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Facility visit 11 October 2005

Facility visit 11 Oct Presentation final to web/media/... · Leuconorite Unit 10 20 16 Optimal Stoping Cut (per shaft area) zMine average planned at 102 cm – Currently 105cm. Vertical

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  • Facility visit11 October 2005

  • AgendaAgenda

    ●● SafetySafety●● OOre bodyre body●● Mining methodsMining methods●● ProductionProduction●● Operating costsOperating costs●● Capital expenditureCapital expenditure●● Human resourcesHuman resources●● Key business issues Key business issues

  • 3 000m

    FOREST HILL

    BRAKFONTEIN

    KLIPFONTEIN

    HACKNEY

    DOORNBOSCH

    CLAPHAM

    466 KS

    ZWARTKOPPIES 413 KS

    465 KS

    464 KS

    116 KT117 KT

    118 KT

    WATERKOP 113 KT

    MECKLENBURG112 KT

    CROYDON120 KT

    SURBITON115 KT

    THE SHELTER121 KT

    AVOCA472 KS

    507 KS

    BALMORAL508 KS

    542 KSHILL

    GROOTHOEK256 KT

    MOOIHOEK255 KT

    TOUW282 KT

    294 KT

    NOOIT-324 KT

    VERWACHT

    MAGNETS -

    541 KSVLAKTE

    543 KSKOP

    252 KT

    GROOT -

    284 KTVYGEBOOM

    WIN

    NAAR

    SHOE

    K

    HOEPA -

    291 KTKRANZ

    GARA -

    DE KAMP

    PASCHASKRAAL

    TWICKENHAM114 KT

    QUARTZ

    KLOOF539 KS

    DE KOM

    DSJATE249 KT

    DINGAANS -

    HOOGSTE -PUNT

    290 KT

    323 KT HOUTBOSCH

    EERSTE GELUK322 KT 2 000m

    1 000m

    250 K

    T

    ZWEM -

    283 KTKLOOF

    TWYFE -

    119 KT LAAR

    Merensky Reef

    UG 2

    FERN

    EASTERN BUSHVELD

    GENOKAKOP285 KT

    Maandagshoekfarm

    Rustenburg

    Potgietersrust

    Witbank

    Warmbaths

    PRETORIA

    Barplats

    Kennedys Vale

    RPM. RUSTENBURG

    NORTHAM

    RPM. UNION

    PP RUST

    LEBOWA

    RPM. AMANDELBULT

    IMPALA

    WESTERN ANDEASTERN PLATS BARPLATS

    CROCODILE RIVERBAFOKENG

    Bushveld Complex

    Amplats Mines

    Impala Mines - Gencor

    Lonrho Mines

    Goldfields Mines - Northam

    B U S H V E L D C O M P L E X

    25 O

    Republic of South Africa

    25 O

    Lydenburg

    SOUTH AFRICA

    AFRICA

    254 KT

    HENDRIKSPLAATS281 KT

    292 KT

    DRIEKOP253 KT

    MAANDAGSHOEK

    ONVERWACHT

    WINTERVELD293 KT

    Locality Locality –– Modikwa Platinum MineModikwa Platinum Mine

  • LocationJV area

  • Safety

  • Lost time injury frequency rate

    0.00

    0.50

    1.00

    1.50

    2.00

    2.50

    3.00

    3.50

    4.00

    4.50

    5.00

    Act/F_cast 1.51 3.39 4.56 2.79

    2002 2003 2004 YTD

  • Fatalities

    0.00

    0.50

    1.00

    1.50

    2.00

    2.50

    3.00

    3.50

    Act/F_cast 1 3 3 1

    2002 2003 2004 YTD

  • GeologyResources/reserves

  • Modikwa Platinum Mine Modikwa Platinum Mine –– lease arealease area

    24.8 km

    Not to scale

    Total lease area 14 278 haTotal lease area 14 278 ha

    N

    Mpumalanga Province

  • Modikwa Platinum Mine Modikwa Platinum Mine –– mining areamining area

    Deepening of North shaft declines by 1 level commenced in 2005.

    Base casePhase 1

    North shaftextension

    South shaftextensionPhase 2

    Phase 3

  • Stoping

    Profile

    UG 3A

    UG 3

    UG 2

    UG 1

    91m

    15m

    10m

    058cm

    Triplet 3

    Triplet 2

    Triplet 15cm

    12cm

    12cm

    15 to 70cm

    FW

    HW

    UG2

    Channel

    BRC

    TRC

    17cm

    NORITE

    SPOTTED ANORTHOSITE

    MOTTLED ANORTHOSITE

    PYROXENITE

    PORPHYRITIC PYROXENITE

    PEGMATOIDAL PYROXENITE

    HARZBURGITE

    CHROMITITE STRINGER

    CHROMITITE

    - L E G E N D -

    StratigraphicStratigraphic column in proximity of UG2column in proximity of UG2

    ● Outcropping Merensky & UG2 , Westerly Dip ~11°

    ● Merensky to UG2 separation approximately 260m

    ● Variable middling of triplets and Leuconorite Parting Plane (LPP) to Top Reef Contact (TRC) on UG2

    ● Norite-Fsp Pyroxenite contact 40-60 cm above MR

  • 50

    58 61

    20 -45

    30 25

    821

    17

    371010

    4885

    56

    4

    21 21 21

    NORTH SHAFT SOUTH SHAFT HILL ADITS

    107 Planned101 Planned 97 Planned

    TRC

    BRC

    UG2

    Leuconorite Unit

    1020 16

    Optimal Optimal StopingStoping CutCut(per shaft area)(per shaft area)

    Mine average planned at 102 cm – Currently 105cm

  • Vertical grade distribution in UG2

    South ShaftNorth Shaft

    Reef channel

    Hanging wallFoot wall

    Average g/t 4E: North 5.65 South 5.99 Total 5.81

  • Measured Resource

    Indicated ResourceInferred Resource

    2004 UG2 resource 2004 UG2 resource categoriescategories

    (Data Mine model)(Data Mine model)

  • Indicated ResourceInferred Resource

    117 boreholes

    2004 2004 MerenskyMerenskyresource categoriesresource categories

    (Data Mine model)(Data Mine model)

  • Resource & reserve statement - 2004

  • Exploration status

    • Phase 1 footprint complete by end 2006• Phase 2 drilling commenced in line with current

    exploration programme

    • 3D seismic will be conducted in 2006 over a target area on North and South Shafts

    • Merensky Exploration continuing – trial mining to commence in 2006

  • Drilling programme 2005-2008

    20052006

    20082007

    2005 S# 2005 N#2006 Infill

    Phase 1 Phase 2

  • Surface Drilling

    05000

    1000015000200002500030000350004000045000

    2003 2004 2005 2006

    met

    res

    On-mine - Exploration drilling

  • Mining methods

  • Original design• Twin decline shaft systems

    – Vehicle access decline– Belt decline

    • Main strike development on-reef• Conventional down-dip stoping• Twin raises separated by 5m pillar• 90 cm stoping width• Mechanised development and tramming• Flat management / supervisory structures• Self directed, multi-skilled work teams• No night shift, two panel cycle• Continuous operations (Conops)• Fully autogenous milling • 200 ktpm, 162 kozpa• Onverwacht Hill and Mid Shaft areas included

  • Changes to original design

    • Chairlift decline access• Main strike development in the footwall• Stoping changed from down-dip to breast• 102 cm stoping width• Introduced night shift• Traditional management structure• Ball milling to increase capacity• 240 ktpm, 162 kozpa

  • 200

    m

    Downdip Twin Raise Reef Drive layout

    Reef Drive

    Reef Drive

    Twin Reef Raise

    Dip Pillar

    DiagonalMuck Bay

    MiningDirection

    Mined Out Area

    Unmined Area

    210m

    70m

  • 200

    m

    Downdip Single Raise Reef Drive layout

    Reef Drive

    Reef Drive

    Single Reef RaiseDip PillarStrike Pillar

    DiagonalMuck Bay

    210 m

    MiningDirection

    30 m

    80°6m 2m

    3m

    4m

    Mined Out Area

    Unmined Area

    210m

    70m

    See Enlargement

    Enlargement

  • ASG

    PILLARS

    Footwall Drive

    Footwall Drive

    200

    m

    4 m

    Breast Footwall layout

    210 m

    105 m

    8 m

    10 m

    4 m

    Enlargement

    MiningDirection

    MiningDirection

    Mined Out Area

    Unmined AreaSee Enlargement

    30 m

    Cross Cut

    Travelling Way & SO

    Muck Bay

  • Breast Footwall layout

  • Current mine design

  • Current mine design – North shaft

  • 29

    Production sources(000’s tons per month)

    --25Low grade dev.-1410Mid Shaft

    1208160South Shaft

    240

    -

    120

    Steady state

    233210TOTAL

    3835Hill

    10080North Shaft

    20062005Production area

  • Production

  • 31

    Conversion to footwall strike development & breast stoping

    Development required to generate ore reserves

    Dip miningTwin raise & reef

    drives

    Breast miningFootwall drives

    83

    22

    17

    m²/metre

    602472106m²/ Prim.- Large Ends

    2 272463108m²/ Prim.- R/W, TW, BH & Diag

    2 87493553m²/ Total Dev

    Required to replace 50 000

    Required to replace 50 000

    m²m²/metre

    60% of stoping on breast by end 2006, 95% by end 2007100% reef drives in footwall by end 2008

  • 0

    500

    1,000

    1,500

    2,000

    2,500

    3,000

    3,500

    Met

    res

    History 3,184 2,002 2,108

    '03 '04 H1 05

    Total primary development metres / month(Excludes # Sinking)

    2003 to 2004 reduction due to single raise dip miningAt steady state breast requires less development than dip to generate the same ore reserves

  • Immediately Available Reserves (Raises Holed)

    7.7

    12.1

    17.3 17.8 18

    0

    2

    4

    6

    8

    10

    12

    14

    16

    18

    20

    2004 2005 * 2006 2007 2008

    mon

    ths

    Includes depletion of Hill and mid shaft areasTransition to 100% underground production

    * Revised dip method increased rate of ore reserve build up

  • Face length build-up

    01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000

    10,000

    Aug '05

    'Mar '06

    'Sep '06

    'Jun '07

    Met

    res

    Immediately available (Holed) Available for equipping (Holed + Ledged)

    Immediately stopable (Holed + Led. + Equip.) Resourced ( Stoping)

    Planned ratio – stopable: stoping 1,5:1 by end 2006

  • 0

    5,000

    10,000

    15,000

    20,000

    25,000

    30,000

    35,000

    40,000

    History 22,195 34,842 37,486

    '03 '04 H1 05

    Monthly area mined (m2)

    Planned steady state – 100% underground at 50 000m2 / month

  • 80

    85

    90

    95

    100

    105

    110

    115

    cm

    History 113 103 105

    '03 '04 H1 05

    Stoping width

    Steady state mine average planned at 102 cm by end 2006

  • Average Tons Milled per month

    -

    50,000

    100,000

    150,000

    200,000

    250,000

    Tons

    mill

    ed

    Other Sources 75,545 44,323 22,886 38,124

    HG UG2 119,455 157,427 174,114 181,543

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • Includes low grade ‘other’ sources – depleted by end 2005Current underground average grade 4,45 g/t

    Grade

    0.00

    1.00

    2.00

    3.00

    4.00

    5.00

    g/t 4

    E

    Built Up Grade 2.52 3.23 4.09 4.13

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • ● Steady state planned recovery 86%● Achieved 240 ktpm in May 2005● Expert systems in place – circuit optimisation ongoing

    Plant 4E Recovery

    70.00%

    75.00%

    80.00%

    85.00%

    90.00%

    % R

    ecov

    ery

    4E

    4E Recovery 80.50% 83.60% 84.00% 84.09%

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • Equivalent refined Pt Oz / month

    6.00

    6.50

    7.00

    7.50

    8.00

    8.50

    9.00

    9.50

    10.00

    10.50

    11.00

    Pt O

    z's

    (000

    's)

    History 7.67 9.52 10.69

    '03 '04 H1 05

  • Operating costsOperating costs

  • Cash cost / ton milledCash cost / ton milled

    Cash cost / Ton milled

    0

    50

    100

    150200

    250

    300

    350

    400

    R /

    Ton

    Mille

    d

    Cash cost / ton milled 185 303 363 355

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • Lower platinum content of Modikwa ore results in higher unit cost per Pt oz, comparable cost per PGM oz

    Cash cost / equivalent refined Pt ozCash cost / equivalent refined Pt ozCash cost / Equivalent Pt oz refined

    01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000

    R /

    Pt o

    z

    Cash cost / Pt oz 6,598 8,057 7,515 7,283

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • Operating costsOperating costs● Current cash costs per ton milled and Pt oz high as build up continues.

    ● Drivers of cost reduction● Volume increase● 4 mining areas to 2● 1,5m of equipped face per m face blasted● Novice workforce moving up learning curve● Less development required● Cost reduction initiatives

  • Capital expenditureCapital expenditure

  • Capital expenditure (R000’s)

    • Approximately R 160 m to be spent on average on LOM ongoing / replacement capital • Approximately R 100 m additional to be spent per year during decline deepening

    Total Modikwa

    -

    200,000

    400,000

    600,000

    800,000

    1,000,000

    1,200,000

    Total Modikw a 1,077,952 438,241 147,212 111,628

    2002 2003 2004 H1 05

  • Capital expenditure

    Main Items for 2005●Burgersfort Housing Project R 125 million●Flag Boshielo Damwall R 19 million●Ore reserve development R60 million - and

    commencement of North Shaft deepening by 1 level

    ●Off mine capex largely complete

  • Human resourcesHuman resources

  • Employee relationsEmployee relations

    ● Community and employee expectations high● Non-procedural workplace disruptions – higher than

    normal

    ● Significant management effort and focus to educate and mentor workforce and improve relationships

    ● Mining Charter Compliance Strategy in place.

  • Human resources developmentHuman resources development

    •• Underground and surface training Underground and surface training centrescentres..•• Increased training of supervisors.Increased training of supervisors.•• Fall Of Ground competency compliant by Dec Fall Of Ground competency compliant by Dec 2005. 2005.

  • Key business issues• Improved safety performance

    • Achieve planned volume increase

    • Smooth transition from down dip to breast stoping and moving drives into footwall

    • Further improve efficiency of the mechanised development and tramming

    • Improve efficiencies of stoping teams

    • Major transition commenced, complete in 2006

  • Facility visit11 October 2005