Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) is in the business of mining, refining and marketing of platinum group metals (PGMs), as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. In the 2009 financial year, Implats produced 1.7Moz of platinum (approximately 25% of global supply) and 3.4Moz of PGMs. The group employs approximately 53,000 people (including contractors) across its operations and is one of the most efficient and lowest cost primary platinum producers in the world.

Implats’ mining interests are found on the two most significant known platinum group mineral-bearing orebodies in the world:

• The Bushveld Complex in South Africa:
  • On the western limb - Impala Platinum and the Leeuwkop project
  • On the eastern limb - Marula Platinum and Two Rivers Platinum
• The Great Dyke in Zimbabwe where Implats operates Zimplats and has an interest in Mimosa Platinum

Impala Refining Services (IRS) uses Impala’s excess smelting and refining capacity to process the concentrate and matte produced by the various mine-to-market group operations as well as material purchased from third party companies. Toll-refining is also undertaken on behalf of other companies. Implats is one of the largest autocatalyst recyclers in the world.

The company’s exploration efforts are focused on both brownfields (evaluation drilling at, or adjacent to, existing operations) and greenfields exploration. The primary focus is brownfields prospecting.

Implats has a primary listing (IMP) on the JSE Limited and a secondary listing on the LSE (IPLA). The company may also be traded via a sponsored level 1 ADR programme (IMPUY) on the NYSE.