Wow. That was a huge load there. So dangerous. --R
On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 3:23 AM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Didn't go. Trying again > > Late yesterday afternoon, a fatigued driver fell asleep on the National > Road overpass across Phalaborwa about 2km from the Kruger Park gate, > crashed through the barriers & ended up against a Knoppiesdoorn (Acacia) > tree. The driver survived with minor head injuries. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51404013205/ > > K5 & DA 18-55 WR. > > A bit of history: > > A few years ago, Rio Tinto sold Palabora Mining Company (a copper mine) > to Chinese HBIS who bought it primarily for several million tons of > Magnetite (Fe3O4) accumulated as a waste by-product with the intention > of exporting to China for the steel industry. The railways had no spare > capacity so a sub-contracted fleet of about 400 of these trucks were > engaged to truck the Magnetite to Maputo. Each load is about 40 tons > wuth up to 8000 tons being moved daily. > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "I think my ex-wife has weekly lessions with the Devil on how to be more evil. I don't know how much she charges him." - Emo Philips -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
