World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM CORPORATION
FACILITY VISIT: Eastern Limb
4 March 2003
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World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003 ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM CORPORATION FACILITY VISIT: Eastern Limb 4 March 2003 A member of the Anglo American plc group World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003 TWICKENHAM
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
A member of the Anglo American plc group
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
A member of the Anglo American plc group
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Eastern Limb orientation Safety Geology Mining strategy Infrastructure Project status
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Twickenham & Paschaskraal JV Der Brochen & Booysensdal JV Modikwa Mine
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
UG2 Merensky TWICKENHAM PROJECT AREA
KLIPFONTEIN 465 KS PASCHASKRAAL 466 KS TWICKENHAM 114 KT BALMORAL 508 KS HACKNEY 116 KT SURBITON 115 KT FOREST HILL 117 KT
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World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
TWICKENHAM PROJECT AREA
LEBOWA PLATINUM MINE
UG2 Merensky
97 KT 540 KS CROYDON 120 KT 542 KS HACKNEY 116 KT FOREST HILL 117 KT WATERKOP 113 KT TWICKENHAM 114 KT AVOCA 472 KS KLIPFONTEIN 465 KS PASCHASKRAAL 466 KS CLAPHAM 118 KT SURBITON 115 KT DE KAMP 507 KS HIMALAYA 463 KS BALMORAL 508 KS BRAKFONTEIN 464 KS ZWITZERLAND 473 KS FESANT LAAGTE 506 KS DSJATE 249 KT 474 KS MALEKSKRAAL 509 KS MECKLENBURG 112 KT TWYFELAAR 119 KT UMKOANESSTAD 419 KS ZWARTFONTEIN 121 KT PARADYS 773 KS MAGNETS VLAKTE 541 KS ZWARTKOPPIES 413 KS DINGAANSKOP 543 KS WISMAR 96 KT FERN KLOOF 539 KS SCHOONOORD 462 KS GROOTHOEK 256 KT MIDDELPUNT 420 KS WINAARSHOEK 250 KT DRIEKOP 253 KT 772 KS GOVERNMENT GROUND 503 KS
Paschaskraal 50:50 JV Twickenham Project 100% Anglo Platinum
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
TWICKENHAM PLATINUM MINE PROJECT UG2 Merensky
BALMORAL 508 KS TWICKENHAM 114 KT HACKNEY 116 KT SURBITON 115 KT FOREST HILL 117 KT PASCHASKRAAL 466 KS
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World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Proposed mining area now comprises the
First phase includes 2 decline shaft systems
Production – 250 ktpm, 160 koz Pt/annum,
Capex R3,2 billion (real 2003 terms) Commissioning – 2005 Full Production - 2007
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Focused on critical aspects, including
Since November 2001
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Overview by site construction personnel Demarcated access area Issue of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Walk to portal entrance, return to coach
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Improved structural knowledge and re-interpretation
Increased confidence in reef plane contours Refined geological loss estimation and specification
Better understanding of pothole distributions and
Better outcrop / sub-outcrop and dyke delineation Layout optimisation enhanced
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
600 Boreholes at various depths (Exploration and
Improvement in achieved borehole grid spacings
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Bulk sample Training area for stoping and development Reef winze currently being developed Main portal construction in progress Stope production 7 000tpm
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Old JCI workings Reef winze Early start stopes Weathered
Access crosscut Main portals
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Twin 9° decline system – 4m x 4.5m conveyor
Interconnecting laterals every 70m Trackless equipment – drilling, cleaning and
LHD cleaning onto a temporary conveyor Chairlift 2.8m high by 3.2m wide raised
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Downcast Shaft Upcast shaft Chairlift
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Average true dip of the reef
Vertical interlevel spacing 50m Inclined distance between levels
Drive width
Drive height
Raise width
Raise height
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Advance strike gully (ASG) width
ASG height
Muckbay spacing
Turning point spacing
Main waste and reef passes
Footwall drives below reef
Chairlift below footwall drive
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Stoping will be conventional down-dip from the
The stoping operations are planned as follows :
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Twin raises with dip pillar – conventional Strike pillar Stope panel
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
810 level 510 level 560 level 660 level 710 level 760 level 610 level UG2 Outcrop Weathered UG2 Upcast Downcast
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Triple decline system for the first leg developed
First leg conveyor, material and chairlift
Remaining declines similar to Hackney
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
25 houses to be built 12 completed – successful relocation 13 completed by end March 2003
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Bulk services/roads in progress 50% complete
Dwellings
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Contractors camp
Mine camp
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Main access roads
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
EPCM contract awarded CBE in preparation Plant design complete Procurement in progress – Mills, Larox filters
Earthworks – Site establishment targeted
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Hackney portals Power lines to shafts Lebolelo water supply line Raw-water dam Raw-water line to Hackney
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Planned Completion Description Main access roads and inter shaft roads July 2003 Contractors camp – Phase 01 June 2003 Management camp July 2003 Twickenham portals June 2003 Bulk sample mining project (training centre) July 2003 Mecklenburg A – Bulk infrastructure June 2003 Scattered houses April 2003
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Buildings Main mining contract
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
Twickenham project : (100% Anglo
Hackney portals complete Twickenham portals commenced Early start mining project in place
World Leader in Platinum Facility Visit March 2003
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