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Details on Tailings Storage Facilities
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1946/022452/06)
Share Code: AMS
ISIN: ZAE000013181
(“The Company" or "Anglo American Platinum")
ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM - DETAILS ON TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITIES
Anglo American Platinum has today published on its website the details of its nine mineral residue facilities,
comprising six managed tailings storage facilities (“TSF”) and three slag stockpiles. Details of an additional
eight TSFs at non-managed JV operations in which it has an ownership interest are also disclosed. This
disclosure is in response to a request by the Church of England Pensions Board and the Swedish Council
on Ethics for the AP Funds, representing 96 institutional investors.
Chris Griffith, CEO of Anglo American Platinum, stated:
“As part of the global efforts to improve the transparency around tailings storage facilities, we are providing
detailed information on each of our facilities in response to a request from a number of global institutional
investors. We have confidence in the integrity of Anglo American Platinum’s managed TSFs which are
subject to the highest global safety and stewardship standards. Anglo American’s mandatory Mineral
Residue Facilities and Water Management Structures standard was completely revised and updated in early
2014 and goes beyond regulatory and other industry requirements in all host jurisdictions, including in South
Africa. We have also received assurances from the operators of non-managed joint venture facilities in which
Anglo American Platinum has an interest relating to the safety of TSFs at those operations.”
Anglo American Platinum manages six active TSFs, five of which are located in the Limpopo province of
South Africa and one located in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. The company also manages three slag
dumps, two located in the Limpopo province of South Africa, and one in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe.
In addition, at the non-managed joint venture operations, there are eight TSFs (two of which are currently on
care and maintenance), which are located in the North West and Limpopo provinces of South Africa.
All of Anglo American Platinum’s managed tailings dams have been constructed using the upstream method,
except the Blinkwater dam at Mogalakwena mine in the Limpopo province of South Africa, which uses a
downstream method of construction, and Dam 1 at Unki mine, which uses a hybrid downstream and
upstream method. Upstream tailings dams are generally considered to be an appropriate design for facilities
in dry and seismically stable regions with flat topography, including the locations of Anglo American
Platinum’s TSFs in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Anglo American’s Group Technical Standard, which applies to all TSFs managed by Anglo American
Platinum, sets minimum requirements for design criteria, monitoring, inspection and surveillance, and was
peer-reviewed by international specialists. In line with that standard, all TSFs managed by Anglo American
Platinum have a Competent Person in charge and have appointed an external Engineer of Record, providing
continuous technical management from initial design and construction, to monitoring and support. A
dedicated team of engineering specialists at Anglo American provides strategic direction and technical
assurance.
Anglo American’s Group Technical Standard and other materials relating to TSFs are available at
www.angloamericanplatinum.com/tsf.
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 June 2019
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
For further information, please contact:
Investors: Media:
Emma Chapman Jana Marais
(SA) +27 (0) 11 373 6239 (SA) +27 (0)11 638 2607
emma.chapman@angloamerican.com jana.marais@angloamerican.com
Notes to editors:
Anglo American Platinum Limited is a member of the Anglo American plc Group and is the world’s leading
primary producer of platinum group metals. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange
(JSE). Its mining, smelting and refining operations are based in South Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the
Group owns Unki Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe. Anglo American Platinum has a number of joint ventures with
several historically disadvantaged South African consortia as part of its commitment to the transformation of
the mining industry. Anglo American Platinum is committed to the highest standards of safety and continues
to make a meaningful and sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its
operations.
www.angloamericanplatinum.com
Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost
every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped
resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, more electrified world and that meet the
fast growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. With our people
at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new
resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world – safely,
responsibly and sustainably.
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nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our business
partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our
shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo
American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.
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