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South Africa
Amandelbult Complex (Dishaba Mine, Tumela Mine)

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 Location:
94 km N from Rustenburg, South Africa

  Regional Office:
144 Oxford Road Rosebank Melrose 2196 Marshalltown
PO Box 62179
Johannesburg
South Africa
2107
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • PGM
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Rhodium
  • Iridium
  • Ruthenium
  • Gold
  • Nickel
  • Copper
  • Chrome
Mining Method
  • Breast stoping with strike pillars
  • ULP / XLP
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Mine Life2048
Amandelbult complex comprises Tumela and Dishaba mines, and two operational concentrators with two chrome plants.

At the end of 2022, a decision was made to decommission the 50-year-old Merensky concentrator at Amandelbult, due to high operating costs and capital requirements. In line with a disciplined capital allocation framework, capital is prioritised in the highest-returning options; as a result, greater efficiencies can be achieved by upgrading and debottlenecking the existing U1 and U2 concentrators at Amandelbult. These are capital-light projects, that will enable tonnes mined to increase to some 7 million tonnes per annum by 2032 and can be milled at higher efficiency and lower cost through the existing infrastructure.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Anglo American plc. 79.2 % Indirect
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. wholly owns and operates the Amandelbult complex.

Anglo American plc. held through an effective 79.2% interest in Anglo American Platinum Limited.

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Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

The mines Tumela and Dishaba are forms part of the Amandelbult section and fully developed situated on the north-western limb of the Bushveld Complex.The mining occurs on both the Merensky Reef and the UG2 Reef horizons.

THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX
Formed over 2 billion years ago from multiple injections of magma into the earth’s crust many kilometres below the surface, the Bushveld Complex is geologically unique due to its size, uniformity of its layering and extent of known mineral content. This saucer-shaped intrusion is over 350km wide, 250km long and up to 12km thick. Over time, the rim of the intrusion has been exposed by erosion, revealing three separate main segments known as the Western, Eastern and Northern Limbs. The Western Limb is split into two lobes (north-western and south- western) by the Pilanesberg complex, a remnant of an alkaline volcanic plug intruded into the Bushveld Complex about 1,250 million years ago. The Eastern Limb is split into two lobes (north-eastern and south-eastern) by the north- east trending Steelpoort fault. The exposed segments exhibit layering of pyroxenites, norites, gabbros, anorthosites and chromitites and this layering occurs across the entire extent of the complex. Within the layers, mineralisation is found in specific horizons containing chromium, iron, titanium, vanadium, nickel, copper and PGM.

The Bushveld Complex comprises three main suites, namely the Rooiberg Group, Lebowa Granite Suite and Rustenburg ........


Mining Methods

  • Breast stoping with strike pillars
  • ULP / XLP


Summary:

The complex has two mines (Tumela and Dishaba) and three concentrators with a chrome plant. Current working infrastructure has five vertical and seven decline shaft systems to transport rock, employees and material, with mining on the Merensky and UG2 reef horizons. The operating depth for current workings runs from surface to 1.3km below surface. The primary mining method used at Amandelbult complex is scattered breast mining for both Dishaba and Tumela mines. Conventional scattered breast mining is preceded by haulage development below reef, parallel to strike. Access to the reef horizon is developed by means of south or north crosscuts. On-reef true dip raises or winzes connect to cross-cuts on different levels by means of step overs and travelling ways. The ore passes are generally done by inverse drilling (from the reef horizon down to the crosscut). Modernised equipment is being rolled out on the stoping horizon to address safety and efficiency concerns, including the introduction of cycle mining, split panels utilising throw blasting and water-jet cleaning to eliminate the use of scraper winches. Extra-low profile (XLP) mechanised mining method is being implemented at the 15E dropdown project area since inception in 2019. The XLP mechanised mining is an underground mining method designed to exploit narrow reef orebodies (1.2m to 1.7m width) with a dip less than 22°. It maximises reef extraction by placing the primary development (main infrastructure) on reef. A con ........


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityProductUnits2023202220212020201920182017
PGM Metal in concentrate koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required868858
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required7,057 kt6,961 kt7,049 kt
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required7,057 kt6,961 kt7,049 kt
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 78.9 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.47 g/t 11.3 M oz
Probable 10.6 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 5.02 g/t 1.7 M oz
Proven & Probable 89.5 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.53 g/t 13.1 M oz
Measured 131.6 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 5.69 g/t 24.1 M oz
Indicated 154.1 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 6.1 g/t 30.2 M oz
Measured & Indicated 285.8 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 5.91 g/t 54.3 M oz
Inferred 113.9 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 6.26 g/t 22.9 M oz
Total Resource 399.6 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 6.01 g/t 77.2 M oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202220212020201920182017
Cash costs PGM USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 864 / oz   815 / oz  
Cash costs Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required 1,695 / oz   1,596 / oz  
Total cash costs Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required 1,717 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (sold) PGM USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required† 794 / oz†   955 / oz†  
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Operating Costs:

Units20222021202020192018201720162015
Total operating costs ($/t milled) ZAR 2,2781,9862,1091,5101,3001,1971,0921,069

Financials:

Units2022202120202019201820172016
Sustaining costs M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 811   563  
Capital expenditures M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 980   456   364  
Growth Capital M ZAR  ......  Subscription required
Revenue M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 13,192   11,423   10,870  
EBIT M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,269   450   669  
EBITDA M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 2,031   1,173   1,498  
Operating Cash Flow M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Result 2022
Integrated Report 2022
Integrated Report 2022
Other 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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Annual Report 2018
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Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2017
Other 2017
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2017
Annual Report 2016
Financial Review 2016
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2016
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2016
Annual Report 2015
Annual Report 2015
Annual Report 2015
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2015
Other 2014
Technical Report 2013
Corporate Presentation 2011
Other 2011
Other 2006
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