for various inbound consumables and project cargoes. Seaport also analyzed backhaul sulfur moving to the Congo by a combination of rail and truck, coming largely from South Africa. The backhaul analysis led to the conceptual design of a specialized ocean container capable of handling copper cathodes in one direction and bulk prilled sulfur in the other direction. Safety and ventilation requirements for sulfur transport were researched and findings incorporated in the container conceptual design. For each carrier, Seaport investigated among other factors:
At each port, Seaport analyzed among other factors:
Seaport identified strengths and weaknesses in the various transport systems, evaluated carriers, determined likely costs for a variety of alternatives and recommended logistics strategies for the mine’s transport operations. This analysis was followed by the drafting of pro-forma contracts for transport and port services. |
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