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 2011 financial year, Implats produced 1.84Moz of platinum (approximately 25% of global supply) and 3.77Moz of PGMs. The group employs approximately 57,000 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 |