Garatau Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Mine
Garatau Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Mine
Garatau Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Mine

The Garatau Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Mine is located in the world-renowned Bushveld Igneous Complex. With a large resource base and stable ore bodies, the mine holds the potential to become a large PGM operation.

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Garatau Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Mine
  • Location
    Fetakgomo Tubatse, South Africa
  • Ownership
    74%
  • Status
    In preparation for construction
  • Deposit type
    Bushveld Complex platinum-group element (PGE) mineralization
  • Resources
    Contained platinum: 710 tonnes
    Contained palladium: 503 tonnes
    Contained gold: 57 tonnes
    Contained rhodium: 91 tonnes
  • Mining & processing methods
    Short-hole and T-shaped room-and-pillar mining + flotation
  • M&A

    Between 2013 and 2019, Zijin acquired a 100% interest in Nkwe Platinum Limited (“Nkwe”) through multiple acquisitions. Nkwe holds a 74% interest in the Garatau PGM Mine, while Genorah Resources, a South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) company, holds the remaining 26%.

ESG

The project promotes inclusive and sustainable development in its host region by implementing local economic and human resource development programs and making social investments and community donations. Initiatives include skills training for local residents, bursaries for university students, drinking water projects, and the construction of community roads. Additionally, the project sponsored the first youth football tournament in Garatau, South Africa.