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Resources and Reserves

Afplats

Afplats holds contiguous old and new order prospecting rights for a total areas of some 9,661 hectares across the farms Leeuwkop and portions of Hartebeestpoort B, Kareepoort and Wolwekraal west of Brits. The acquisition of Afplats by Implats was announced in February 2007, in terms of which Implats would acquire 100% of Afplats and, by implication, an effective 74% stake in the Leeuwkop project and varying proportions in the associated subsidiaries. As at 30 June 2007, Afplats was awaiting the approval of a new order mining right for the Leeuwkop area, over which a new order prospecting permit is held. Near year-end, prospecting rights for portions of the farms Wolwekraal and Kareepoort were executed in favour of Afplats. New order prospecting rights have previously been awarded for the Imbasa and Inkosi areas which comprise several portions of the farm Hartebeestpoort B; these are held in subsidiaries with varying BEE partnership shareholdings.

The mining layout as completed in the feasibility study conducted previously by Afplats is under review for refinement prior to project approval by the Implats board. The Mineral Reserve estimates reflect the on-reef mechanised bord and pillar method as envisaged in the original feasibility study. These estimates have been modified by Implats.

UG2 metals split
(3PGM+Au)(%)
Afplats MSZ metal ratios (3PGM+Au) (%)
Afplats – Mineral Resources
  as at 30 June 2007
OrebodyCategoryChannel
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE +Au
Pt oz
(millions)
Leeuwkop    
UG2Indicated54.85.105.4
 Inferred128.94.7011.9
Imbasa    
UG2Inferred70.04.506.2
Inkosi    
UG2Inferred97.34.709.0
Total 351.04.7232.5

Afplats – Mineral Reserves
  as at 30 June 2007
OrebodyCategoryMill
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE+Au
Pt oz
(millions)
Leeuwkop    
UG2Probable49.33.753.6

Notes

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