Entire Annual Report - Anglo American Platinum

COMPANYGROUP1999 2000 2000 1999Rm Rm Rm Rm14. Property, plant and equipmentMINING (ANNEXURE A)Mining property, plant and equipment compriseexpenditure on mineral rights, properties, shaftsinking, development, equipment, plant, buildings,decommissioning and mining projects, lessrecoupments.COSTOpening balance 6 237,2 5 278,0Transfer from capital work-in-progress (note 15) 1 645,4 967,2Disposals (10,9) (10,9)Present value of future decommissioning expansionprojects (note 27) 6,3 2,9Closing balance 7 878,0 6 237,2ACCUMULATED AMORTISATIONOpening balance 1 542,5 1 239,4Charge for the year (note 5 and 10) 395,8 304,5Disposals — (1,4)Closing balance 1 938,3 1 542,5Carrying amount – Mining (Annexure A) 5 939,7 4 694,7NON-MINING (ANNEXURE B)Non-mining property, plant and equipment comprisefreehold land, plant and equipment, motor vehiclesand office equipment.COST— — Opening balance 202,7 174,8— — Additions at cost 62,3 52,9— — Disposals (34,2) (25,0)— — Closing balance 230,8 202,7ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION— — Opening balance 102,6 72,9— — Charge for the year (note 10) 41,0 42,2— — Disposals (18,2) (12,5)— — Closing balance 125,4 102,6— — Carrying amount – Non-mining (Annexure B) 105,4 100,1— — Total carrying amount 6 045,1 4 794,8159