Living the Implats Way
Our purpose is to create a better future. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Our purpose is to create a better future. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
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Implats has the advantage of geographical diversification and exploits platiniferous horizons within the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe and the palladium-dominant orebody located in the Lac des Iles Intrusive Complex in Canada. The Bushveld Complex and Great Dyke layered intrusions are unique in terms of size and geological continuity.
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Decarbonisation is an urgent global challenge. There are increasing opportunities to use platinum-catalysed fuel cells to provide zero-emitting, carbon-free energy, in electricity and mobile applications.
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Employee accommodation and living conditions remain key strategic issues for improving the wellbeing of our employees and host communities in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Our focus remains on facilitating the creation of sustainable human settlements and access to decent accommodation for employees who are residing in informal structures.
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The increasing evidence globally of physical climate impacts – wildfires, floods, rising temperatures – is driving a greater sense of urgency in building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate.
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The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Statement as at 30 June 2023 reflects the benefit of the positive long-term pricing outlook for the significant PGMs Implats produces, as well as the capital investment in material projects in the period under review. Based on JSE dispensation, the RBPlat Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates will be included in Implats’ interim results released as at 31 December 2023. RBPlat Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve statement can be found here as at 31 December 2022 and the latest interim release dated 1 August 2023.
The attributable Group Mineral Resource estimate decreased by 5.9Moz 6E to 262.7Moz 6E, while the attributable Group Mineral Reserve estimate decreased by 3.2Moz 6E to 52.5Moz 6E.
Greenfields exploration activities remain dormant at the South African and Zimbabwean operations, with some activity undertaken by Impala Canada in the Ontario province. Shaft sinking activities at Impala Rustenburg’s 17 Shaft and Afplats’ Leeuwkop Shaft remain suspended.
HEADLINE NUMBERS
The headline summary for the Group is shown below. Combined estimates as at 30 June 2023 show a decrease of 2.2% in the Mineral Resource estimates and a decrease of 5.8% in the Mineral Reserve estimates. The estimates are reported in the following section and the various chapters per operation and project, where changes are discussed in more detail. RBPlat is excluded from this declaration, pending conclusion of the transaction. The consolidation and impact on the Group Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve status will be included in the Implats interim results publication effective 31 December 2023.
| Attributable estimates* | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Mineral Resources | Moz Pt | 127.1 | 128.2 | 132.3 | 132.4 | 131.6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moz Pd | 85.4 | 87.7 | 90.2 | 89.9 | 81.5 | |||
| Moz 3E | 223.3 | 227.7 | 234.4 | 233.9 | 228.0 | |||
| Moz 4E | 237.7 | 242.4 | 249.7 | 249.1 | 239.5 | |||
| Moz 6E | 262.7 | 268.6 | 277.3 | 277.1 | 268.3 | |||
| Mt | 1 800.2 | 1 834.6 | 1 885.9 | 1 818.8 | 1 710.1 | |||
| Mineral Reserves | Moz Pt | 24.3 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 21.8 | 21.2 | ||
| Moz Pd | 18.4 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 14.7 | |||
| Moz 3E | 45.3 | 47.8 | 46.0 | 41.2 | 38.0 | |||
| Moz 4E | 48.0 | 50.7 | 48.7 | 43.6 | 40.3 | |||
| Moz 6E | 52.5 | 55.7 | 53.4 | 47.8 | 44.3 | |||
| Mt | 506.0 | 528.2 | 512.4 | 419.7 | 370.7 |
* Mineral Resource estimates are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
Overall, the attributable Group Mineral Resource estimate decreased by 5.9Moz 6E to 262.7Moz 6E. Zimplats accounts for 37% of the Group’s Mineral Resource base, Impala Rustenburg accounts for 33%, and the balance of 30% comprises Marula, Mimosa, Two Rivers, Lac des Iles, Waterberg and Afplats. RBPlat is excluded from this declaration, pending conclusion of the transaction.
Attributable Mineral Resource estimate of 262.7Moz 6E
as at 30 June 2023 (%)
Attributable Mineral Resource estimate
as at 30 June 2023 (variance Moz 6E)
Overall, the attributable Group Mineral Reserve estimate decreased by 3.2Moz 6E to 52.5Moz 6E. Zimplats accounts for 44% of the attributable 6E Mineral Reserve estimate base and Impala Rustenburg accounts for 26%. RBPlat is excluded from this declaration, pending conclusion of the transaction.
Attributable Mineral Reserve estimate of 52.5Moz 6E
as at 30 June 2022 (%)
Attributable Mineral Reserve estimate
as at 30 June 2023 (variance Moz 6E)
Promoting reading in young children is vital to improving literacy and numeracy skills among the youth. It is a skill that is often neglected, as the responsibility for promoting a love of reading falls to families, many of whom are without the means to nurture it.
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Royal Bafokeng Sports and Impala Rustenburg have partnered to support the Metshameko Programme, a one-year initiative aimed at developing skills and a lifelong love of sport in primary and high school learners in the schools situated around the Impala Rustenburg operation and in the broader Rustenburg community.
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Impala Rustenburg's innovative mobile Career Expo showcased a wide range of career opportunities in the mining industry to 6 500 youth in grades 9 and 11 during 2022. This was the second Career Expo in a two-year cycle, bringing the total number of high school learners reached to 12 200.
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