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                                                                                                                                      Site Feature: Rustenburg Chrome Mine


                                                                                                                                      The contract at Rustenburg Chrome Mine (RCM) commenced 11 November 2021. The
                                    Equipment:
                                                                                                                                      onboarding was completed by 20 December 2021 and the first ore was produced in January
                                    •   3 Excavators –                                                                                2022 as per schedule. The operations of Zizwe include the stripping of topsoil, Drilling and
                                        production and 2                                                                              Blasting of Waste and Chrome Ore, removal of waste and chrome ore, and the sizing of
                                        excavators sweeping                                                                           chrome ore.


                                    •   6 40T ADT’s
                                                                                                                                      Other than the usual start-up challenges, this specific terrain also posed geological
                                    •   4 65T RDT’s                                                                                   challenges while mining close to the dyke. RCM is located in the Kroondal Area, East of

                                                                                                                                      Rustenburg and owned by Clover Alloys.
                                    •   2 Dozers

                                    •   1 Grader                                                   The orebody                        The client relies on Zizwe to provide the expertise for the Opencast operation and the
                                                                                                   consists of:                       relationship is built on a mutually beneficial partnership. The focus areas for RCM entails to
                                                                                                 Mg3, Mg2, Mg1,                       safely mine 650 kT of ore, at an acceptable profit margin to the shareholders.
                                                                                                  Lg7, Lg6a, Lg6
                                                                                                     and Lg5                          The team is filled with energy and knowledge, who can deliver results from any
                                                                                                                                      circumstance.


                                                                                                                                      “Management cultivated an open-door policy since the very start of the contract, being a
                                                                                                                                      fairly new site – it is surely something of note that the team already engage very well with
                                                                                                                                      management,” testifies Ntombekhaya Nyakatyhai, HR Officer.


                                                   The mine is situated +/- 10km
                                                       East from Kroondal.
                                                                                                                                          Through teamwork and working safely, we strive to satisfy our client by delivering on our
                                                   RCM Opencast area to mine is               R                                             commitments. We also strive to care and respect for our fellow employees and the
                                                     approximately 1.8km long
                                                                                                                                                            environment while delivering on our commitment.
                                                      Mining started from the                        200 000m3 is
                                                     Eastern side of the Pit and                                                                                 - Christoff van der Westhuizen, Director
                                                                                                      planned per
                                                      progressed to the West.
                                                                                                   month with 55 000
                                                      The reason for this is to
                                                   establish the void for the client                 tonnes of reef.
     A dyke structure is situated on the East        to start the new portals to
                                                    access the new underground
     side of the mine
                                                              mine
     The dyke causes the area in proximity to
     the dyke to be disturbed and results in
     selective    mining    which    is   time
     consuming.














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