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Site Visit – 11 October 2005
A joint venture with Impala Platinum Holdings Limited
Agenda
IntroductionGerhard Potgieter
Project overviewMark Brasler
Operations overviewNico Muller
Drive through Site
Site Visit – 11 October 2005
Burgersfort
AngloPt / ARM(Modikwa)
AngloPt(Der Brochen)
AngloPt(Atock Mine)
AngloPt(Twickenham)
ARM / ImplatsTwo Rivers
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Salene MiningRhodium Reefs
7 km
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Two RiversConcentrator
Dwarsrivier Chrome
Klein Dwarsrivier bridge
UG2 Mining
Tailings Dam
Mining Portal
Inyoni Dam
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Milestone datesPurchase land & mineral rights December 2001EMPR & mining license approved March 2003WULA approved December 2003Trial Mining & access development January 2004Project submission to ARM & Implats December 2004
Project release, commence construction June 2005Conclude Bank Funding Agreement September 2005
Commence TRP mining production January 2006Commence concentrator ramp up September 2006Commercial operations December 2006Underground Mining at 185 000 tpm June 2007
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Permitting
Mining license approved March 2003
Obtained environmental approval in March 2003• Land tenant relocation program November 2001 to June 2004
• Plant & Animal relocation September 2003 to February 2004
North Open Pit EMPR amendment submitted November 2003
Water Use License Application approved December 2003
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Project Finance
Project Funding R 1.3 billion• 50% bank funded
• 50% ABSA / 50% Nedcor
• 50% shareholder / equity funded• 55% ARM / 45% Implats
Asset Finance R 0.3 billion• Mining Fleet (ABSA)• Lydenburg Housing Development (Nedcor)
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Mine, plant & infrastructureMining
Surface Stockpile 1 000 000 tons (September 2006)Underground 185 000 tpm (LOM)Open pit (north) 40 000 tpm (Years 2 - 5)Adit 25 000 tpm (Years 5 - 13)
Concentrator 2.5 M tpa MF2
82.5 % recovery @ 6E 4.18 g/tDesign 50% waste / No DMS / optical sortingToll smelt & refine @ IRS & Springs
InfrastructureWater supply of 2.9 million m3/a secured
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ResourcingEPCM Services
• Concentrator & Infrastructure (DRA)
Major contracts awarded• Mining access development (GLTA- Mining)• FFE Vecor – Mills• GLTA Civils – Civil construction• Cosira – Structural steelwork & Mechanical erection• Outokumpu – Thickeners & Float Cells• ECMP - Tailings Dam• Rooimech – Conveyors• Larox – Concentrate filter• Wade Walker – Portal electrical & instrumentation scope
Lydenburg Housing development• Mvela Phanda Construction / Sunset Bay Partnership
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Project / Construction
Overall project progress at 30%
Procurement commitments+ R 950 million to end September 2005+ 30 % BEE / HDSA commitment
Site labour forceCurrently 1,000
Projected maximum 1,800 to 2,000
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Overview on site construction
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August 2003
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Mining portal
Development Ore Stockpiles
Inyoni dam
Concentrator plant
Tailings dam
Klein Dwarsrivier bridge
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Mining portal
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Mining portal
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Mining portal
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Developmentore stockpiles
Klein DwarsrivierBridge
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Concentrator
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Tailings dam
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Inyoni dam
Lydenburg HousingDevelopment
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Operations Overview
Nico Muller
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Mining Access
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Bulk Sample Shaft
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Str
ike
dis
tance
400m
Main decline 690mReef decline 540m
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Extended Trial Mining Programme
Footwall conveyor development 550m
300m Strike developm
ent
On reef dip development 330m
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FW1 Pegmatoid
FW2 Norite
HW1 Pyroxenite
UG2 Leader
Pyroxenite Middling
UG2
Pyroxenite Lenses
Main decline 690mReef decline 540m
Str
ike
dis
tance
400m
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Geology
Channel cmg/t1,064cmg/t
9.06g/tUG2 Grade
5.37g/tChannel Grade
5.15g/tStope Head Grade
1.98mChannel Width
1.15mUG2 Width
415,000tProgressive Stockpile
4.47g/tStockpile Grade
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885cmg/t
6.26g/t
4.52g/t
4.28g/t
1.96m
1.20m
50,000t
3.86g/t
Sep 05Description Trial Mining
Burgersfort
AngloPt / ARM(Modikwa)
AngloPt(Der Brochen)
AngloPt(Atock Mine)
AngloPt(Twickenham)
Salene Mining(Rhodium Reefs)
Aquarius(Everest South)
Impala(Marula)
106 cm572 cmg/tPt:Pd=1:1
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Steelpoort Gap
185 cm781 cmg/tPt:Pd=5:3
4 128 16
Typical 6E Grade Profile
(6E g/t)
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Tons X 106
UG2 Resource Grade
Ptg/t
Pdg/t
Rhg/t
Aug/t
44E g/t 66E g/t
MeasuredIndicated
Inferred
11.748.7Nil
2.952.07
1.731.35
0.550.38
0.040.05
5.273.86
6.394.62
Total 60.4 2.23 1.41 0.41 0.05 4.10 4.93
Tons X 106
UG2 Reserve Grade
Ptg/t
Pdg/t
Rhg/t
Aug/t
44E g/t 66E g/t
ProvenProbable
10.529.8
2.041.86
1.151.20
0.380.35
0.030.03
3.593.44
4.354.11
Total 40.3 1.91 1.19 0.36 0.03 3.48 4.18
Resources & Reserves
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Mining
Mining reserve 40 MtLife of mine, 20 yearsUnderground mine with portal accessUnderground production of 185 000 tpmFully mechanized board & pillar miningOther ore supplies
Development ore stockpileNorth pit
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Planned Open Cast Mining
North Open Pit lifespan of 2 to 4 years
1.4 million tons of ore
60m highwall
Production Rate 40 000 tons/month
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Mining Production
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Concentrator feed
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50% U/G ROM50% Stockpile
Average annual sales
240 000 Oz PGMs
119 000 Oz Pt 74 000 Oz Pd 22 000 Oz Rh
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Operational Labour
Total labour plan = 1000 people650 Mine employees
350 Contracted out services
Employment of local labourTo the extent possible
Initial skills through contracting
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Social Development
-Sustainabilityassessment-Consultation
-Review closureplans-Retrenchment-Consultation
-Infrastructuresupport-Agriculturalprojects-Local economicsustainability-ABET-HIV-Capacity building
-Establishforums-Recruitment-Training-SMEdevelopment-Social plan
-Social profiling-Socio-economicimpact assessment-Consultation-Skills assessment-Relocation
SocialActivities
+/- 20 years+/- 2 years+/- 3 years
- Environmentalmonitoring
-Production reduced-Decommissioning-Rehabilitation
- Mineoperational
- Construction-Feasibility studies-EIA-EMPR-Planning-Mine application-Land purchase-Initial operations
MiningActivities
Monitoring PhaseClosure PhaseOperationalPhase
Project PhaseFeasibility Phase
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Regional and Local Authorities
Two Rivers Community Forum
I & APs
Alignment with mining related forums.
Stakeholder engagement
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QUESTIONS
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A joint venture with Impala Platinum Limited