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Zimbabwe
Zimplats Mine

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 Location:
116 km SW from Harare, Zimbabwe

  Address:
Ward 10 & 11 Between Growth Points Bumbe, Turf and Tyrone Kadoma District
P.O. Box 61
Selous
Zimbabwe
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Gold
  • Rhodium
  • Ruthenium
  • Iridium
  • Nickel
Mining Method
  • Room-and-pillar
Production Start...
Mine Life39 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
Zimplats operates four underground mines and a concentrator at Ngezi. The Selous Metallurgical Complex (SMC), located some 77 kilometres north of the underground operations, comprises a concentrator and a smelter.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. 87 % Indirect
Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
Zimplats Holdings Limited is a subsidiary (87% shareholding) of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats). The remaining 13% is owned by independent shareholders. Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Limited is a majority owned operating subsidiary of Zimplats Holdings Limited.

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Deposit Type

  • Magmatic


Summary:

The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe developed as a series of initially discrete magma chamber compartments which coalesced as the chambers filled. The Great Dyke has been sub-divided into five sub-chambers, namely the Wedza, Selukwe (Shurugwi), Sebakwe, Darwendale and Musengezi sub-chambers. The stratigraphic units in each sub-chamber are classified into the ultramafic (lower) and the mafic (upper) sequence. The ultramafic rocks are dominated from the base upwards by dunite, harzburgite and pyroxenite, while the mafic rocks consist mainly of gabbro and gabbronorite. Thin layers of chromitite occur at the bottom of cyclic units throughout the ultramafic sequences. The PGM-bearing horizon is known as the Main Sulphide Zone (MSZ), which is part of the lower sequence and is located below the contact with the mafic sequence. The MSZ is located in the P1 pyroxenite, from 5m to about 50m below the ultramafic/mafic contact. The MSZ is a continuous layer, 2m to 10m thick, and forms an elongated basin. The Zone strikes north-northeast, dips between 5° and 20° on the margins, and flattens towards the axis (centre) of the basin. Peak base metal and PGM values are offset vertically with palladium peaking at the base, platinum in the centre and nickel towards the top. Visual identification of the MSZ is difficult; therefore, systematic monitoring of the reef using various sampling methods is needed to guide mining.

Mining occurs in areas where the dip is less than 9°, which are referred ........


Mining Methods

  • Room-and-pillar


Summary:

The schematic of the Zimplats operation cuts obliquely across the 2m to 10m thick platinum-bearing MSZ orebody with an approximate northnortheast strike distance of 16km at Ngezi in the south, where the Mupani, Bimha, Mupfuti, Rukodzi and Ngwarati portals are located.

Rukodzi Mine closed operations in June 2022, and the teams were deployed to Bimha and Mupani mines

The development of Mupani Mine, a replacement mine for depleted Rukodzi Mine and Ngwarati Mine which depletes in FY2025, is progressing well and on schedule. The upgrade of Mupani Mine from the current design capacity of 2.2Mtpa to 3.6Mtpa to replace part of the tonnage contribution from Mupfuti Mine on depletion in FY2027 was approved. The mine is scheduled to reach production of 2.2Mtpa in September 2024 (full replacement of Ngwarati and Rukodzi mines) and full production of 3.6Mtpa in August 2028.

The upgrade of Bimha Mine from the current design capacity of 2.0Mtpa to 3.1Mtpa to replace part of the tonnage from Mupfuti Mine which will deplete in FY2027 is progressing well and on schedule. The upgraded Bimha Mine is expected to achieve full production of 3.1Mtpa in FY2023.

Mining Method
A mechanised bord and pillar mining method is employed to extract ore from stopes whose nominal stope width is 2.5m. Mine access is through declines which are generally located centrally in each Mineral Resource block. Any asymmetry is accounted for in the mine production schedul ........


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Production:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required578602
Platinum koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Gold oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Ruthenium oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Iridium oz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in matte. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required6,682,896 t6,800,518 t7,017,169 t
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required6,485,512 t6,569,817 t6,715,963 t
Annual processing capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required6.4 Mt
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Reserves at June 30, 2022:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt Platinum 11.8 M oz
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt Palladium 9.3 M oz
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt Rhodium 0.98 M oz
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.18 g/t 23.8 M oz
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt 6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) 3.36 g/t 25.2 M oz
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt Nickel 0.1 %
Proven & Probable 233.2 Mt Copper 0.08 %
Total Resource 984 Mt Platinum 55.5 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt Palladium 41.2 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt Gold 8.39 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt Ruthenium 4.06 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) 3.46 g/t 109.5 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt 6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) 3.65 g/t 115.5 M oz
Total Resource 984 Mt Nickel 0.12 %
Total Resource 984 Mt Copper 0.09 %

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Cash costs 6E (Pt,Pd,Rh,Au,Ir,Ru) USD  ......  Subscription required&nbs  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 615 / oz   583 / oz  
Cash costs Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1,313 / oz   1,249 / oz  
Cash costs Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required† -14 / oz†   271 / oz†  
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Platinum USD  ......  Subscription required† 418 / oz†  
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† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units2021202020192018201720162015
Total operating costs ($/t milled) USD 57545454525162

Financials:

Units2023202220212020201920182017
Capital expenditures (planned) M USD  ......  Subscription required
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 135.7   63.3  
Revenue M  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 7,485  ZAR 7,038  ZAR
Gross profit M  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 2,045  ZAR 1,285  ZAR
Pre-tax Income M  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
After-tax Income M  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 40  ZAR 576  ZAR
EBITDA M  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 2,992  ZAR
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Pipelines
TypeMaterialDiameterLengthDescription


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of June 30, 2022:
HME TypeSize
Bolter
Drill jumbo (single boom)
Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) 10 t
Truck (dump)

Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Result 2022
Financial Review 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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Annual Report 2018
Fact Sheet 2018
Financial Review 2018
Integrated Report 2018
Integrated Report 2017
Integrated Report 2017
Other 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2016
Fact Sheet 2016
Other 2015
Other 2010
Project Description 2006
Other 2005
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