{"id":196826,"date":"2025-04-07T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=196826"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:46:24","slug":"mineral-sands-projects-could-inject-much-needed-long-term-revenue-into-rail-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=196826","title":{"rendered":"Mineral Sands projects could inject much needed long term revenue into rail network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With various mineral sands projects in Victoria and almost all with the ability to connect to a rail line from the mine and processing area could this be the opportunity Victoria has been looking for as a foundational customer for rail freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mineral sand trains have used Victorian tracks previous with mining in the north west and processing near Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Donald Project<\/a> is one such project located in the Mallee and has the potential to unlock much needed investment in the region. The project is being assessed through a series of hearings<\/a> currently underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not clear if processing of the minerals woll take place on the location of the mine or at a different location in Victoria possibly with the re-use of Hamilton processing plant as an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

it is my view Freight Victoria will look to deliberately prevent rail from taking this traffic and there will be a concerted effort to place this traffic on road as is always the case in Victoria. This is why our raods are destroyed from heavy vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Donald Project could be accessed from the Standard Gauge branch line along the road easement from Minyip. This is a 30+ year project so a rail spur would be ideal for the massive amount of tonnages that will come from the mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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