What makes mining logistics different.
Mine downtime is catastrophic
A broken conveyor, a failed pump, a missing drill bit — underground or surface, downtime at a mine costs tens of thousands of rands per hour. Critical spares cannot wait for standard freight timelines.
Oversized and abnormal loads
Mining equipment doesn't fit in standard containers. Draglines, haul trucks, ball mills and processing equipment require specialist project cargo handling, route surveys and abnormal load permits.
Remote site delivery
Mines are rarely next to major ports. Limpopo platinum, Northern Cape iron ore, Mpumalanga coal — delivery to mine site requires cross-border and rural road freight coordination that most logistics companies can't handle.
Capital equipment duty and permits
Importing large capital equipment into the mining sector involves ITAC permits, rebate applications for qualifying equipment and complex HS classification that determines whether you pay 0% or 20% duty.
Logistics built for the realities of South African mining.
Critical spares escalation
When a mine is down and a spare needs to arrive by tomorrow, we act immediately. Air freight booked, customs pre-clearance initiated, ground transport confirmed — all in a single phone call.
Project cargo and abnormal loads
Heavy lift, breakbulk and out-of-gauge cargo handled through our project freight partners. Route surveys, abnormal load permits, escort vehicles and port-to-site delivery managed end-to-end.
Capital equipment duty optimisation
Mining equipment often qualifies for ITAC-administered rebates and Schedule 4 concessions. We identify qualifying equipment at order stage and apply for rebates that can eliminate duty entirely.
Cross-border road freight
Mining operations near South Africa's borders — Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique — often require cross-border logistics. We manage transit documentation, border agents and road freight across the SADC corridor.
Consumables and ongoing supply
Beyond capital equipment, mines import ongoing consumables — reagents, grinding media, explosives precursors, PPE. We manage recurring import programmes with consistent compliance and predictable cost.
Rail freight for bulk inputs
Heavy bulk inputs — steel, chemicals, raw materials — suited to rail freight from Durban or Cape Town to inland mine sites via Transnet's network. We assess rail vs road on cost and timeline for every movement.
Regulatory requirements we manage for mining clients.
Import permits and rebate applications for qualifying mining capital equipment. Applications initiated early — ITAC timelines are long and cannot be rushed after equipment has shipped.
Complex HS classification for mining equipment, spares and consumables. Correct classification is the difference between 0% and full duty on capital-intensive equipment.
Department of Mineral Resources & Energy requirements for import of certain explosives precursors, chemical inputs and radiation-emitting equipment used in resource extraction.
SADC road transit permits, cross-border carrier licences and multi-country customs transit documentation for mining operations near South Africa's land borders.
When the mine is down, we move fast.
Mining logistics has no room for slow responses, wrong permits or unexpected duty bills on capital equipment. We've built our process around the operational reality of South African mining — where every hour of downtime has a real cost.
Talk to us about your operationSame-day air freight escalation
Critical spare needs to be on a flight today. We make that happen — booking, DG compliance and customs prep done in hours.
Duty rebates applied for qualifying equipment
Many mining capital imports qualify for ITAC rebates that reduce duty to zero. We identify and apply — most clients' brokers don't.
Mine-to-site delivery managed
Port clearance is one thing. Getting equipment to a remote mine site in Limpopo or the Northern Cape is another. We manage both.
Services we use for mining operations.
Air Freight
Critical spares on the next available flight. IATA dangerous goods compliance included.
Road Freight
Cross-border and remote site delivery across SADC. Abnormal loads by arrangement.
Customs Clearance
Capital equipment classification, ITAC rebate applications and complex mining commodity entries.
Let's talk about your mining & resources logistics.
Tell us about your operation — equipment type, origins and critical spares requirements. We'll design a response that keeps your mine running.