Rustenburg #Mine – Amplats test fuel cell-powered loco #rail
RUSTENBURG (miningweekly.com) – Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Wednesday launched the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa.
The first locomotive would be surface tested over the next few months at the company’s Khomanani mine, in Rustenburg, to establish the viability of commercialisation.
Amplats delivered the project in collaboration with Vehicle Projects, Trident South Africa and Battery Electric.
The company aimed to use the five fuel cell-powered locomotives for underground testing in one of its mines – yet to be decided – by the end of the year, Vehicle Projects president Arnold Miller told Mining Weekly Online.
Amplats CEO Neville Nicolau said that using the platinum-based hydrogen-powered fuel-cell locomotives would reduce the energy dependence of its mines and would be more environment-friendly than traditional rail transport. Fuel cell-powered locomotives would also create jobs and provide a more economical mining environment.
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