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South Africa
Eland Mine

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 Location:
70 km N from Johannesburg, South Africa

  Address:
Farm Elandsfontein 440 JQ, District of Brits
South Africa
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit & Underground
Commodities
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Rhodium
  • Gold
  • Chrome
  • Iridium
  • Ruthenium
Mining Method
  • Breast stoping with strike pillars
  • Hydraulic mining
Mine Life30 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
At Eland mine, processing of surface sources continues. Development of the Kukama decline system has progressed well, as has strike development to connect with the Maroelabult mine which was purchased from Eastern Platinum Limited. Underground stoping ramp-up is in progress. In addition, open-pit mining of UG2 commenced in the eastern portion of the mining right during the first quarter of the 2022 financial year. First ore was delivered to the concentrator during the second quarter.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Northam Platinum Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Eland Platinum Proprietary Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct

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Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

The Bushveld sequence at Eland mine is similar to that within the broader southeastern portion of the western limb but shows stratigraphic variation from west to east. The Critical Zone sequence, being fully developed in the west, thins within the far eastern portion of the property. This is similar to the southern portions of Booysendal and is also related to the Bushveld sequence abutting onto basement highs. The impact of this abutment manifests itself in disruption to the morphology and internal structure of the UG2 Reef. Despite this, both reefs are continuous across the property. This has led to the characterisation of three UG2 Reef subtypes (facies) transitioning from west to east as the Normal, Split and Zilkaats sub-type domains.

Merensky Reef
The Merensky Reef is the upper mineralised portion of the 13 m thick Merensky pyroxenite, generally extending over 2 m to 3 m. The Merensky pyroxenite is immediately overlain by a sequence of competent norites. No facies have been defined, but surface morphology disruption is evident in the far east of the property. The Mineral Resource channel is defined as a fixed cut of 3 m below the hangingwall contact.

UG2 Reef
The internal structure of the UG2 Reef is similar to that found in the remainder of the western limb, albeit thicker and lacking continuous chromitite stringers or leaders in the immediate hangingwall. Three reef facies have been defined; Normal, Split and Zilkaats. The UG2 Normal an ........


Mining Methods

  • Breast stoping with strike pillars
  • Hydraulic mining


Summary:

EM is an established mine, with a Concentrator Plant that produces PGM and chromite concentrate.

Two different mining methods are undertaken at EM at two sections, namely underground mining at Elandsfontein and opencast mining at Zilkaatsnek.

Elandsfontein
Opencast mining operations commenced in 2006 prior to the commissioning of the Concentrator Plant, to build up an ore stockpile. The opencast workings were accessed via two boxcuts, located along the length of the UG2 outcrop. Mining took place on both sides of each of the boxcuts (SLR, 2012). Excess waste rock was used for the construction of the TSF Paddocks and roads.

The opencast reserves on the Farm Elandsfontein have been mined out (SLR, 2012).

The underground mining operation is divided into two mining blocks. These areas are accessed through two decline portals in the high wall of the initial opencast boxcuts (SLR, 2012). These are referred to as the Nyala (eastern portal) and Kukama (western portal) Shafts. Each portal contains two declines, providing access to the underground workings.

Zilkaatsnek
The mining method for the Zilkaatsnek opencast operation comprise of a series of boxcuts, which, once the ore has been removed, the next cut of overburden is removed and the initial void backfilled. Voids will be backfilled as part of the EP Proposed Projects.

Re-mining
EP has been authorised to re-mine the tailings in Paddock 1. The tail ........


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityProductUnits2022202120202019
Platinum Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) Metal in concentrate oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Chrome Concentrate kt  ......  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
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2022202120202019
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Reserves at June 30, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 7.37 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 2.87 g/t 0.68 M oz
Probable 23.54 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.33 g/t 2.52 M oz
Proven & Probable 30.91 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.22 g/t 3.2 M oz
Measured 33.45 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.95 g/t 4.25 M oz
Indicated 31.19 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.34 g/t 3.35 M oz
Inferred 52.51 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.05 g/t 6.83 M oz
Total Resource 117.15 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.83 g/t 14.43 M oz

Commodity Production Costs:

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Financials:

Units20222021202020192018
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Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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