Name and Location
Impala No 17 Shaft project, Rustenburg, North West, South Africa.

Client
Impala Platinum (Implats).

Project Description
Implats' No 17 Shaft project consists of three new vertical shafts at the company's Rustenburg operation to replace production from its older shafts that are nearing the end of their productive life.

Value
R11.1-billion.

Duration
Ramp-up to full production of 225 000 t/m of platinum-bearing rock is scheduled to begin in 2017.

Latest Developments
Implats reports in its consolidated interim results for the six months ended December 2012 that sinking at the 17 Shaft complex remains on target.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
TWP (engineering, procurement and construction management contract); Scribante (earthworks); Murray & Roberts (civils); Shaft Sinkers (ventilation, main and refrigeration shafts); Louwill Engineering (building structures); NIC Electrical & Instrumentation Construction (C&I); Grinaker-LTA (shaft headgear erection contract); DRA Technical Services, ABB, Siemag Tecberg, Coilmec, Actom, Siemens and Winder Controls (supply of winders for the project); BBE Projects (turnkey design, construction and commissioning of the refrigeration plant and air cooler system); and Johnson Controls, subcontracted by BBE Projects (supply of chiller system).

On Budget and on Time?
The project is on schedule and below budget, while still achieving a high-quality finish, and should be completed in 2017.

Contact Details for Project Information
Impala No 17 Shaft GM Jacques Pretorius, cell + 27 82 801 2987; or Impala No 17 Shaft project manager Jacey Kruger, cell +27 82 801 1232.
BBE Projects, tel +27 11 706 9800, fax +27 11 706 6931 or email bbe@bbe.co.za.
Grinaker-LTA corporate affairs, tel +27 11 578 6000, fax +27 11 578 6161 or email enquiry@grinaker-lta.co.za.
Impala No 17 Shaft project manager Jacey Kruger, cell +27 82 801 1232.
Johnson Controls Systems & Services public relations manager Nanda Aerts, tel +32 2 709 4481 or email Nanda.Aerts@jci.com.
Louwill Engineering, tel +27 11 818 5186 or email ben@louwill.co.za.
Murray & Roberts, tel +27 11 456 6200, fax +27 11 455 2222 or email info@murrob.com.
NIC Electrical & Instrumentation Construction, tel +27 11 386 5000, fax +27 11 786 6786 or email engineering@nicinst.co.za.
Shaft Sinkers, tel +27 11 445 4300, fax +27 11 444 4410 or email sinkers@shaftsinkers.co.za.
TWP, Don Munro, cell +27 82 658 0116.