This document summarizes an opencast mining project for Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg, South Africa from 1998. The R340 million project involved open-pit mining of Merensky and UG2 reef to a depth of 35m and was renewed annually. Over its duration, the project mined over 37 million cubic meters of overburden, over 5 million cubic meters of topsoil, over 2 million cubic meters of ore, and over 5 million cubic meters of topsoil rehab, as well as filling over 12 million cubic meters into the created voids.

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IMPALA
North-West, Rustenburg
PROJECT TYPE: OPENCAST MINING
CLIENT:
Impala Platinum Mine
VALUE:
R340 Million
CONSULTANTS:
None
PROJECT DURATION:
Contract renewable annually
DATE OF PROJECT:
1 April 1998
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Opencast Mining of both Merensky and UG2
Reef to a depth of 35m. Contract is renewed on
annual basis.
Approximate volumes mined for the project :-
• Blasted over burden 37,438,859m³
• Topsoil 5,841,186m³
• Ore 2,347,362m³
• Topsoil Rehab 5,695,638m³
• Filling Void 12,724,866m³