glossary
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A$ |
Australian Dollar |
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Aquarius or AQP |
Aquarius Platinum Limited. The parent entity of the Aquarius Group, a company incorporated in Bermuda - Registered Number EC 26290 |
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ABET |
Adult Basic Education Training programme |
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ACS(SA) |
Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Corporate Services) (Pty) Limited |
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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 |
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AQS |
Aquarius Platinum (Australia) Limited. A company incorpotared in Australia and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquarius - ABN 007 870 699 |
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ASX |
Australian Securities Exchange |
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BEE |
Black Economic Empowerment |
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BRPM |
Blue Ridge Platinum Mine |
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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) |
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DIFR |
Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost-time injuries expressed as a rate per 1,000,000 man-hours worked |
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DIIR |
Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost-time injuries expressed as a rate per 200,000 man-hours worked |
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DME |
formerly South African Government Department of Minerals and Energy Affairs |
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DMR |
South African Government Department of Mineral Resources, formerly the DME |
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Dollar or $ |
United States Dollar |
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EMPR |
Environmental Management Programme Report |
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Everest |
Everest Platinum Mine |
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Great Dyke Reef |
A PGE bearing layer within the Great Dyke Complex in Zimbabwe |
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g/t |
Grams per tonne, measurement unit of grade (1g/t = 1 part per million) |
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JORC code |
Australasian code for reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves |
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JSE |
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa |
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Kroondal |
Kroondal Platinum Mine or P&SA1 at Kroondal |
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LHD |
Load Haul Dump machine |
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LSE |
London Stock Exchange |
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Marikana |
Marikana Platinum Mine or P&SA2 at Marikana |
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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. |
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Mimosa |
Mimosa Mining Company (Private) Limited - a company incorporated in Zimbabwe |
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MRC |
Murray & Roberts Cementation, principal mining contractor at Kroondal |
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nm |
Not measured |
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NOSA |
National Occupational Safety Association |
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NUM |
South African National Union of Mineworkers |
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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) |
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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 |
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P&SA1 |
Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on Kroondal |
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P&SA2 |
Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on Marikana |
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R / ZAR |
South African Rand |
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Redpath |
Redpath Mining South Africa Pty Ltd. |
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Ridge |
Ridge Mining plc |
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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. |
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RPM |
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited |
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SavCon |
The Savannah Consortium - the principal Black Empowerment Investor in Aquarius Platinum |
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TKO |
TKO Investment Holdings Limited. A company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa and a controlled entity of AQPSA |
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Ton |
1 Metric tonne (1,000kg) |
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UG2 Reef |
A PGE bearing chromite layer within the Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex |
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Z$ / ZWD |
Zimbabwe Dollar |

