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Empowering our people,
growing our production
Impala Platinum Limited: BMR OPERATION
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REFINERIES HISTORY
PALLADIUM
PLATINUM
GOLD
RHODIUM
RUTHENIUM
IRIDIUM
NICKEL POWDER
COBALT POWDER
COPPER CATHODES
OR BRIQUETTES
COPPER
COBALT
NICKEL
ELECTROWINNING
REDUCTION
REDUCTIONBRIQUETTING
AND SINTERING
BASE METALS REFINERYDISSOLUTION OF NICKEL ,
COPPER AND COBALT
GOLDPRECIPITATION
IMPALA PLATINUM MINES
CONCENTRATOR
SMELTERDRYING - SMELTING - CONVERTING
MILLING - FLOTATION
DISSOLUTION
ION EXCHANGE
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION
PURIFICATION &PRECIPITATION
MOLECULAR
TECHNOLOGYRECOGNITION
DISTILLATION
HYDROLYSIS
ION EXCHANGEDISSOLUTION
IMPALA PLATINUMSIMPLIFIED
FLOW DIAGRAM
PLATINUM METALS REFINERY
PURIFICATION &PRECIPITATION
PURIFICATION &PRECIPITATION
ACAD DRG No: PRP_STD_P_0240
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REFINERIES
• SPRINGS
• NOSCAR
• ISO 9001:2000
• ISO 14001
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BASE METAL REFINERYBaseMetal
Refinery
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BMR OBJECTIVE
To upgrade the PGM content of the feed to a level suitable for the refining of the
PGM’s in the PMR, whilst simultaneously cost - effectively extracting the base
metals nickel, copper and cobalt from the converter matte and converting them into
quality saleable products
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MATTE FROMMINPRO
MATTE FROMMINPRO
NICKELLEACH
NICKELLEACH COPPER
LEACH
COPPERLEACH PGM CONC
LEACHING
PGM CONCLEACHING PGM CONC
DRYING
PGM CONCDRYING DESPATCH TO
PMR
DESPATCH TOPMR
NICKELPURIFICATION
NICKELPURIFICATION COPPER
PURIFICATION
COPPERPURIFICATION COPPER
E/W
COPPERE/W COPPER
PRODUCT
COPPERPRODUCT
NICKELREDUCTION
NICKELREDUCTION COBALT
STRIPPING
COBALTSTRIPPING COBALT
PURIFICATION
COBALTPURIFICATION COBALT
PRODUCTION
COBALTPRODUCTION
NICKEL POWDERWASHING/DRYING
NICKEL POWDERWASHING/DRYING
AMM SULPHPRODUCTION
AMM SULPHAMM SULPHPRODUCTIONPRODUCTION SAMPLE QA
PACKING
SAMPLE QAPACKING
BRIQUETTINGSINTERING
BRIQUETTINGSINTERING SAMPLE QA
PACKING
SAMPLE QAPACKING SALES
SALES
SAMPLE QAPACKING
SAMPLE QAPACKING
MATTEGRINDING
MATTEGRINDING
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
NiNi
CoCo
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
HSAHSA
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
CuCu PMR
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
NaHS + CuSO4 (soln) ? CuS?? + NaHSO4 (1)Ni3S2 + CuSO4 (soln) ? 2NiS? +CuS? +NiSO4 (2)NiS + CuSO4 (soln) ? CuS? +NiSO4 (3)Ni0 + CuSO4 (soln) ? NiSO4 + Cu0? (4)
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Scroll
Pan filter
Briquette machine Dryer
Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Co filtrationCo purification
Co reduction
Powder drying
Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
NiNi
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
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Matte
MILLINGMILLING
1° LEACH1° LEACH
Cu CEMCu CEM
JAROSITEJAROSITE
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni SOLN ADJUSTMENT
Ni REDUCTIONNi REDUCTION
Ni HANDLINGNi HANDLING
NiNi
2°LEACH2°LEACH
Cu-WINNINGCu-WINNING
Co PLANTCo PLANT
Co REDUCTIONCo REDUCTION
AM SULAM SUL
HSAHSA
CoCo
CuCu
BMR FLOWSHEET
Empowering our people,
growing our production
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