Operations Review (Part 1) - Anglo Platinum

Operations Review (continued)Overview: MiningRustenburg SectionS A F E T Y53The Rustenburg business unit achieved its 37th million fatality-free shift on 18 December2002. Paardekraal and Boschfontein shafts on the West Mine were recommended forOSHAS18001 certification, while the Central Services Sectionobtained 2 million fatality-free shifts on 18 December 2002.Safety initiatives started in 2001, as well as the new BBSinitiative, continue to reinforce management’s commitmentto safety.M I N I N GRustenburg Section’s reported production declined principally asa result of the incorporation of the Brakspruit, Bleskop andPaardekraal shafts in the Rustenburg UG2 Phase 1 project.Costs on the smaller base were well controlled.The UG2 Phase 1 project consists of a 400 000 tons per monthconcentrator processing ore from the new Waterval mine as wellas the Brakspruit, Bleskop and Paardekraal shafts. Operationscommenced in February 2002.Bleskop Shaft mechanised(trackless) bord and pillar operations.Methane testing ahead offace drilling utilising a new singleboom drill rig in a well controlled1,8 metre stoping environment.RPM-RUSTENBURG SECTION123456789LEGENDMining AuthorisationMerensky Reef WorkingsUG2 Reef WorkingsUG2 Phase II DevelopmentBoschfontein Incline ShaftTownlands ShaftPaardekraal ShaftFrank No.2 ShaftFrank ShaftWaterval ShaftCentral Deep ShaftTurffontein ShaftBleskop ShaftBOSCHFONTEIN1268 JQTOWN &TOWNLANDS2272 JQ0 5kmPAARDEKRAAL279 JQ3WATERVAL303 JQ654KLIPGAT281 JQ7KROONDAL304 JQTURFFONTEIN302 JQ8KLIPFONTEIN300 JQ9HOEDSPRUIT298 JQ10BRAKSPRUIT299 JQ10Brakspruit Shaft43