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KHUMANI

Our iron ore division comprises two mines, Khumani and Beeshoek. Both are in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, some 200km west of the town of Kimberley.

KHUMANI

Khumani Iron Ore Mine – formerly known as the Bruce, King and Mokaning (BKM) project after the farms on which the resources are found – is some 30km south of the town of Kathu and 65km north of Beeshoek Mine, in the Northern Cape province. This mine is our primary iron-ore producer. Originally designed to produce 10 million tonnes of export-quality iron ore each year, it now has capacity to produce 14 million tonnes. Iron ore mined at Khumani is exported via the Saldanha Bay iron ore bulk terminal.

Nature of operations
Mining right obtained in 2007, processing plant commissioned in 2008
Location: Kathu district, Northern Cape, South Africa
Opencast (ultimate pit depths of 250m) iron ore mining and processing (crushing, screening, washing and sizing ore, including a substantial dense media separation process) for the export market. The stripping ratio is 2.22
Number of employees
Permanent employees – 1 810
Contractors – 2 455

Khumani
Khumani: Iron Ore Mine
Iron ore
Operation type
Open-pit mechanised
Approx production volumes
13.1Mt iron ore
LOM
20 years
EMPL
3885
LTIFR
0.13
50th percentile
KEY
Mt
Million tonnes
PGM
Platinum group metals
Mine/operation type
F2019 approximate production volumes on a 100%
LOM
Approximate life-of-mine
EMPL
Number of employees at 30 June 2019 (full‑time employees and contractors)
LTIFR
F2019 lost‑time injury‑frequency rate (LTIFR) per 200 000 man-hours
Position on the global commodity unit cost curve (F2019)
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