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11-06-2009, 10:55 AM
Anglo Platinum
The Anglo Platinum Group, commonly referred to as "Amplats," is the world's leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). The company produces about 2.5 million ounces of platinum and more than one million ounces of palladium annually and contains reserves in excess of 220 million ounces, comprised chiefly of platinum, palladium, rhodium, and gold.
Employing just under 50,000 employees worldwide, Anglo Platinum's center of operations are in South Africa, where it maintains seven mines, three smelters and two refineries. The company also conducts operations in the Sudbury District of Ontario, Canada, the Vissim District of the Ural Mountains, near Yekaterinberg in Russia, at Pedra Branca in Brazil, and in the Dunba, Gaojacun, and Xinjie areas of China's Sishaun Province.
The Anglo Platinum Group is listed both on South Africa's JSE Securities Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Additionally, International Depositary Receipts in respect of the Company’s shares are listed on the Brussels Bourse .
Impala Platinum
Founded in the mid-1960s, Impala Platinum has grown to become one of the world's largest Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) producers, yielding 3.5 million ounces of PGMs in FY 2005.
Opening its first mine in 1967, Impala miners exclusively worked the Merensky Reef of South Africa's Bushveld-Igneous Complex (BIC) until 1979. Since that time, the company has expanded its operations to include other reefs within the BIC and areas along the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. In addition to its five "mine-to-market" operations (Impala Platinum, Marula Platinum, Two Rivers, Zimplats, and Mimosa), Impala Platinum maintains a refining services arm as well as investments in the operations of Aquarius Platinum, Ltd., a PGM mining company headquartered in South Africa.
Impala Platinum's primary listing (IMP) is on the JSE Limited (JSE) with a secondary listing (IPLA) on the London Stock Exchange. The company has a sponsored level 1 ADR program (IMPUY) in the United States.
Lonmin Platinum
Created more than a century ago, Lonmin Platinum is a miner of Platinum Group Metals and Gold, employing more than 20,000 people across its operations.
Lonmin operates four mines in South Africa, three in the northwest province near Marikana and one in the Limpopo Province near Polokwane. Also located in the Limpopo Province are Lonmin's two refineries and its smelting facility. In FY 2005, Lonmin produced a total of approximately 1.7 million ounces of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), including 408,141 ounces of Palladium. Lonmin primarily exploits the UG2 and Merensky reefs within the Bushveld-Igneous Complex (BIC).
Shares of Lonmin Platinum are traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Aquarius Platinum
Aquarius Platinum currently operates three mines (two in South Africa and one in Zimbabwe) and is constructing a fourth mine (Everest) on the eastern limb of the Bushveld-Igneous Complex in South Africa.
The company's primary operation, the Kroondal Mine (South Africa), is consistently one of the world's most efficient PGM producers, yielding 324,730 ounces of PGMs in FY2005, including more than 95,000 of palladium.
Shares of Aquarius Platinum, listed under the symbol AQP, are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
Northam Platinum
South Africa 's fourth largest PGM mining company, producing 340,000 ounces of PGMs annually (including an average of about 96,000 ounces of palladium) Northam Platinum commenced commercial operations in 1981. Over the years, Northam has been recognized as an established leader in deep level underground mining and has played an important role in advancing hydro-powered mining equipment technology.
Operating mines in South Africa's Merensky and UG2 reefs, Northam exploits that country's deepest platinum mine. In 2004, the company acquired interest in the Booysendal Project (located on the eastern rim of the Bushveld Complex) from Mvelaphanda Resources and plans to begin mining operations in this area as soon as possible. Acquisition of a portion of the Booysendal Project, which has a resource of approximately 677 million tons, is expected to provide a significant boost to Northam's production capacity.
Shares of Northam Platinum are listed on the JSE Limited (Johannesburg Stock Exchange).
Russia
Norilsk Nickel
Norilsk Nickel is by far the largest PGM producer in Russia, operating mines in northern Siberia and on the Kola Peninsula that together yield of over 2.7 million ounces of palladium and approximately 800,000 ounces of platinum annually.
The company's major PGM operations are centered around its Polar Division located on Taimyr Peninsula in northern Siberia. Norilsk Nickel's Polar Division is comprised of seven nickel-copper mines and associated smelting and refinery plants. Despite logistics and climate related challenges (the Polar Division is located in a remote area within the artic circle where the average daily temperature hovers around -32 degrees Celsius), the company annually process more than 13 million tons of ore from its six underground mines and one open cast operation. In its latest production plan (for the years 2005 -2015), Norlisk Nickel optimistically forecast an increase in ore processing at its Norilsk-Talnakh facilities to more than 14 million tons per annum. In 2003, Norilsk Nickel purchased controlling interest of USA-based Stillwater Mining Company, the only primary producer of palladium in the U.S.
Shares of Norilsk Nickel are traded on the Russian MICEX (Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) and in Level 1 ADR on London Stock Exchange, the New York based NASDAQ exchange, and the Berlin Stock Exchange.
The Anglo Platinum Group, commonly referred to as "Amplats," is the world's leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). The company produces about 2.5 million ounces of platinum and more than one million ounces of palladium annually and contains reserves in excess of 220 million ounces, comprised chiefly of platinum, palladium, rhodium, and gold.
Employing just under 50,000 employees worldwide, Anglo Platinum's center of operations are in South Africa, where it maintains seven mines, three smelters and two refineries. The company also conducts operations in the Sudbury District of Ontario, Canada, the Vissim District of the Ural Mountains, near Yekaterinberg in Russia, at Pedra Branca in Brazil, and in the Dunba, Gaojacun, and Xinjie areas of China's Sishaun Province.
The Anglo Platinum Group is listed both on South Africa's JSE Securities Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Additionally, International Depositary Receipts in respect of the Company’s shares are listed on the Brussels Bourse .
Impala Platinum
Founded in the mid-1960s, Impala Platinum has grown to become one of the world's largest Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) producers, yielding 3.5 million ounces of PGMs in FY 2005.
Opening its first mine in 1967, Impala miners exclusively worked the Merensky Reef of South Africa's Bushveld-Igneous Complex (BIC) until 1979. Since that time, the company has expanded its operations to include other reefs within the BIC and areas along the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. In addition to its five "mine-to-market" operations (Impala Platinum, Marula Platinum, Two Rivers, Zimplats, and Mimosa), Impala Platinum maintains a refining services arm as well as investments in the operations of Aquarius Platinum, Ltd., a PGM mining company headquartered in South Africa.
Impala Platinum's primary listing (IMP) is on the JSE Limited (JSE) with a secondary listing (IPLA) on the London Stock Exchange. The company has a sponsored level 1 ADR program (IMPUY) in the United States.
Lonmin Platinum
Created more than a century ago, Lonmin Platinum is a miner of Platinum Group Metals and Gold, employing more than 20,000 people across its operations.
Lonmin operates four mines in South Africa, three in the northwest province near Marikana and one in the Limpopo Province near Polokwane. Also located in the Limpopo Province are Lonmin's two refineries and its smelting facility. In FY 2005, Lonmin produced a total of approximately 1.7 million ounces of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), including 408,141 ounces of Palladium. Lonmin primarily exploits the UG2 and Merensky reefs within the Bushveld-Igneous Complex (BIC).
Shares of Lonmin Platinum are traded on the London Stock Exchange.
Aquarius Platinum
Aquarius Platinum currently operates three mines (two in South Africa and one in Zimbabwe) and is constructing a fourth mine (Everest) on the eastern limb of the Bushveld-Igneous Complex in South Africa.
The company's primary operation, the Kroondal Mine (South Africa), is consistently one of the world's most efficient PGM producers, yielding 324,730 ounces of PGMs in FY2005, including more than 95,000 of palladium.
Shares of Aquarius Platinum, listed under the symbol AQP, are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
Northam Platinum
South Africa 's fourth largest PGM mining company, producing 340,000 ounces of PGMs annually (including an average of about 96,000 ounces of palladium) Northam Platinum commenced commercial operations in 1981. Over the years, Northam has been recognized as an established leader in deep level underground mining and has played an important role in advancing hydro-powered mining equipment technology.
Operating mines in South Africa's Merensky and UG2 reefs, Northam exploits that country's deepest platinum mine. In 2004, the company acquired interest in the Booysendal Project (located on the eastern rim of the Bushveld Complex) from Mvelaphanda Resources and plans to begin mining operations in this area as soon as possible. Acquisition of a portion of the Booysendal Project, which has a resource of approximately 677 million tons, is expected to provide a significant boost to Northam's production capacity.
Shares of Northam Platinum are listed on the JSE Limited (Johannesburg Stock Exchange).
Russia
Norilsk Nickel
Norilsk Nickel is by far the largest PGM producer in Russia, operating mines in northern Siberia and on the Kola Peninsula that together yield of over 2.7 million ounces of palladium and approximately 800,000 ounces of platinum annually.
The company's major PGM operations are centered around its Polar Division located on Taimyr Peninsula in northern Siberia. Norilsk Nickel's Polar Division is comprised of seven nickel-copper mines and associated smelting and refinery plants. Despite logistics and climate related challenges (the Polar Division is located in a remote area within the artic circle where the average daily temperature hovers around -32 degrees Celsius), the company annually process more than 13 million tons of ore from its six underground mines and one open cast operation. In its latest production plan (for the years 2005 -2015), Norlisk Nickel optimistically forecast an increase in ore processing at its Norilsk-Talnakh facilities to more than 14 million tons per annum. In 2003, Norilsk Nickel purchased controlling interest of USA-based Stillwater Mining Company, the only primary producer of palladium in the U.S.
Shares of Norilsk Nickel are traded on the Russian MICEX (Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) and in Level 1 ADR on London Stock Exchange, the New York based NASDAQ exchange, and the Berlin Stock Exchange.