Royal Bafokeng Platinum — Technical Presentation (December 2011)
21 slides from Royal Bafokeng Platinum's technical presentation, Dec 2, 2011
Slide 1: Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine (BRPM) Site Visit
Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine (BRPM) Site Visit To seek and deliver “the good from mining” 2nd December 2011
Slide 2: BRPM Overview
BRPM Overview • Introduction • Locality • Geological Setting • Lease area • Basic Mine Layout • Key performance indicators • Process Plant • Business Improvement • Social and Labour • Future • Conclusion
Slide 3: Geology Overview
Geology Overview
Slide 4: Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum-JV locality
Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum-JV locality
Slide 5: Geological Setting
Geological Setting Exploiting Merensky and UG2 Reefs in the Western Bushveld Complex Ore body avg. 12°dip NE RBPlat Mineral Resources Inclusive of Ore Reserves By Reef Type, as at 31 December 2010 Metric Imperial Resourc Contained RBPlat e Grade Contained 4E million Reef Category Attributable (m
Slide 6: Merensky & UG2 Reef Domains
Merensky & UG2 Reef Domains
Slide 7: Exploration: Three Dimensional Seismics
Exploration: Three Dimensional Seismics
Slide 8: Current operation & future Styldrift shafts
Current operation & future Styldrift shafts
Slide 9: BRPM Mine Overview
BRPM Mine Overview
Slide 10: Ore Conveyed to Plant
South Shaft Ore Conveyed to Plant North Shaft South Shaft North Shaft North Shaft Sample prep Sample prep
Slide 11: Safety: Lost time injury frequency rate
Safety Lost time injury frequency rate 2.5 2.0 frequency rate / 200 000 hours worked 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2011Y 2009A 2010A Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 2011F TD Actual 1.17 0.99 0.90 Actual 1.00 1.96 0.64 0.99 1.26 1.12 1.34 - 0.33 0.49 Health & Saf
Slide 12: Development
Development Total development metres 3,500.0 3,000.0 2,500.0 2,000.0 metres 1,500.0 1,000.0 500.0 0.0 2009A 2010A 2011Y Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 TD Act Sink m 70 98 36 58 52 41 56 40 40 36 22 13 3 Act Cap m 260 295 213 185 79 390 228 381 272
Slide 13: IMA Ore Reserves (months)
IMA Ore Reserves (months) 30 IMA ore reserves 25 20 15 months 10 5 - 2009A 2010A 2011Y Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 TD Actual 23.0 27.2 24.4 Actual 28.0 26.0 24.4 23.6 22.9 22.7 24.4 24.4 24.7 24.4
Slide 14: Tonnes (Monthly average)
Tonnes (Monthly average) Tonnes delivered to concentrators 250 200 150 000 tonnes 100 50 - 2009A 2010A 2011YT Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 D Actual 181 197 193 Actual 183 184 183 188 209 221 202 206 214 143 Stoppages for 2011 include Section 54’
Slide 15: Efficiency
Efficiency Tonnes delivered per Total operating employee 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 T / emp 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 2011YT 2009A 2010A Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 D Actual 27.5 29.0 29.8 Actual 27.2 28.9 29.3 29.4 33.1 34.6 31.3 31.4 32.1 22.1
Slide 16: Process Plant
Process Plant ISA Mill ROM CCO CRUSHER Process 1 2 3 4 5 Ball Mill Float Dry Dispatch Crush Product to Smelter
Slide 17: 4E Recovery
4E Recovery BRPM Concentrator Recovery 4E 89.5 89.0 88.5 88.0 87.5 87.0 86.5 % 86.0 85.5 85.0 84.5 84.0 May- 2009A 2010A 2011Y Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 11 TD Actual 86.3 86.5 87.8 Actual 85.8 88.8 88.3 88.4 87.9 87.2 86.9 88.2 87.5 88.8 World Class
Slide 18: Business Improvements
Business Improvements • Stope drill pattern • Gully 9 hole director • Winch repairs and spare motors • Winch installation upgrade • Anfex loaders/desludging • Scraper configuration • Material handling ( 6 level rail switches, material cars, forklifts, belt schedule)
Slide 19: Social and Labour
Social and Labour -Communities-
Slide 20: Future Production
Future Production • Focus is on Merensky, with significant quality UG2 • Merensky production growth at Styldrift from 2017 • UG2 to gradually replace Merensky production at Boschkoppie 6 000 5 000 4 000 Styldrift 3 000 kt 2 000 Boschkoppie UG2 Boschkoppie Merensky 1 000 - 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
Slide 21: BRPM Mine Conclusion
BRPM Mine Conclusion • Stoppages including Section 54’s and JIC Strike • UG2 to increase flexibility and tonnage • Plant upgrade • Increase in the number of levels available • Phase II • North Shaft Phase III
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