Operations

Cash generative, low-cost operations on the Eastern and Western Limbs of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa.
The Sylvania Dump Operations (SDO) comprises six chrome beneficiation and PGM processing plants, treating a combination of ROM and current and historical chrome tailings at host mine-sites.
SDO: Millsell, Mooinooi, Lesedi, Doornbosch, Lannex and Tweefontein.

First PGM beneficiation facility on primary chrome ore and tailings on the northern part of the Western Limb of the BIC.
50:50 JV with Limberg Chrome Mine (LMC) to recover chromite and PGM concentrates from run-of-mine ores and historical tailings.
Share equally in both the PGM and chromite concentrate revenue.
The project is on schedule with detailed design work mostly complete and all phases of construction of the chrome and PGM beneficiation plants progressing well.

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Location	Near Kroondal, 10 km South East of Rustenburg
Access	3 km Tar road from N4
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants
Feed sources	Tailings dumps and current arisings
Production capacity	25 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2008

Location	Near Mooinooi, 27km East of Rustenburg
Access	3 km Tar road from N4
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants, including Run of Mine (ROM) treatment in HMS circuit
Feed sources	ROM, tailings dumps and current arisings
Production capacity	60 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2012

Location	Near Mooinooi, 27km East of Rustenburg
Access	8.5 km Tar Road from Mooinooi off R104
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants
Feed sources	Tailings dumps
Production capacity	35 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2011 (acquired by Sylvania in 2018)
Note: deviates from typical SDO Process flow due to absence of current arisings and presently no secondary milling and flotation circuit

Location	11 km North of Steelpoort
Access	3 km dirt road off tar road connecting R555 with R37
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants
Feed sources	Tailings dumps and current arisings
Production capacity	25 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2011

Location	6.5 km South West of Steelpoort
Access	1km dirt road off R555
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants
Feed sources	Tailings dumps and current arisings
Production capacity	36 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2009

Lower unit cost producer of platinum group metals

Location	22 km South of Steelpoort
Access	9 km tar off R555
Infrastructure	Chrome and PGM recovery plants
Feed sources	Tailings dumps and current arisings
Production capacity	42 000 tonnes per month
First year of operation	2012

Location	Limberg Chrome Mine (LMC), located near Thabazimbi in Limpopo, South Africa
Ownership	50:50 JV with LMC to recover chromite and PGM concentrates from run-of-mine ores and historical tailings
Mining right status	Holder of mining rights
Logistics	LMC has developed a cost-effective and efficient inland road and rail network catering for bulk export and local sales