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LATEST NEWS
                                                            Manganese mine achieves record ten-million fatality free shifts                                                        
                                                        
                                                            4 April 2022                                                        
                                                        
                                                            Khumani Newsletter – March 2013                                                        
                                                        
                                                            10 April 2013                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Easter                                                                                                                                            is                                                                                                                                            coming                                                                                                                                            early                                                                                                                                            this                                                                                                                                            year,                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            end                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            March.                                                                                                                                            For                                                                                                                                            some                                                                                                                                            it                                                                                                                                            is                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            chance                                                                                                                                            to                                                                                                                                            take                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            short                                                                                                                                            break                                                                                                                                            away                                                                                                                                            from                                                                                                                                            home.                                                                    
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                                                            Students Lucky Day                                                        
                                                        
                                                            12 July 2012                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Twenty-five                                                                                                                                            students                                                                                                                                            from                                                                                                                                            disadvantaged                                                                                                                                            communities,                                                                                                                                            who                                                                                                                                            are                                                                                                                                            benefiting                                                                                                                                            from                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            Tsantsabane                                                                                                                                            local                                                                                                                                            municipality                                                                                                                                            and                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Beeshoek                                                                                                                                            Mine                                                                                                                                            bursary                                                                                                                                            scheme                                                                                                                                            were                                                                                                                                            called                                                                                                                                            in                                                                                                                                            for                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            motivational                                                                    
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                                                            Assmang Limited aims 20 mill tons                                                        
                                                        
                                                            27 March 2012                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited,                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            mining                                                                                                                                            company                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            South                                                                                                                                            Africa                                                                                                                                            aims                                                                                                                                            to                                                                                                                                            expand                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            iron                                                                                                                                            ore                                                                                                                                            production                                                                                                                                            to                                                                                                                                            16.5                                                                                                                                            Mill                                                                                                                                            tons                                                                                                                                            per                                                                                                                                            annum                                                                                                                                            by                                                                                                                                            June,                                                                                                                                            2013.                                                                                                                                            Subject                                                                    
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                                                            Assmang donates to Japanese disaster fund                                                        
                                                        
                                                            24 May 2011                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited,                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            South                                                                                                                                            African                                                                                                                                            company,                                                                                                                                            announced                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            24                                                                                                                                            May,                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            support                                                                                                                                            for                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            relief                                                                                                                                            efforts                                                                                                                                            in                                                                                                                                            Japan,                                                                                                                                            following                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            earthquake                                                                                                                                            and                                                                                                                                            tsunami                                                                                                                                            there.                                                                                                                                            This                                                                    
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                                                            10 Million tons per annum                                                        
                                                        
                                                            12 August 2009                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited                                                                                                                                            recently                                                                                                                                            announced                                                                                                                                            that                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            10                                                                                                                                            million                                                                                                                                            tons                                                                                                                                            per                                                                                                                                            annum                                                                                                                                            (“mtpa”)                                                                                                                                            Khumani                                                                                                                                            Iron                                                                                                                                            Ore                                                                                                                                            Mine                                                                                                                                            (“Khumani”)                                                                                                                                            has                                                                                                                                            been                                                                                                                                            completed                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            time                                                                                                                                            and                                                                                                                                            within                                                                                                                                            budget.
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                                                            Assmang’s position in relation to 10 alleged Manganism cases                                                        
                                                        
                                                            26 May 2008                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited                                                                                                                                            does                                                                                                                                            not                                                                                                                                            believe                                                                                                                                            that                                                                                                                                            any                                                                                                                                            workers                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            Cato                                                                                                                                            Ridge                                                                                                                                            plant                                                                                                                                            have                                                                                                                                            manganism,                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            basis                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            expert                                                                                                                                            medical                                                                                                                                            diagnoses                                                                                                                                            received.                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            has                                                                    
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                                                            Assmang furnace up and running                                                        
                                                        
                                                            25 April 2008                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited                                                                                                                                            has                                                                                                                                            resumed                                                                                                                                            ferromanganese                                                                                                                                            production                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            Furnace                                                                                                                                            2                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            Cato                                                                                                                                            Ridge                                                                                                                                            Works.                                                                                                                                            This                                                                                                                                            follows                                                                                                                                            a                                                                                                                                            small                                                                                                                                            burn                                                                                                                                            through                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            shell                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            the                                                                    
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                                                            Assmang Cato Ridge furnace expected to reopen soon                                                        
                                                        
                                                            24 April 2008                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited                                                                                                                                            is                                                                                                                                            in                                                                                                                                            discussion                                                                                                                                            with                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            Department                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            Labour                                                                                                                                            regarding                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            lifting                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            prohibition                                                                                                                                            on                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            operation                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            Furnace                                                                                                                                            2                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            Cato                                                                    
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                                                            Two more furnaces resume production at Assmang                                                        
                                                        
                                                            14 April 2008                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Four                                                                                                                                            out                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            six                                                                                                                                            furnaces                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited’s                                                                                                                                            Cato                                                                                                                                            Ridge                                                                                                                                            Works                                                                                                                                            are                                                                                                                                            now                                                                                                                                            in                                                                                                                                            ferromanganese                                                                                                                                            production,                                                                                                                                            following                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            Department                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            Labour’s                                                                                                                                            lifting                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            prohibition                                                                    
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                                                            Furnace restarted at Assmang Cato Ridge works                                                        
                                                        
                                                            8 April 2008                                                        
                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Assmang                                                                                                                                            Limited                                                                                                                                            has                                                                                                                                            resumed                                                                                                                                            ferromanganese                                                                                                                                            production                                                                                                                                            with                                                                                                                                            the                                                                                                                                            recommissioning                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            one                                                                                                                                            of                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            six                                                                                                                                            furnaces                                                                                                                                            at                                                                                                                                            its                                                                                                                                            Cato                                                                                                                                            Ridge                                                                                                                                            Works,                                                                                                                                            outside                                                                                                                                            Durban,                                                                                                                                            KwaZulu                                                                                                                                            Natal.                                                                                                                                            The                                                                    
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