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KEY FEATURES OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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GROUP HIGHLIGHTS |
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Noticeable improvement in safety performance |
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Record headline earnings, up 8% to R13.3 billion |
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Produced 2.39 million refined platinum ounces |
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Rand basket price per platinum ounce up 23% to R22,348 |
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Implemented an Employee Share Ownership Plan |
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MAIN FEATURES |
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2008 |
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2007 |
%
change |
| MINING AND CONCENTRATOR ATTRIBUTABLE PRODUCTION |
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| Tonnes milled |
000 tonnes |
42,611 |
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41,563 |
2.5 |
| 4E built-up head grade |
g/t |
3.36 |
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3.63 |
(7.2) |
| Equivalent refined Pt ounces1 |
000 Pt oz |
2,465.3 |
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2,471.4 |
(0.2) |
| REFINED PRODUCTION |
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| Platinum (Pt) |
000 oz |
2,386.6 |
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2,474.0 |
(3.5) |
| Palladium (Pd) |
000 oz |
1,318.8 |
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1,389.7 |
(5.1) |
| Rhodium (Rh) |
000 oz |
299.3 |
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328.8 |
(9.0) |
| Gold (Au) |
000 oz |
78.5 |
|
97.9 |
(19.8) |
| PGMs |
000 oz |
4,530.8 |
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4,787.1 |
(5.4) |
| OPERATIONAL INDICATORS |
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| Cash on-mine costs |
R/tonne milled |
475 |
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388 |
22.4 |
| Cash operating costs |
R/oz equivalent refined Pt1 |
11,093 |
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8,181 |
35.6 |
| Cost of sales |
R/oz Pt sold |
14,922 |
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10,711 |
39.3 |
| FINANCIAL FEATURES (R MILLION) |
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| Net sales revenue |
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50,765 |
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46,616 |
8.9 |
| Gross profit on metal sales |
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17,083 |
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19,097 |
(10.5) |
| Headline earnings |
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13,292 |
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12,325 |
7.8 |
| Net debt |
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(13,459) |
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(4,086) |
229.4 |
| Debt:equity ratio |
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1:1.8 |
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1:3.5 |
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| Capital expenditure |
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14,388 |
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10,653 |
35.1 |
| Gross profit margin (%) |
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33.7 |
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41.0 |
(17.8) |
| Net sales revenue per platinum ounce sold (R) |
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22,348 |
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18,167 |
23.0 |
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