Trial production begins at Wesizwe Platinum’s processing plant
Trial production at Wesize Platinum’s processing plant at the Bakubung platinum mine, in the North West, officially began on June 18, the company has announced.
The plant, designed to process both Merensky and UG2 reefs, was initially delayed owing to defects identified during test runs.
On May 20, Wesizwe said the plant rectification remained on track and it had started with the process of hot commissioning.
Following the rectification plan, the processing plant successfully completed two months of cold and hot commissioning.
The company said on June 23 that the plant was now operating smoothly under stable conditions, and that it was focused on maintaining steady operations and optimising overall performance going forward.
The plant is designed to produce platinum group metals, including platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, as well as base metals such as nickel, cobalt and copper.
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