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glossary

 

A$

Australian Dollar

Aquarius or AQP

Aquarius Platinum Limited. The parent entity of the Aquarius Group, a company incorporated in Bermuda - Registered Number EC 26290

ABET

Adult Basic Education Training programme

ACS(SA)

Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Corporate Services) (Pty) Limited

AQPSA

Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) Pty Ltd. A company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa and a controlled entity of Aquarius - Registration Number 2000/000341/07 

AQS

Aquarius Platinum (Australia) Limited. A company incorpotared in Australia and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquarius - ABN 007 870 699

 

ASX

Australian Securities Exchange

 

BEE

Black Economic Empowerment

BRPM

Blue Ridge Platinum Mine

CTRP

Chromite Ore Tailings Retreatment Operation. Consortium comprising Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Corporate Services) (Pty) Limited (ASACS), GB Mining and Sylvania South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SLVSA)

DIFR

Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost-time injuries expressed as a rate per 1,000,000 man-hours worked

DIIR

Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost-time injuries expressed as a rate per 200,000 man-hours worked

DME

formerly South African Government Department of Minerals and Energy Affairs

DMR

South African Government Department of Mineral Resources, formerly the DME

Dollar or $

United States Dollar

EMPR

Environmental Management Programme Report

Everest

Everest Platinum Mine

Great Dyke Reef

A PGE bearing layer within the Great Dyke Complex in Zimbabwe

g/t

Grams per tonne, measurement unit of grade (1g/t = 1 part per million)

JORC code

Australasian code for reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves

JSE

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa

Kroondal

Kroondal Platinum Mine or P&SA1 at Kroondal

LHD

Load Haul Dump machine

LSE

London Stock Exchange

Marikana

Marikana Platinum Mine or P&SA2 at Marikana

MIL

Mimosa Investments Limited. A company incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius and a jointly controlled entity of Aquarius and Implats (formerly known as ZCE Platinum Limited) - Registration Number 77/02213/06.

Mimosa

Mimosa Mining Company (Private) Limited - a company incorporated in Zimbabwe

MRC

Murray & Roberts Cementation, principal mining contractor at Kroondal

nm

Not measured

NOSA

National Occupational Safety Association

NUM

South African National Union of Mineworkers

PGE(s) (6E)

Platinum Group Elements plus Gold.  Five metallic elements commonly found together which constitute the platinoids (excluding Os (osmium)).  These are Pt (platinum), Pd (palladium), Rh (rhodium), Ru (ruthenium), Ir (iridium) plus Au (gold)

PGM(s) (4E)

Platinum Group Metals plus Gold.  Aquarius reports the PGMs as comprising Pt+Pd+Rh plus Au (gold) with the Pt, Pd and Rh being the most economic platinoids in the UG2 Reef

P&SA1

Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on Kroondal

P&SA2

Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on Marikana

R / ZAR

South African Rand

Redpath

Redpath Mining South Africa Pty Ltd.

Ridge

Ridge Mining plc

ROM

Run of Mine.  The ore from mining which is fed to the concentrator plant.  This is usually a mixture of UG2 ore and waste.

RPM

Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited

SavCon

The Savannah Consortium - the principal Black Empowerment Investor in Aquarius Platinum

TKO

TKO Investment Holdings Limited. A company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa and a controlled entity of AQPSA

Ton

1 Metric tonne (1,000kg)

UG2 Reef

A PGE bearing chromite layer within the Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex

Z$ / ZWD

Zimbabwe Dollar

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