SUMMARY OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS1
   
 
     
Years ended 30 June
   
 
 2003 
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
IRON ORE            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Sishen
26 168 
25 903
24 842
22 669
21 601
23 439
Thabazimbi
2 389 
2 421
2 202
2 156
2 901
2 789
Total
28 557 
28 324
27 044
24 825
24 502
26 228
SALES            
Sishen exports (000 tonnes)
20 946 
19 916
18 057
18 750
16 842
18 332
             
COKING COAL            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Grootegeluk
1 830 
1 670
1 536
1 312
1 207
1 402
Tshikondeni
377 
404
408
375
343
328
Durnacol
182
386
415
677
Hlobane
22
199
Total
2 207 
2 074
2 126
2 073
1 987
2 606
             
THERMAL COAL            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)
13 036 
13 351
12 037
12 261
11 495
12 847
Sales to Eskom
13 051 
13 198
11 934
12 072
11 829
12 857
             
OTHER COAL            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Grootegeluk
1 313 
1 194
1 258
1 152
706
504
Leeuwpan
1 456 
1 631
1 575
934
906
738
Northfield
59
250
Hlobane
1
92
Total
2 769 
2 825
2 833
2 086
1 672
1 584
             
ZINC            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Rosh Pinah (zinc concentrate)
91 
75
72
72
79
71
Zincor (zinc metal)
115 
105
105
103
110
Rosh Pinah (lead concentrate)
22 
28
22
20
23
25
             
HEAVY MINERALS – TICOR SA 2            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Ilmenite
91 
44
Zircon
53 
45
Rutile
20 
19
Low manganese pig iron (LMPI)
             
HEAVY MINERALS – TICOR LTD3            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Ilmenite
428 
445
441
359
318
335
Zircon
80 
77
90
73
64
63
Rutile
36 
29
31
27
19
22
Leucoxene
26 
18
16
17
13
18
Synthetic rutile
179 
178
210
200
162
193
Pigment
94 
91
91
89
84
82
             
GLEN DOUGLAS            
PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)            
Dolomite
642 
543
618
508
597
863
Aggregate
586 
650
537
364
364
405
Lime
99 
95
112
102
97
113
 
1. Kumba listed on 26 November 2001 and information before this date relates to Kumba as the mining division of Iscor Limited before its unbundling.
2. Project in ramp-up phase.
3. Ticor Limited consolidated from 1 April 2003 and the full production tonnes of the Tiwest joint venture in which Ticor has a 50% interest, is provided for comparative purposes only.