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South Africa
Mototolo Complex

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 Location:
41 km SW from Burgersfort, 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
Mining Method
  • Bord-and-pillar
Production Start...
Mine Life2074
Mototolo Mine and Der Brochen project have merged and now report as a consolidated complex.

The consolidated operation has transformed into a new PGM complex following the approval for the development of Der Brochen south project and extension of the life-of-asset in 2021. The complex is focused on extending the life-ofasset and remaining in the first half of the cost curve.

Execution of the project commenced during 2022 and will bring into operation a new shaft to progressively complement production from existing shaft infrastructure at Mototolo. Feasibility studies to expand this project to 320ktpm are underway and anticipated to be completed at the end of 2023.


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 Mototolo 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 Mototolo – Der Brochen Complex, is an important part of Anglo American’s PGMs portfolio, located in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. It lies within mountainous topography southwest of Burgersfort and west of Lydenburg with elevations varying between 975m and 2,000m above mean sea level.

Mototolo is a mechanised, low-cost, high-quality Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) mine, accessed by two decline shafts; Lebowa in the north and Borwa in the south. Current mining operations are focused on the UG2 Reef with exposures of the Merensky Reef limited to several historic adits over the strike length.

The Merensky and UG2 Reefs are vertically separated by approximately 175m and strike almost north-south over an outcrop length of 11 to 12km, dipping between 10° and 12° in a westerly direction. Continuity to a depth in excess of 2,000m has been established on the western limit of the lease area.

The UG2 Reef is characterised by a single chromitite layer known as the Main Band (averaging 1.18m in thickness) overlain by a poikilitic feldspathic pyroxenite (approximately 1.07m) and a series of narrow chromitite layers. These chromitite layers occurring in the hangingwall of the UG2 have been collectively classified as the ‘Triplets’ with an average thickness of 0.80m. The first triplet, UT1, is normally 2 to 5cm thick followed by UT2, a diffuse chromitite layer that is approximately 10 to 25cm thick with a characteristic pegmatoidal ........


Mining Methods

  • Bord-and-pillar


Summary:

Mototolo complex is a mechanised, trackless, bord-and-pillar underground operation which extracts the UG2 Reef from near outcrop, extending to over 450m below surface. The low profile (LP) underground mining equipment utilised is designed to exploit narrow reef orebodies (>1.8m width) with dip less than 22°. It maximises reef extraction by placing the primary development (main infrastructure) on reef. Access to the orebody is by means of a three-barrel decline system. All the development is done on-reef at an apparent angle of 9°. Strike development provides machine access, rock handling, as well as all the necessary services and infrastructure to the panels. The strike development incorporates one transport drive and one belt drive connected by laterals every 75m. The ledging starts off with developing the panels on strike from the decline cluster, with the ledging layout consisting of 16 panels on the western and eastern sides respectively.

Current mine infrastructure consists of two decline shafts, Lebowa and Borwa, a concentrator and a chromite processing plant. The Der Brochen decline shaft is currently being developed. The ore is extracted from the two shafts and transported by overland conveyor belts to the concentrator.


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
PGM koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required326185
Platinum koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  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 required2.4 Mt2.4 Mt
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required2,320 kt3,108 kt1,908 kt
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 73.3 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.38 g/t 8 M oz
Probable 55.7 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.13 g/t 5.6 M oz
Proven & Probable 129 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.27 g/t 13.6 M oz
Measured 79.4 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.32 g/t 11 M oz
Indicated 128.3 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.22 g/t 17.4 M oz
Measured & Indicated 207.7 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.26 g/t 28.5 M oz
Inferred 197.7 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.2 g/t 26.7 M oz
Total Resource 405.4 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 4.23 g/t 55.2 M oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202220212020201920182017
Cash costs PGM USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 678 / oz   691 / oz  
Cash costs Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required 1,473 / oz   1,496 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (sold) PGM USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 837 / oz†   775 / oz†  
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 684 / oz†   1,033 / oz†  
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Operating Costs:

Units20222021202020192018201720162015
Total operating costs ($/t milled) ZAR 1,2131,1421,122879815786678625

Financials:

Units202220212020201920182017
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Capital expenditures M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 407   217  
Revenue M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 4,060   2,436  
EBIT M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 798   334  
EBITDA M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,182   534  
Operating Cash Flow M ZAR  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required -82  
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Pipelines and Water Supply
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Result 2022
Integrated Report 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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Annual Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2017
Annual Report 2016
Financial Review 2016
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2016
Annual Report 2015
Annual Report 2015
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2015
Other 2014
Other 2011
Other 2010
Technical Report 2009
Other 2007
Other 2000
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