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Annual Report 2005
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SUMMARY OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
   
 
   12-months  12-months 12-months  
   ended  ended ended
Years ended
   31 December  31 December 31 December
30 June
 ’000 tonnes 2005  2004 2003 2003 2002 
 IRON ORE          
 Production          
 Sishen 28 458  27 609 27 110 26 168 25 903 
 Thabazimbi 2 529  2 503 2 484 2 389 2 421 
 Total 30 987  30 112 29 594 28 557 28 324 
 Sales          
 Sishen exports 22 113  20 923 20 446 20 946 19 916 
 COKING COAL          
 Production          
 Grootegeluk 1 859  1 972 1 781 1 830 1 670 
 Tshikondeni 414  437 381 377 404 
 Total 2 273  2 409 2 162 2 207 2 074 
 THERMAL COAL (Eskom)          
 Production 14 573  14 383 13 869 13 036 13 351 
 Sales to Eskom 14 703  14 356 14 097 13 051 13 198 
 THERMAL/METALLURGICAL COAL          
 Production          
 Grootegeluk 1 551  1 403 1 323 1 313 1 194 
 Leeuwpan 1 442  1 249 1 610 1 456 1 631 
 Total 2 993  2 652 2 933 2 769 2 825 
 HEAVY MINERALS – TICOR SA1          
 Production          
 Ilmenite 356  262 176 91 44 
 Zircon 47  49 50 53 45 
 Rutile 23  20 17 20 19 
 Low manganese pig iron (LMPI) 89  63 25 3  
 Scrap pig iron 8  5 6     
 Chloride slag 134  96 27    
 Sulphate slag 30  40 20    
 HEAVY MINERALS – TICOR PTY LIMITED2          
 Production          
 Ilmenite 220  236 217 214 223 
 Zircon 35  38 40 40 39 
 Rutile 16  18 17 18 15 
 Leucoxene 12  11 16 13 9 
 Synthetic rutile 111  112 97 90 89 
 Pigment 53  53 48 47 46 
 ZINC          
 Production          
 Rosh Pinah (zinc concentrate) 126  124 108 91 75 
 Zincor (zinc metal) 102  104 111 115 105 
 Chifeng (zinc metal)3 15  12 3    
 Rosh Pinah (lead concentrate) 25  27 31 22 28 
 GLEN DOUGLAS          
 Production          
 Dolomite 689  653 668 642 543 
 Aggregate 666  705 579 586 650 
 Lime 26  73 76 99 95 
 KUMBA FERROALLOYS          
 Production          
 Atomised ferrosilicon 6  6 5 5 4 
   
 
1. Project in ramp-up phase.
2. Ticor Limited was consolidated from 1 April 2003. The production tonnes reflect Ticor’s 50% interest in its Tiwest joint venture. Physical information provided for periods prior to consolidation are for comparative purposes only. Ticor Limited was delisted in November 2005 and is now a private company.
3. The effective interest in the physical information of the Chifeng (Hongye) refinery has been disclosed.
   
   
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