About ARM Introduction

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Integrated Annual Report 2014
Introduction
About ARM
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is a leading South African diversified mining
and minerals company with long-life, low unit cost operations.
ARM mines and beneficiates iron ore, manganese ore, chrome ore, platinum group
metals, copper, nickel and coal. ARM also produces manganese and chrome
alloys and has an investment in gold through its shareholding in Harmony.
100%
100%
10%
51%
100%
100%
Strategic Services
and Exploration
PGMs
Iron Ore
Coal
Copper
PGMs
41.5% Modikwa1
55% Two Rivers2
50% Khumani
50% Beeshoek
20% Participating
Coal Business
40% Lubambe and
Lubambe Extension
Area
Manganese Ore
Nickel, PGMs
& Chrome
Manganese Ore
Coal
Copper
Exploration
Coal
50% Nchwaning
50% Gloria
51% Goedgevonden
50% Nkomati
14.6%
Gold:
Harmony
50% Lusaka
and Kabwe
Base metals
PGM Exploration
46% Kalplats
Manganese
Alloys
Iron Ore
50% Cato Ridge
25% Cato Ridge
Alloys
50% Machadodorp
27% Sakura
Chrome Ore
50% Dwarsrivier
1
Charge Chrome
2
50% Machadodorp
ARM’s effective interest in Modikwa Mine is 41.5%, local
communities hold 8.5% of Modikwa Mine.
ARM’s shareholding in Two Rivers will reduce to 51% once the
transfer of Kalkfontein portions 4, 5 and 6 and Tweefontein
prospecting rights has been effected.
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Where we operate
Malaysia
Zambia
South Africa
Modikwa
Platinum Mine
South Africa
Participating Coal
Business
Kalplats
PGM Exploration Project
Goedgevonden
Coal Mine
Nkomati
Nickel Mine
Khumani Iron Ore Mine
Lesotho
Beeshoek Iron Ore Mine
Northern
Luapula
Sakura
Ferroalloys Project
Copperbelt
Sibu
Northwestern
Sarikei
Eastern
Central
Kuching
Lusaka
Western
Southern
Sabah
Brunei
Miri
Muchinga
Lubambe
Extension Area
Cato Ridge
Ferromanganese
Works
Malaysia
South China Sea
Lubambe
Copper Mine
Two Rivers
Platinum Mine
Machadodorp
Ferromanganese
and Ferrochrome
Works
Nchwaning & Gloria
Manganese Ore Mines
Zambia
Dwarsrivier
Chrome Mine
Bintulu
Sarawak
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Integrated Annual Report 2014
Salient features
“ARM achieved record headline earnings in F2014 and declared an
increased dividend of 600 cents per share. Excellent performances
from Nkomati and Two Rivers mines as nickel and PGM’s contribution
to headline earnings increased significantly.”
Patrice Motsepe, ARM Executive Chairman
Headline earnings per share
increased from 1 735 cents
per share to 1 900 cents
per share.
Increased dividend declared
of 600 cents per share.
Headline earnings per share
(cents)
2 500
Lubambe Copper Mine
produced 23 791 tonnes
copper as it continued
its ramp-up.
Sakura Ferroalloys Project
began construction;
R790 million has been
spent to date.
1 585
1 615
F2011
F2012
1 735
1 500
1 000
807
500
0
Costs were well controlled at
the Nkomati, Dwarsrivier and
Two Rivers mines.
1 900
2 000
F2010
F2013
F2014
Dividends per share
(cents)
700
600
600
500
450
475
510
400
300
200
200
100
0
F2010
F2011
F2012
F2013
F2014
Introduction
The Lost Time Injury
Frequency Rate (LTIFR) was
reduced from 0.48 (per 200 000
man-hours) to 0.37 in F2014.
Total CSR expenditure
(R million)
350
283
300
250
200
Khumani, Black Rock and
Dwarsrivier mines each
completed more than two
million fatality-free shifts.
Continued improvement in the
implementation of HIV & Aids
and Tuberculosis (TB)
management programmes.
169
150
100
100
126
58
50
0
F2010
F2011
F2012
Total Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
expenditure increased
to R283 million.
F2014
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
(per 200 000 man-hours)
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.77
0.7
0.6
Overall employment equity
performance is ahead of 2014
Mining Charter targets.
F2013
0.48
0.5
0.4
0.43
0.40
F2011
F2012
0.37
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
F2010
F2013
F2014
continued
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