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Elikhulu TRP Mine

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Elikhulu TRP Mine

Location: 37 W from Bethal, South Africa

Address:

The Firs, 2nd Floor, Office 204 Cnr Biermann and Cradock Avenues Rosebank
Johannesburg
South Africa
2196

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Summary

Mine TypeTailings
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Hydraulic mining
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SnapshotElikhulu, Pan African's flagship tailings retreatment operation, distinguishes itself as one of Southern Africa's lowest-cost gold mining operations.

The ore being treated at the Elikhulu operation originated from the previously mined and metallurgically treated Kimberley Reef from the Winkelhaak, Leslie/Bracken and Kinross Mines as part of Evander Mines’ historical operations.

In May 2022, Pan African became the first South African mining company to commission a utility-scale, grid-tied solar plant at Evander Mines, supplies clean energy to Elikhulu, meeting approximately 30% of its annual power needs.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Pan African Resources plc 100 % Indirect
Evander Gold Mines (Pty) Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
The Elikhulu operation owned and operated by Pan African, re-treats historical gold plant tailings.
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Deposit type

  • Tailings

Summary:

Deposition material of historically treated metallurgical tailings from the Kinross, Leslie/Bracken and Winkelhaak Mines.

The material is confined to the deposition site of historical tailings and approximately 1m beneath the historical footprint. The ore consists of oxidised tailings containing pyrite-associated gold which was not recovered in the initial treatment process.

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Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2025202420232022202120202019
Gold oz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe46,201
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics2025202420232022202120202019
Annual processing capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe14,400,000 t
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe11,767,018 t
Tonnes processed  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe10,848,209 t
Annual production capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe75 koz of gold metal in doré

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2025202420232022202120202019
Cash costs (sold) Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 555 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 587 / oz **  
All-in costs Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 1,410 / oz **  
** Net of By-Product.

Operating Costs

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Mine Financials

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Capital expenditures (planned) M USD
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Capital expenditures M  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 534.6  ZAR
Revenue M  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 822.9  ZAR
EBITDA M  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 441.4  ZAR

Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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