African Rainbow Minerals

African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is a South African mining company with headquarters in Sandton (Johannesburg). It was created in 2003 from the merger of several mining companies.

The company deals with the extraction of mineral raw materials. Are degraded primarily iron and manganese ores, platinum group metals, nickel and chrome ore, gold, copper ore and coal. Was created by the South African Patrice Motsepe ARM, who developed this widely ramified mining group from its launch company Future Mining out and is Deputy Chairman (Deputy Chairman, non-executive ) of Sanlam Limited. In 2004 the company was restructured after the inclusion.

Structure

The mining group is divided into the following divisions:

ARM Platinum ( platinum group metals ),
ARM Ferrous ( iron),
ARM Coal (coal),
ARM Copper ( copper in Zambia and DR Congo ),
ARM Gold: Harmony (gold, in South Africa and Papua New Guinea)
ARM Exploration ( exploration ).

Short description of the business units

ARM Platinum

The ARM Platinum Division comprises four sectors of mining on platinum metals. These are three mines and a sensing field. It will be produced as a result of reclamation work and their further processing following metals: platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, also nickel, cobalt, copper and gold.

The Modikwa Platinum Mine is located north- west of the city Burgersfort, which is operated by a differentiated group of owners. This keeps the ARM Mining Consortium, 50 percent and Anglo American Platinum with 50 percent in equal shares, the shares. ARM Mining Consortium is made up of a majority of shares of ARM and a minority share of Modikwa communities. The ores are discharged for further processing in the smelting and refining facilities of Anglo American Platinum.

Not far from Steelpoort operates ARM (55%) together with Impala Platinum (45%), the Two Rivers Platinum mine. The extraction products are further processed at Impala Refining Services Limited (IRS).

The Nkomati nickel mine in the vicinity of the town of Machadodorp is a joint venture company between ARM and Norilsk Nickel Africa (Pty ) Ltd. , A subsidiary MMC Norilsk Nikel. Here, the extraction of copper is quantified in the foreground after the nickel and chromium production has declined. All ore concentrates are processed and refined by the resident in the Swiss train company Metal Trade Overseas AG ( MTO). It belongs to the company MMC Norilsk Nikel complex.

In the exploration project ( Kalplats PGM Exploration Project) a deposit is examined for their mineability on platinum, palladium and gold. It is planned to test by means of a pilot plant extraction and processing of platinum metals and gold. Taking part are ARM Platinum and Platinum Australia ( PLA). The Australian partner exercises the management of the exploration project.

ARM Ferrous

The extraction of iron and manganese ores in the business goes back to the ARM Ferrous created by merger in 1935 Associated Manganese Mines of South Africa Limited ( AMMOSAL ). That company later created the company Assmang. As 2004 Anglovaal Mining was incorporated into the structures of ARM, came with him as the main shareholder, the Assmang Ltd.. in the division of African Rainbow Mining. Since then Assmang Ltd is. a joint venture between ARM and Assore Limited ( 50/50) and operates the departments iron ore, manganese ore and Chromerzbergbau.

The considerable tonnages in the iron ore mining and smelting require its efficient transport routes. Therefore, the extraction activities are associated with the availability and efficient operation of national transport routes. Several commercial ports of South Africa form the domestic end points of the associated commodity exports. Which are important for the production of steel alloying additions of chromium and manganese are recovered in mines, the away from the coast to the north and east of South Africa are.

At the iron ore division ( Iron Ore Division ) include two mines, the Beeshoek Iron Ore Mine and the Khumani Iron Ore Mine in the Northern Cape. The transport of the ore is carried by rail to the port Saldanha.

The Khumani mine situated 65 kilometers north of the old mining site of Beeshoek, but south of Kathu and close to the Sishen known for its iron ore mining. It produces for international buyers. The Beeshoek mine is located near the town of Postmasburg.

Chromium wins African Rainbows Minerals within its Chrome Division ( Chrome Division ) by Assmang in Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine. This is located about 30 kilometers from Steelpoort in the eastern part of the province of Mpumalanga. Your raw or already mechanically processed degradation products reach the hut operating Machadodorp Ferrochrome Works in Machadodorp. Final products are supplied from here on the road or rail to Richards Bay or lying in Mozambique port of Maputo.

For manganese Department ( Manganese Division ) of ARM Ferrous include two mines and processing plant Cato Ridge ferromanganese Works. The two mining areas, Nchwaning mine and Gloria Manganese Mines are located in the extreme northeast of the Northern Cape Province north west of the town of Kuruman. Their products are on the rail and road route to Cato Ridge smelter Alloys ( Pty) Ltd.. transported in Cato Ridge to supply Japanese and German buyers from there across the harbor in Port Elizabeth. Cato Ridge Alloys is a joint venture of Assmang, Mizushima Ferroalloy Company Limited and Sumitomo Corporation. Go the deliveries to the port of Richards Bay for the direct export of mining products. Ore concentrates also connects you to Machadodorp in Mpumalanga, where they are processed for export on. In the mine of Nchwaning raw materials are obtained from the Kalahari Manganerzgebiet ( Kalahari Manganese Field ) collected from a Proterozoic sedimentary structure.

ARM Coal

The ARM Coal Division was created in July 2006 through a partnership with Xstrata Coal South Africa plc .. It keeps Xstrata Holding SA 49 % of the shares of ARM Coal.

At Participating Coal Business (PCB) ARM Coal holds a 20.2% and ARM with 10 %. The majority will of Xstrata Coal South Africa plc. held. In this area, 6,726 people are employed. About Xstrata 's stake of 16.5 % in the Richards Bay Coal Terminal ( RBCT ) ARM Coal has influence on the coal port on the Indian Ocean.

Not far from the town of Ogies in Mpumalanga Province operate Xstrata Coal South Africa ( XCSA ) with 49% and 51% shares with ARM Coal opencast coal mine Goedgevonden Coal Mine ( CDR). The mining area is located on the southern edge of the Witbank coal district.

ARM Copper

In the business of ARM Copper operational activity is focused on the copper mining industry. ARM also operates together with Vale S. A. the Konkola North Copper Mine in Chililabombwe district in the north of Zambia. There is also with Vale S. A. a common mining companies Lusaka and Kabwe.

The most recent development is the Lubambe - copper project in Zambia. The undeveloped copper mine ( Lubambe Coppermine Limited) is designed with a service life of 28 years. Approximately 6 kilometers south investigated to future expansion possibility ( Lubambe Extension Area resource) of degradation. The mine is a joint venture company (50 /50) with Vale SA, which together account for 80 % of the shares of the mine and the remaining 20 % is held by the Zambian state-owned ZCCM Investment Holdings plc ( 87.6 % government stake ). It has its headquarters in Chingola. Your farmed deposit is part of the Zambian Copperbelt and it is close to the city Chililabombwe.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo ARM leads together with a native of Canada company TEAL Exploration and Mining Incorporated and with the participation of Gécamines in the project Kalumines studies whether a potential mining of copper and cobalt ores northwest of Lubumbashi appear profitable. The early explorations in Lupoto Copper Project, ahead of the TEAL activities started by the mining company Union Minière du Haut Katanga and Gécamines.

ARM Gold

In the business ARM gold, the focus of African Rainbow Minerals concentrated in gold mining. The operating business is performed here by the company Harmony Gold.

The domestic mining sites are located primarily in the Witwatersrand basin and Harmony Gold is one of these mines, the world's largest gold mining companies. The production locations are in the provinces of North West, Gauteng (South Sotho: " Place of Gold " ), Mpumalanga and Free State, and thus the area of the gold mining industry in South Africa historically significant areas.

In the area of foreign activities of the business unit ARM Gold Harmony Gold holds 50% stake in the company operating in Papua New Guinea Morobe Mining Joint Ventures ( MMJV ). By this is operated with the Australian partner Newcrest Mining companies in the Hidden Valley mine in Morobe Province on a day gold and silver mining. Preparations are also underway for potential future reclamation work in the Wafi - Golpu deposit.

ARM exploration

The focus on resource exploration lies in the assessment of possible fields of activity and qualified for the company in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. On 1 July, 2011 at the ARM Copper Division took over the further exploration and project development tasks for the activities of ARM in the copper mining industry.

With the Mozambican exploration company Rovuma Resources, a majority company of Rock Over Resources in Road Town in the British Virgin Islands, an agreement has been concluded that with an annual expense of 7 million U.S. dollars by the ARM, the search for deposits in Mozambique to mineable reserves of manganese ores allows, nickel, platinum group metals and base metals. Thus, the ARM wants to secure further activities to deposit exploratory and possible degradation.

The company TEAL Exploration & Mining Inc. operates today (2013 ) as a subsidiary of ARM and its Brazilian partner company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce in exploration and reservoir development.

Public reception

The company has received awards for his work:

Best IAS reporting and communication awards (12 June 2009)
IAS / SAMREC award for the Best Exploration Section (6 August 2010)
Best IAS Reporting and Communications award in the mining sector (13 June 2012)

Types of business entity International Securities Identification Number Board of Directors Anglo American plc Bushveld Igneous Complex JFE Holdings Umicore Vale (mining company)

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