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 (ARM – 54%) and platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum (46%). African Rainbow Minerals manages the operation.

Project Description
The project involves the development and mining of the Merensky reef and 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 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
R7.3-billion.

Planned Start/End Date

Estimated project completion is expected in in the second quarter of the 2025 financial year, with the concentrator commissioning planned for the fourth quarter of the 2024 financial year.

Latest Developments
The project had been put on care and maintenance from July 2024, driven by the current downward cycle in the PGMs market, ARM said in September 2024. 

The future restart will be evaluated when PGMs prices have recovered.

Total estimated capital expenditure for the project at stoppage was adjusted down to R6.8-billion.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
African Rainbow Minerals +27 11 779 1300 or email ir.admin@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.