Operations Review (Part 1) - Anglo Platinum

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Flow ChartMINING, TREATMENT & REFINING PROCESSBelow Ground MiningWasteAbove Ground MiningWasteConcentratorsTailingsMillingFiltrationFlotationMetallicsCo SO 4Final concentrateDissolveValues recovery plantProcessingPure metal productsSodiumSulphatePrecious Metal RefineryM C PlantNi/Cu/CoConcentrateMedium grade residueConverter matteMetals & SaltsCuNiPtPdIrAuRuConcentrateLow grade residueLow grade residueBase Metal RefineryLeachingProcessingElectro-winningSmeltersConvertingMedium grade residue Sulphuric acidOsRhSmeltingSlagThe Process Division consists of the WatervalSmelter complex, the Rustenburg Base MetalsRefinery (RBMR) and the Precious Metals Refinery(PMR). The process plants produce the Group’srefined precious and base metals.35
Operations Review (continued)Chief Operating Officer’s ReviewThe ultimate goal of a fatality-free working environment will only be achieved through a mind-shiftchange in behaviour.I am happy to report that satisfactoryprogress was achievedon several fronts. Aside froma concerted and indeedsuccessful effort to containunit costs at steady-stateoperations in line with therate of inflation, the yearculminated in confirmation ofthe production profile necessaryto achieve our expansion to3,5 million annual ounces ofplatinum by the end of 2006.The structure of theoperational strategy, asI outlined last year, hasenabled labour and managementto focus successfully onbusiness performance, therebyaligning the Operations withthe Group’s strategy.S A F E T YUnder the guidance of theGroup’s Safety, Health andEnvironment (“SHE”)committee, a committee of theBoard, the Group embarked thispast year on the most intenseand focused safety programmesin its history. The success ofthese programmes is evident ina marked reduction in thereported lost-time injuryfrequency rate per 200 000hours worked (“LTIFR”),which now stands at 1,2; animprovement of 54% on 2001.Notwithstanding the improvement,the Board regrets toreport the death of26 employees at managedoperations during the year.Management will continue toimplement and apply all safetyprogrammes in a determinedmanner.The ultimate goal of a fatalityfreeworking environment willonly be achieved through amind-shift change in behaviour.36Training at the Fireand Rescue Departmentat Rustenburg Section.
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