The Project is located on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex in a structurally complex area close to the town of Brits. The geology of the Project Area is located within and adjacent to the Brits Graben and mines the UG2. The Merensky Reef in this area is not currently considered economically viable. The graben and associated faults result in the mine being split into three main sections/mining blocks.

The UCZ of the RLS outcrops extensively, striking in an east-west direction and dipping to the north from about 15° to 25°. Both the Merensky Reef and the UG2 outcrop in the area, with a middling of approximately 200 m. The UG2 occurs from outcrop down to a known depth of at least 2,000 m below surface.

The UG2 at CRM typically consists of a single chromitite layer some 1.35 m to 1.5 m thick. The leader hanging wall layers are generally absent or have coalesced with the main band to form a virtually homogenous chromitite. A very thin chromitite stringer (~1 mm thick) occurs at varying heights above the top of the chromitite in the immediate hanging wall. However, variations in the thickness of specific lithotypes do exist between individual drillholes, and several disturbances to the layering by pothole structures and mafic pegmatites have been encountered during mining and in some drillholes.

Both the Merensky Reef and the UG2 Reef outcrop in the area, with a middling of approximately 220 m. The UG2 Reef occurs from outcrop down to an est ........

The mining method used for the reclamation of the TSF is hydraulic mining combined with mechanical loading in areas where coarser material which is bonded in layers is encountered. Typically, these areas will be encountered along the perimeter of the TSF and along the compartments. Hydraulic mining involves the use of high-pressure water monitors (water jets) to erode the TSF in strategic sections or cuts.

The hydro mining units can be either manually controlled or remote operated. Units can be mounted in a stationary position or trackless to allow for mining flexibility in terms of manoeuvrability. The product which is converted into a slurry by the water jets, is washed downstream of the for collection in a sump.

The slurry is pumped from the sump via a slurry pipeline to the processing plant. Coarser material will be mechanically excavated and trucked to a scalping screen after which it will pass through a crusher, prior to pulping and mixing with the hydraulically mined material.

The TSF re-mining operation will be contracted operator. Zandfontein has appointed Paragon Tailings as the mining contractor. A 24/7 four shift rotational cycle is planned for the TSF re-mining operations. The cycle utilises three shifts per day, each working an eight-hour shift with the fourth shift being off. Shifts will be rotated on a weekly basis (SMS, 2017).

The required equipment associated with the hydro mining and mechanical mining of the TSF w ........

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