Zimplats Ngezi Operations26 October 2007
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Brief History of Zimplats
• 1999 Hartley Platinum Mine at Selous closed and placed under care and maintenance.
• By 1999 Zimplats had acquired all the claims for the entire Hartley Complex within the Great Dyke.
• 2001 Ngezi Open Pit mining commenced, with ore delivery in December. Selous (SMC) plant recommissioned. Ngezi highway built.
• 2003 Development of first underground trial mine.• 2006 Underground mine commissioned.• 2006 36% of claims released to Government through an
agreement• 2006 Expansion project approved
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SAFETY
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SHE Performance
9
0
0.92
FY 06
3
0
0.28
FY 07
2
0
0.19
6
1
0.60
3
0
0.46
9
2
1.55
LTIs
Fatals
LTIFR
BP 08FY05FY04FY03
Fatality free shifts 3.3 Million (as at 21 October 07)
LTI free days: 6 Days
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SHE Highlights
• Received the following National Social Authority (NSSA) safety awards:
• Top National• Top Sectorial• Top Provincial
• Underground operations adjudged to be best Implats group safety performers.
• Retained ISO 14 001 certification.
• SMC won the 2006/07 National Environmental competition for the 4th time in a row.
• The Ngezi opencast closure plan finalized and approved by the Environmental Management Agency. Implementation in progress.
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ZIMPLATS RESOURCES AND RESERVES
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Zimbabwe Satellite
Great Dyke -
Visible from Space
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Platinum in Zimbabwe
MusengeziComplex
Selukwe Complex
Wedza Complex
Unki (Anglo)
Mimosa (Implats & Aquarius)(Implats & Aquarius)
Hartley Platinum MineSelous Metallurgical Complex
(Zimplats)
Ngezi Mining Operations(Zimplats)(Zimplats)
N
0 200
Kilometres
HartleyComplex
Harare
Bulawayo
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Zimplats Resources and Reserves Statement
6.120.026.1
3.09.9
12.9
57.0184.3241.3
Ore Reserves (O/Cast and P1- P7 <9º)ProvedProbableTotal
13.668.0
100.8182.4
6.733.748.488.7
115573875
1 563
Mineral Resources & ReservesMeasuredIndicatedInferredTotal
4EMoz
PtMoz
Mt
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N
5km 0 5km
Distribution of Resources
Hartley22 M oz 4E
Lease Extension84 M oz 4E
P3 – 10 Steep25 M oz 4E
P8-10 Flat11 M oz 4E
P1-7 Flat29 M oz 4E
Open Pit2 M oz 4E
SMC
Ngezi
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MINING OPERATIONS
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Ngezi Mining Operations
New Plant Site
Eagle’s Nest
Village
Turf Housing
Portal 4
Portal 2
Open Cast
Portal 1
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Current Production - Opencast
• Opencast at 100,000 tpm at 3.25 g/t 4E• Managed by Zimplats• Contract run by MCC, subcontracting KW Blasting for drilling• AEL contracted to carry out charging and blasting• Strip mining at 13:1 strip ratio and 3.0m reef width• Ongoing rehabilitation• Scheduled to close April 2008
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Underground Mining - Portal 2
• Portal 2 Underground at 84,000 tpm at 3.57 g/t 4E• Managed and operated by Zimplats, with maintenance
contract (Sandvik) on the mining fleet• Room and pillar mining at 2.5m stoping height• Ore trucked from underground to a surface crusher• 4 fleets in production, each fleet producing 21,000 tpm ore
• LHD (Toro 400 LP)• 25t dump truck (EJC 433)• Face drilling rig (Axera LP 126) • roof bolting rig (Axera LP 126)
• Life of Mine 14 years (to 2019)
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Current Production - Portal 2
• Full production achieved in July 06
• Good performance in first year of full production -1.027mt achieved (45% of total ore production).
• Grade performance excellent at 3.64g/t 4E -3% above prior year.
• Cost within project estimates averaging US$ 18/t ore mined (approximately 60% of open pit cost).
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Current Production
• Total Production 184,000 tpm at 3.40 g/t 4E
Opencast Mining
100,000 tpm
100,000t @ 3.25 g/t
Portal 2 Underground
84,000 tpm
84,000t @ 3.57 g/t
184,000 t @ 3.40 g/t SMC Concentrator
184,000 tpm
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Mining Production Statistics
670,275
670,275
FY02
4,106Underground-P4
140,48121,906Underground-P1
999,9911,027,132787,800311,054184,33732,567Underground-P2
1,126,0001,276,6961,447,2501,826,4141,927,7601,966,876Opencast
2,270,5002,325,7342,235,0502,137,4682,122,0971,999,443Total Ore mined (tonnes)
BP08FY07FY06FY 05FY 04FY 03
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Crushing and Road Haulage
•Opencast ore crushed to -300mm, stockpiled in dome
•Portal 2 ore crushed to -140mm, conveyed to dome
•Crushed ore hauled by road train to SMC plant (77km)
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Phase 1 expansion project
§ Approved in May 2006 at cost of USD258 million.§ In May 2007 cost revised to USD340 million.§ Cost increase mainly due to re-configuration of new
concentrator, increase in steel prices as well as the overvalued ZWD.
§ Project consists of 1,2 mtpa Portal 1 (to replace the open cast mine), 1.5 mtpa Portal 4 , 2 mtpa concentrator , 715 employee houses and related infrastructure.
§ Project will enable replacement of open cast ore and increase annual platinum production from 97 000 oz to 160 000 oz from FY11
§ Portal 1 scheduled to commence production in October 2008.
§ Portal 4 and new concentrator to commence full production in June 2010.
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Portal 1
• Underground mine using room and pillar method at 2.5m stoping height
• Planned at 105,000 tpm, using 5 fleets. Labour 390• Trucking ore out of mine to surface crusher• Project milestones
• To mine and stockpile 140,000 tonnes ore by June 2008
• To mine 353.000 tonnes ore by Oct 2008 • To achieve full production Mar 2009
• Scheduled to replace opencast ore as from October 2008
• Current status - opening up production areas• Life of Mine – 14 years (2021)
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Portal 4
• Underground mine using room and pillar method at 2.5m stoping height
• Access to shallow dipping production areas through 700m waste declines
• Conveying of ore from underground to surface crusher• Planned at 126,000 tpm, using 6 fleets (with potential to
expand to 189,000 tpm using 9 fleets). Labour 535• Project milestones
• To reach ore horizon in March 2008, ready for ventilation shafts• To mine and stockpile 195,000 tonnes ore by June 2009• To achieve full production Feb 2010
• Portal 4 will feed the New Ngezi concentrator• Current status – development of declines ongoing• Life of Mine – 31 years (2039)
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Turf Village
•1 Bedroomed Housing – 330 units planned
•Pat Grade BH Housing
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Turf Village
•2 Bedroomed Housing – 174 units planned
•Pat Grade CL Housing
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Turf Village
•3 Bedroomed Housing – 201 units planned
•Pat Grade CH+ Housing
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Safety
• Please wear safety equipment issued to you• Remain with the group all the times• Check your footing• Don’t touch any machinery• Feel free to highlight any unsafe condition/ behaviour• Ask if in doubt
We Care About Your Safety!We Care About Your Safety!
Your safety and that of our employees are the most important aspects of our business
Thank You
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