Sustainability summary

BEATRIX
- 16,821ha
- Lease area
- Until 2019
- New order mining right
- 8,528
- Employees
- R209m
- SED expenditure
3.6Moz
- Reserves
9Moz
- Resources
Beatrix comprises three shaft systems where gold-bearing reef is mined at depths varying from 700m to 2,200m below surface. Underground ore and low-grade surface rock dumps are processed through two metallurgical plants with a combined mill throughput capacity of approximately 4.4Mtpa.
R537m
- Capex 2013
R377,206/kg
US$1,222/oz- All-in cost 2013
R1,223m
- Operating profit
659,758MWh
- Total energy consumption in 2013
11,500Ml
- Total water withdrawal in 2013

DRIEFONTEIN
- 8,561ha
- Lease area
- Until 2037
- New order mining right
- 12,635
- Employees
- R545m
- SED expenditure
7.8Moz
- Reserves
23Moz
- Resources
Driefontein comprises seven shaft systems mining shallow to ultra-deep-level gold bearing reef at depths of between 700m and 3,420m below surface. The shaft systems include five sub-vertical shafts and two tertiary shafts. Underground ore and low-grade surface rock dumps are processed through three metallurgical plants with a combined mill throughput capacity of approximately 5.9Mtpa.
R1,023m
- Capex 2013
R332,660/kg
US$1,078/oz- All-in cost 2013
R3,282m
- Operating profit
1,563,628MWh
- Total energy consumption in 2013
37,137Ml
- Total water withdrawal in 2013

KLOOF
- 20,087ha
- Lease area
- Until 2027
- New order mining right
- 11,235
- Employees
- R296m
- SED expenditure
8.3Moz
- Reserves
33Moz
- Resources
Kloof comprises five shaft systems mining intermediate to ultra-deep-level gold bearing reef at depths of between 1,300m and 3,500m below surface. The shaft systems include five operational sub-vertical shafts and one tertiary shaft. Underground ore and low-grade surface rock dumps are processed through three metallurgical plants with a combined mill throughput capacity of approximately 5.6Mtpa.
R1,304m
- Capex 2013
R353,884/kg
US$1,147/oz- All-in cost 2013
R2,854m
- Operating profit
1,550,616MWh
- Total energy consumption in 2013
27,999Ml
- Total water withdrawal in 2013
