Name of the Project
Two Rivers Platinum Mine Merensky Project.

Location
On the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex, about 35 km south-west of Burgersfort, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Two Rivers is a joint venture between diversified mining company, African Rainbow Minerals (54%) and platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum (46%). African Rainbow Minerals manages the operation.

Project Description
The Project involves the development and mining of the Merensky reef; as well as the construction of the associated infrastructure, including a concentrator plant at Two Rivers.

Steady-state production of 182 000 6E PGM ounces (platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium and gold), 1 600 t/y of nickel and 1 300 t/y of copper are expected once the project is fully ramped up. The additional production from this project  is expected to position the mine in the bottom half of the industry cash cost curve.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
R5.7-billion to be spent over three years.

Planned Start/End Date

Merensky underground mining is planned to start in the fourth quarter of the 2022 financial year, with the plant set to be commissioned in the second quarter of the 2024 financial year.

Latest Developments
The project is running slightly behind schedule on surface earthworks; however, this has no impact on the critical path or schedule of the mining works.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
African Rainbow Minerals executive director: Investor relations and new business development Jongisa Magagula, tel +27 11 779 1509 or email jongisa.magagula@arm.co.za.
Impala Platinum group head: Investor relations and corporate communications Alice Lourens, tel +27 11 731 9033 or email Alice.Lourens@implats.co.za.