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Implats’ attributable Mineral Resources <strong>and</strong>Mineral Reserves continuedAttributable Mineral Resources inclusive of Mineral Reserves as at 30 June 2010 (continued)OrebodyCategoryAttributableGrade Implats Attributable ouncestonnes (g/t) % Pt Pd(Mt) 5PGE+Au ownership(millions)RhTamboti Merensky Inferred 141.1 4.11 100 10.2 5.3 0.56UG2 Inferred 177.6 6.65 100 16.9 11.5 3.21Total 319 5.52 27.1 16.8 3.77Zimplats MSZ Measured 119.4 3.90 87 7.0 5.5 0.59Indicated 582.7 3.90 87 34.4 26.7 2.89Inferred 933 3.78 87 51.4 41.4 4.49Total 1 635 3.83 92.9 73.5 7.98Mimosa MSZ Measured 19.2 4.26 50 1.2 1.0 0.11Indicated 17.4 3.71 50 0.9 0.8 0.09Inferred 3.5 4.09 50 0.2 0.2 0.02Inferred(oxides) 3.3 3.95 50 0.2 0.2 0.02InferredNorth Hill 24.3 3.90 50 1.4 1.1 0.13Total 68 4.01 3.9 3.1 0.36All Total 2 902 5.01 225 145 27For comparative purposes note that Implats reportedsome 230 million attributable platinum ounces in FY2009from the summation of all attributable Mineral Resources.The group Mineral Resources are dominated by the MainSulphide Zone (43%); the Zimplats Mineral Resourcesmake up the bulk of these (41%).Implats attributable MineralResources inclusive ofMineral ReservesAttributable Mineral Resourcesinclusive of Mineral ReservesSome 51% of the attributable Mineral Resources remainin the inferred category; this compares favourably with theprevious reporting period. The detailed reports per sectionindicate various movements in classification, amongstothers prompted by the introduction of the Implats groupwideprotocol as well as additional information acquiredduring the reporting period.Group-wide MineralResource classification(million ounces)Pt 225Pd 145Rh 27(million ounces) Pt Pd Rh%2224282550518771545974237950Merensky UG2 MSZMeasured Indicated Inferred 2009 2010www.implats.co.za 16 Implats Mineral Resource <strong>and</strong> Mineral Reserve Statement 2010

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