Living the Implats Way
Our purpose is to create a better future to improve the lives of future generations. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
Read more
Our purpose is to create a better future to improve the lives of future generations. We accomplish this through the metals we produce, the way we do business and through our superior performance.
Read more
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.
Read more
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.
Read more
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.
Read more
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.
Read more
Impala Rustenburg conducts summer and winter avifaunal (bird) surveys. The most recent summer survey recorded 117 species across the mining footprint of the Rustenburg Lease Area. The Rockwall dam, as well as the pool on top of the tailings storage facility (TSF), were highlighted as important habitats, not only for common aquatic species, but also species of regional conservation importance.
Impala Rustenburg continues to play an important role in the conservation of various species of wildlife. The Greater and Lesser flamingos (near threatened), the Yellow-billed stork (endangered), as well as the Caspian tern (vulnerable) have all successfully established a habitat on the mine lease area. The TSF pool is an important overwintering location for a large proportion of the Lesser flamingo population.
During the winter survey a total of 916 birds were recorded at this location, representing approximately 1.5 to 2% of the estimated numbers present in South Africa during the last (2012) IUCN Red List assessment.