Specifications - Ngezi Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe

Key Data
Producer of	Platinum group metals
Location	Central Zimbabwe
Ownership	70% Zimplats (86% Impala Platinum), 30% Impala Platinum
Geological setting	Ultramafic host rocks of the 'Great Dyke'
Mineral type	Platinum group metals, gold, copper, nickel and cobalt hosted in sulphide mineralisation
Reserve base/grades	266.5Mt proven and probable grading 3.31g/t Pt+Pd+Rh+Au, plus Ni, Cu, Co (2005)
Annual production	2.2Mt/y ore capacity - 185,978oz Pt+Pd+Rh+Au, 1,570t Ni and 1,068t Cu (2006)
Mining method	Open-pit and underground
Recovery method	180,000t/month-capacity flotation plant and on-site smelting. Precious metals recovery at specialist refiners overseas.
Employment	N/a
Key Equipment
Mining contractor	MCC
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