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Resources and Reserves

Impala

Impala Platinum holds contiguous old order mining and new order prospecting rights for a total area of 33,188 hectares across 20 farms or portions thereof. The prospecting area involving the joint venture with Royal Bafokeng Resources has not been factored into the Mineral Resource estimate; this will be facilitated once sufficient studies have been completed.

Both the Merensky and UG2 Reefs are being exploited; the bulk of the mining at Impala Platinum is conventional breast mining. Mechanised bord and pillar mining takes place in selected areas only, while limited opencast mining takes place at the outcrop position.

Merensky metals split
(3PGM+Au)(%)
UG2 metals split
(3PGM+Au)(%)


Impala – Mineral Resources
  as at 30 June 2007as at 30 June 2006
OrebodyCategoryChannel
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE+Au
Grade
(g/t)
5PGE+Au
Pt oz
(millions)
Channel
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE+Au
Grade
(g/t)
5PGE+Au
Pt oz
(millions)
MerenskyMeasured121.36.066.9415.4131.46.006.8816.5
 Indicated89.36.137.0211.576.46.447.3810.3
 Inferred71.26.837.8310.276.36.837.8310.9
UG2Measured117.86.939.0316.3105.16.888.9614.5
 Indicated73.86.758.799.998.86.858.9213.5
 Inferred58.56.969.068.160.87.099.248.6
Total 531.96.568.0371.4548.86.628.1174.3

Impala – Mineral Resources (tailings)
  as at 30 June 2007as at 30 June 2006
OrebodyCategoryTonnes
(millions)
Pt
grade
(g/t)
Pt oz
(millions)
Tonnes
(millions)
Pt
grade
(g/t)
Pt oz
(millions)
1 & 2 Tailings ComplexIndicated48.10.420.648.10.420.6

Impala – Mineral Reserves
  as at 30 June 2007as at 30 June 2006
OrebodyCategoryMill
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE+Au
Grade
(g/t)
5PGE+Au
Pt oz
(millions)
Mill
tonnes
(millions)
Grade
(g/t)
3PGE+Au
Grade
(g/t)
5PGE+Au
Pt oz
(millions)
MerenskyProved23.04.074.662.024.64.154.762.1
 Probable104.74.044.638.9109.94.124.729.5
UG2Proved23.23.895.061.823.93.895.071.9
 Probable105.63.885.068.2105.53.855.028.2
Total 256.43.964.8520.8264.03.994.8821.6

Notes


Impala Merensky Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
Impala UG2 Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
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