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South Africa
Booysendal Mine

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 Location:
151 km SE from Mokopane, South Africa

  Address:
Building 4, 1st Floor Maxwell Office Park Magwa Crescent West Waterfall City Jukskei View
PO Box 412694 Craighall 2024
Johannesburg
South Africa
2090
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Rhodium
  • Gold
  • Ruthenium
  • Iridium
  • Chrome
Mining Method
  • Bord-and-pillar
Production Start...
Mine Life25 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Northam Platinum Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Northam Platinum Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary Booysendal Platinum Proprietary Limited is the 100% owner of the Booysendal Mine.

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Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

The Bushveld Complex stratigraphic sequence at Booysendal is similar to that found across the southern compartment of the eastern limb. The Critical Zone stratigraphy is fully developed. The middling between the UG2 and Merensky Reefs is in the order of 175 m in the northernand central portions of the property. The sequence is, however, subject to thinning in the far southern portion, which is linked to the RLS strata abutting onto a basement high. The impact of this "abutment" is further manifested in localised zones of disruption to surface morphology and internal structure of the two reefs. This has led to the characterisation of three geozones within the Booysendal site, these being the Normal, Slump and Abutment geozones. Despite this progressive disruption to the south, the reef surfaces are interpreted to be continuous across the property.

The internal structure of the UG2 Reef is similar to that found on the western limb, whereas the Merensky Reef is typical of the thick pyroxenite-type unit of the northern portion of the eastern limb as well as that of the southeastern portion of the western limb.

Merensky Reef
The Merensky Reef rests in the upper mineralised portion of the Merensky pyroxenite unit, generally extending over 110 cm. It is immediately overlain by a sequence of competent, norite bearing strata. A stringer chromitite layer may be present approximately 10 cm below the top of the Merensky pyroxenite. PGM and base metal mineralisa ........


Mining Methods

  • Bord-and-pillar


Summary:

Booysendal consist of two Mining Rights (MR), namely the Booysendal North MR and the Booysendal South MR (old Everest mine). These MR are managed as one operation divided into five operational areas. Booysendal North (the existing mining operation), BCM1, BCM2 and BS1/2 (all four of these areas are located on the Booysendal North MR), while the Valley Boxcut and the existing Everest mine (BS4) is located on the Booysendal South Mining Right.

The relatively large vertical separation of the reefs leads to separate districts for the UG2 and Merensky mining, accessed via separate development tunnels. The Booysendal North and South mines are underground, mechanised bord and pillar mines, accessed from surface via ramp decline systems.

The North UG2 mine decline system comprises three declines on the plane of reef and one decline situated 20 m into the footwall of the reef, containing a belt for ore handling. This footwall belt decline extends to 1 300 m in the down-dip direction from the UG2 outcrop, after which all decline development is on the plane of reef. An ore silo decouples the footwall and on-reef belt systems. Decline systems for the South UG2 mines comprise four declines on the plane of reef.

Mining sections extend over a dip length of 144 m, equating to a vertical interval of 25 m. Strike drives are inclined at 5° above the line of strike. Mechanised boom rigs and LHDs are employed in mining and development. Strike belts within the driv ........


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityProductUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Platinum Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required114,865
Palladium Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Rhodium Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Ruthenium Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Iridium Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,812,253 t2,773 kt2,662 kt
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,868,282 t2,669,072 t2,487,594 t
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Reserves at June 30, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 63.97 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 2.66 g/t 5.46 M oz
Probable 65.91 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 2.73 g/t 5.67 M oz
Proven & Probable 129.88 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 2.67 g/t 11.13 M oz
Measured 247.58 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.15 g/t 25.05 M oz
Indicated 159.8 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.93 g/t 20.22 M oz
Inferred 425.92 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.09 g/t 55.98 M oz
Total Resource 833.3 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.78 g/t 101.25 M oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202220212020201920182017
Cash costs 6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) ZAR  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 8,548 / oz†  
Cash costs 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) ZAR  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 10,332 / oz†  
Cash costs Platinum ZAR  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 17,090 / oz†   15,747 / oz†  
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Operating Costs:

Units20222021202020192018
Direct operating costs ($/t milled) ZAR 1,019945981780709

Financials:

Units2022202120202019201820172016
Sustaining costs M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 136.1  
Capital expenditures M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,953   773.8  
Revenue M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 3,035   2,574   1,973  
Operating Income M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 525.4   437.4   176  
Pre-tax Income M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 386.8   424.3   286.9  
After-tax Income M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 277.5   277.3   204  
EBITDA M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 692.4  
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Pipelines
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Report 2022
Financial Review 2022
Other 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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Annual Report 2018
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Annual Report 2016
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