RRL Grindrod is contracted to move loaded ore hoppers from two active shafts north of Welkom, to Showgrounds exchange, where Harmony Gold takes over and moves the loads to Harmony One Plant for pr... (more)
A visit to the Harmony Gold locomotive depot revealed two historic gems sitting on a spur next to the workshop. These GE 65-tonners, formerly Free Gold No.6 and No.2, were built in Schenectady, NY... (more)
In the late afternoon, Harmony No.1 sits idling at Showgrounds exchange, waiting for one of the RRL locomotives to bring another load of ore from Friedesheim or Odendaalsrus on the north side of W... (more)
Visiting US railfan Ron McElrath (in safety vest) looks on as a train of hoppers is loaded at Harmony Gold's Unisel shaft. The foreman who escorted us on our visit is boarding the locomotive to ha... (more)
Harmony No.10, formerly Freegold's President Steyn mine No.10, hauling empties from Harmony One Plant, heading east to the exchange yard, where a Sheltam locomotive will take over and run to Harmo... (more)