| Iron ore – the Sishen and Thabazimbi mines produced over 30,1Mt of lumpy and fine iron ore, of which 20,9Mt was exported. Sishen is one of the largest single open-pit mines in the world, known for its high grade and consistent product quality. The 861km rail system that links Sishen to the dedicated deep-water port and bulk-loading facility at Saldanha is one of the most efficient in the world and has advanced logistical systems for handling and loading iron ore. |  |
| Coal – collectively, Grootegeluk, Leeuwpan and Tshikondeni mines produced over 19,4Mt of thermal, metallurgical and coking coal, most of which (thermal) is consumed by the national power utility, Eskom. Grootegeluk is one of the lowest-cost and most efficient mining operations in the world. The mine also operates the world’s largest coal beneficiation plant. |  |
| Heavy minerals – the Ticor SA heavy minerals project near Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal uses innovative techniques and a new mining method in this highly-specialised industry to make Kumba and its Australian subsidiary, Ticor Limited, a significant titanium producer. The smelter complex at Empangeni, comprising two furnaces, is currently being commissioned and at full production will produce 250ktpa of titanium dioxide slag and 140ktpa of low manganese pig iron. Ticor Limited’s Tiwest joint venture in Western Australia, in which it has a 50% interest, produces 90ktpa of titanium dioxide, 720ktpa of heavy minerals concentrate and 450ktpa of ilmenite. |  |
| Base metals – the Rosh Pinah lead/zinc mine in southern Namibia and Zincor refinery near Springs in Gauteng constitute one of the few integrated zinc mining and refinery operations in the world. The Zincor electrolytic refinery is a low-cost producer of zinc metal. In addition to South Africa and Namibia, this business unit also has an interest in the expansion of the Chifeng zinc refinery in China. |  |
| Industrial minerals – a dedicated plant in Pretoria manufactures high-quality atomised ferrosilicon which plays a strategic role in the beneficiation process of iron ore. The Glen Douglas dolomite mine near Meyerton in Gauteng provides a range of products to steelworks and other consumers. |  |
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Operations |
Regional location |
Ownership |
Products |
Sales for
12-months to
December 2004
000 tonnes |
% export |
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| BUSINESSES Iron ore |
Sishen mine |
Northern Cape |
Division of Sishen
Iron Ore |
Lump ore |
16 634 |
70 |
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Company (Pty)
Ltd |
Fine ore |
10 865 |
84 |
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| Thabazimbi mine |
Limpopo |
Division of Sishen
Iron Ore |
Lump ore |
1 315 |
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Company (Pty)
Ltd |
Fine ore |
1 230 |
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| Coal | Grootegeluk
mine |
Limpopo
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Division
of
Kumba Coal (Pty) Ltd |
Thermal coal
(Eskom) |
13 926 |
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| Semi-soft coking
coal |
1 991 |
30 |
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Thermal coal
(other) |
1 493 |
18 |
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| Leeuwpan mine |
Mpumalanga |
Division of Kumba
Coal |
Thermal coal (other) |
1 713 |
13 |
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| Tshikondeni |
Limpopo |
Division of Kumba
Coal |
Coking coal |
434 |
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(Pty) Ltd |
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| Heavy minerals |
Ticor
South Africa |
KwaZulu-Natal |
Kumba Resources Ltd
(60%)
Ticor Ltd (40%) |
Zircon
Rutile
Ilmenite
Chloride slag
Sulphate slag |
48
17
27
84 24 |
100
100
100
100 100 |
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Low manganese pig iron (LMPI) |
58 |
100 |
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| Ticor Ltd 1 |
Australia |
Subsidiary
of Kumba
Resources
Ltd (51,54%) |
Zircon
Rutile
Ilmenite
Synthetic rutile |
38
21
30
50 |
100
100
100
100 |
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Leucoxene |
17 |
100 |
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| Base metals | Zincor refinery |
Gauteng |
Subsidiary of Kumba
Base |
Zinc metal |
107 |
15 |
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Metals (Pty)
Ltd |
Sulphuric acid |
142 |
1 |
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| Rosh Pinah mine |
Namibia |
Subsidiary of Kumba |
Zinc concentrate |
119 |
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Resources Ltd
(89,5%) |
Lead concentrate |
12 |
100 |
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| Chifeng
refinery 2 |
China
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Joint
venture |
Zinc metal
Sulphuric |
12 |
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(28%) |
acid |
17 |
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minerals |
Glen
Douglas
mine |
Gauteng
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Subsidiary
of Kumba
Resources Ltd |
Metallurgical dolomite |
661 |
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| Aggregate Lime |
706 |
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74 |
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| Kumba Ferrosilicon |
Gauteng |
Division of Sishen
Iron Ore |
Atomised ferrosilicon |
6 |
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Ltd |
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Gauteng |
22,34% |
Information |
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| 1. | Sales tonnes disclosed reflect Ticor Limited’s 50% interest in the Tiwest joint venture. |
| 2. | Sales tonnes disclosed represent the effective interest in the physical information of the Chifeng (Hongye) refinery. |