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    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2020

    Alex Conradie | South Africa | 01 June 2020

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2018

    Alex Conradie | South Africa | 13 August 2018

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2017

    Alex Conradie | South Africa | 01 November 2017

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2016

    Alex Conradie | South Africa | 23 May 2016

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2015

    Alex Conradie | South Africa | 03 December 2015

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2015

    Lionel Williams | South Africa | 16 March 2015

    The Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals in South Africa 2014

    Martin Rothschild | South Africa | 23 June 2014

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    This report focuses on the Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals: Gold and Uranium, Platinum and Diamonds, and includes comprehensive information on production, exports, costs, commodity prices and other influencing factors, as well as corporate actions and regulatory and other developments in the sector. There are profiles of 35 companies including major gold producers such as AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye-Stillwater, Harmony and Gold Fields, platinum-group metal players such as Anglo American Platinum, Impala, Northam, Mmakau and Royal Bafokeng and diamond miners Petra Diamonds and De Beers.

    Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals: Gold and Uranium, Platinum and Diamonds

    South Africa has significant gold reserves, more than 90% of the world’s platinum reserves and a long history of mining. Increasing rand gold and platinum prices are positive for the precious metals sector. Yet the industry faces numerous challenges including the increasing depth of mines, declines in productivity, ageing infrastructure, declining grades and skills shortages. Gold, uranium, platinum and diamond producers face disruptions to the supply of, and markets for, their commodities due to coronavirus, increasing costs and electricity supply problems.

    Disruption

    Gold, uranium, platinum and diamond mines were put on care and maintenance from 27 March 2020 due to the national lockdown following the outbreak of coronavirus. Several companies reduced their planned capital expenditure for the year to preserve cash, and several companies declared force majeure due to their inability to supply products to customers. Mines have been resuming production since an April 16 announcement that they could come back up to 50% capacity, and permission to operate at full capacity from June 1, following gazetted guidelines for a code of practice to manage the coronavirus pandemic. However, it takes time to ramp up and significant time has been lost, and mining companies are adjusting their production forecasts.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 6
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 8
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4.1. Local 10
    4.1.1. Gold 10
    4.1.2. Uranium 13
    4.1.3. Platinum 13
    4.1.4. Diamonds 15
    4.1.5. Trade 16
    4.1.6. Corporate Actions 17
    4.1.7. Regulations 19
    4.1.8. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 24
    4.2. Continental 25
    4.2.1. Gold 25
    4.2.2. Uranium 26
    4.2.3. Platinum 26
    4.2.4. Diamonds 26
    4.3. International 27
    4.3.1. Gold 27
    4.3.2. Uranium 30
    4.3.3. Platinum 33
    4.3.4. Diamonds 36
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 39
    5.1. Coronavirus 39
    5.2. Economic Environment 41
    5.3. Electricity Supply and Prices 42
    5.4. Labour 42
    5.5. Mine Safety 47
    5.6. Illegal Mining and Raids 47
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 48
    5.8. Environmental Concerns 50
    5.9. Platinum Recycling 51
    5.10. Community Protests 51
    6. COMPETITION 52
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 53
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 54
    8. OUTLOOK 55
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 55
    10. REFERENCES 56
    10.1. Publications 56
    10.2. Websites 57
    APPENDIX 1 - SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS 58
    Mining of Gold & Uranium 58
    Mining of Platinum 61
    Mining of Diamonds 66
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF GOLD AND URANIUM 68
    ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD 68
    BLYVOOR GOLD (PTY) LTD 74
    DRDGOLD LTD 75
    GOLD FIELDS LTD 79
    HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD 84
    ORION MINERALS LTD 90
    PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC 94
    PENINSULA ENERGY LTD 98
    SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD 101
    STIBIUM MINING SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 106
    THETA GOLD MINES LTD 108
    VILLAGE MAIN REEF (PTY) LTD 111
    WHITE RIVERS EXPLORATION (PTY) LTD 114
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF PLATINUM 117
    AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD 117
    ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LTD 123
    ATLATSA RESOURCES CORPORATION 127
    IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD 129
    IVANHOE MINES LTD 134
    MMAKAU MINING (PTY) LTD 137
    NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD 139
    ORION MINERALS LTD 144
    PLATINUM GROUP METALS (RSA) (PTY) LTD 148
    PLATMIN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 150
    ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM LTD 152
    SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD 155
    SIYANDA RESOURCES (PTY) LTD 160
    SYLVANIA PLATINUM LTD 163
    VILLAGE MAIN REEF (PTY) LTD 166
    WESIZWE PLATINUM LTD 169
    WINDSOR SA (PTY) LTD 172
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF DIAMONDS 174
    ALEXKOR SOC LTD 174
    DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES (PTY) LTD 177
    DMI MINERALS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 180
    FRONTIER DIAMONDS LTD 182
    KAREEVLEI MINING (PTY) LTD 184
    PETRA DIAMONDS LTD 185
    SOUTHSTONE MINERALS LTD 188
    TRANS HEX GROEP LTD 191

    Report Coverage

    This report deals with the mining of precious metals and minerals in South Africa including uranium as a by-product of gold mining, the report describes current conditions, including uncertainty in the regulatory environment, and discusses factors influencing the success of the industry. The report profiles 42 companies including De Beers Consolidated Mines and Trans Hex which recorded output increases of 23.8% and 59.5% respectively.

    Mining of Precious Metals and Minerals: Gold and Uranium, Platinum, and Diamonds

    Mining’s contribution to the South African economy continues its long term decline. Gold’s contribution to South Africa’s GDP reached a peak of 16.7% in 1980, and had declined to only 1.3% in 2016. Policy and regulatory uncertainty, including the Mining Charter, continue to weigh on the industry and hamper investment decisions. The sector remains constrained by sub-optimal commodity prices, ageing infrastructure and operational and cost challenges brought on by increasing depth of operations and declines in productivity. The stronger rand also influenced the sector in 2017.

    State of The Industry

    About 75% of South Africa’s gold mines and two thirds of its platinum mines are unprofitable or making a small profit.South Africa nevertheless has gold reserves of 6,000 tonnes, which is more than 10% of the world total, and exported 119.6t of gold worth R65.1bn during 2017 and sold worth R17.7bn locally. The country’s platinum-group metals reserves of 63,000t represent more than 90% of the world total. The local diamond mining sector was the world’s sixth largest producer in terms of volume during 2017, producing 9.7 million carats worth US$3.1bn, and exporting 9.9 million carats worth US$1.3bn. While total gold demand declined during 2017, demand for gold jewellery increased, as did demand for diamonds. Local and export sales of gold, platinum-group metals and diamonds amounted to R178.1bn during 2017, and these sectors employed 306,197 people

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 6
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 9
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 21
    4.1. Local 21
    4.1.1. Gold 21
    4.1.2. Uranium 24
    4.1.3. Platinum 26
    4.1.4. Diamonds 28
    4.1.5. Corporate Actions 31
    4.1.6. Regulations 36
    4.1.7. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 41
    4.2. Continental 42
    4.2.1. Gold 42
    4.2.2. Uranium 42
    4.2.3. Platinum 43
    4.2.4. Diamonds 43
    4.3. International 44
    4.3.1. Gold 44
    4.3.2. Uranium 47
    4.3.3. Platinum 49
    4.3.4. Diamonds 52
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 54
    5.1. Economic Environment 54
    5.2. Labour 55
    5.3. Mine Safety 59
    5.4. Illegal Mining 59
    5.5. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 61
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 63
    5.7. Platinum Recycling 63
    5.8. Community Protests 64
    5.9. Synthetic Diamonds 65
    6. COMPETITION 66
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 67
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 68
    8. OUTLOOK 69
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 70
    10. REFERENCES 70
    10.1. Publications 70
    10.2. Websites 71
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF GOLD 73
    ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD 73
    CENTRAL RAND GOLD LTD 79
    DRDGOLD LTD 82
    GOLD FIELDS LTD 86
    HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD 91
    LONMIN PLC 97
    OAKBAY RESOURCES AND ENERGY LTD 102
    ORION MINERALS LTD 105
    PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC 109
    PENINSULA ENERGY LTD 112
    SIBANYE GOLD LTD 115
    STIBIUM MINING SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 121
    STONEWALL RESOURCES LTD 123
    VILLAGE MAIN REEF (PTY) LTD 126
    WHITE RIVERS EXPLORATION (PTY) LTD 129
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF PLATINUM 132
    AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD 132
    ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LTD 137
    ATLATSA RESOURCES CORPORATION 141
    GLENCORE OPERATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 144
    IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD 148
    IVANHOE MINES LTD 152
    LONMIN PLC 155
    MMAKAU MINING (PTY) LTD 160
    NORTHAM PLATINUM LTD 162
    ORION MINERALS LTD 166
    PLATINUM GROUP METALS (RSA) (PTY) LTD 170
    PLATMIN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 172
    ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM LTD 174
    SIBANYE GOLD LTD 177
    SIYANDA RESOURCES (PTY) LTD 183
    SYLVANIA PLATINUM LTD 186
    WESIZWE PLATINUM LTD 189
    WINDSOR PLATINUM INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 192
    COMPANY PROFILES – MINING OF DIAMONDS 194
    ALEXKOR SOC LTD 194
    DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES (PTY) LTD 197
    DMI MINERALS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 200
    FRONTIER DIAMONDS LTD 202
    KAREEVLEI MINING (PTY) LTD 204
    PETRA DIAMONDS LTD 205
    ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INC 208
    TANGO MINING LTD 211
    TRANS HEX GROEP LTD 214

    Report Coverage

    The Mining of Gold and Uranium describes current conditions, including the uncertainty that still exists in the regulatory environment, and discusses factors influencing the success of the industry. The report profiles 16 companies including Pan African Resources, which began the construction of the R1.74bn Elikhulu gold tailings project in Mpumalanga in September 2017. Also profiled is Sibanye-Stillwater, whose operations were negatively affected by a strike concerning illegal mining in June 2017, and which announced the retrenchment of 2,000 workers at its Cooke operations at the end of October 2017.

    The Mining of Gold and Uranium

    Although South Africa is no longer the world’s largest gold producer and is now ranked sixth in the world, the gold and uranium mining sector is one of the largest components of the domestic mining industry on the basis of employment and export earnings. During 2016, South Africa produced 165.6t of gold, exported 103.7t worth R60.6bn and employed 116,479 people. The country was the world’s eleventh-largest producer of uranium in 2016 and it has reasonably assured uranium resources of 237,600t or 6.9% of the world total.

    Declining Production

    The current decrease in production has reduced gold’s contribution to the country’s economy. According to Statistics South Africa, gold contributed 3.8% to GDP in 1993, dropping to 1.2% in 2015. The issues contributing to the continued fall in production include the increasing depth of operations, continued declines in productivity, ageing infrastructure and falling gold grades. With increased travelling times for workers to reach work areas, the actual amount of time spent on production has diminished. Research conducted by the Chamber of Mines showed that if there is no substantial change in the mining methods used, local gold mining could cease in 2033. As a result, a modernisation plan comprising three stages is to be implemented by role players.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 11
    4.1. Local 11
    4.1.1. Uranium 17
    4.1.2. Corporate Actions 19
    4.1.3. Regulations 20
    4.1.4. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 25
    4.2. Continental 25
    4.2.1. Gold 25
    4.2.2. Uranium 27
    4.3. International 27
    4.3.1. Gold 27
    4.3.2. Uranium 32
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 34
    5.1. Economic Environment 34
    5.2. Labour 35
    5.3. Mine Safety 38
    5.4. Illegal Mining 39
    5.5. Government’s Proposed Nuclear Build Programme 40
    5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 41
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 43
    6. COMPETITION 44
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 45
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 45
    8. OUTLOOK 46
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 47
    10. REFERENCES 47
    10.1. Publications 47
    10.2. Websites 48
    COMPANY PROFILES 49
    ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD 49
    BIRRELL MINING (PTY) LTD 55
    CENTRAL RAND GOLD LTD 57
    DRDGOLD LTD 60
    GOLD FIELDS LTD 64
    GOLD ONE INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD 69
    GOLIATH GOLD MINING LTD 71
    HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD 74
    OAKBAY RESOURCES AND ENERGY LTD 79
    ORION MINERALS NL 83
    PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC 87
    PENINSULA ENERGY LTD 90
    SIBANYE GOLD LTD 93
    STONEWALL RESOURCES LTD 100
    VILLAGE MAIN REEF (PTY) LTD 103
    WHITE RIVERS EXPLORATION (PTY) LTD 106

    Report Coverage

    The Mining of Gold and Uranium describes the domestic sector, highlights current conditions, including the uncertainty that exists in the regulatory environment, and discusses factors influencing the success of the industry. The report profiles 14 role players including dominant companies AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold and Harmony Gold Mining Company that produce gold from several large mines in the Witwatersrand Basin. South Africa’s only uranium mine owned by Shiva Uranium, a subsidiary of Oakbay Resources and Energy is also profiled, as is Rand Uranium (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold and small entity, White Rivers Exploration (Pty) Ltd which has entered into an exploration joint venture with Harmony Gold.

    The Mining of Gold and Uranium

    This report focuses on the South African gold and uranium mining sectors. During 2015 South Africa produced 167.5t of gold, which was 5.2% of the global total, and exported 118.1t worth R55.3bn. As the bulk of the country’s uranium is produced as a by-product of gold mining, the performance of the uranium mining sector is closely linked to that of the gold mining sector, and 447.3t of uranium was produced in 2015. According to the latest available data, almost 119,000 people were employed by gold mining companies during 2014.

    Challenges and Opportunities

    Challenges faced by the gold mining sector include a drop in commodity prices, rapidly rising input costs, policy and regulatory uncertainty, and operational challenges, such as ageing infrastructure, greater distances from the shaft to the face, and declining gold grades. The development of technology that will enable companies to mine safely and at greater depths than they currently do is viewed by stakeholders as imperative if the life of local gold mines is to be extended. Despite opposition to Government’s proposed nuclear build programme, which is estimated to cost more than R1-trillion, analysts believe it is likely to go ahead, spurring interest and investment in the uranium sector.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 1
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 12
    4.1. Local 12
    4.1.1. Gold 12
    4.1.2. Uranium 16
    4.1.3. Corporate Actions 17
    4.1.4. Regulations 19
    4.1.5. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 23
    4.2. Continental 24
    4.2.1. Gold 24
    4.2.2. Uranium 24
    4.3. International 25
    4.3.1. Gold 25
    4.3.2. Uranium 28
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 30
    5.1. Economic Environment 30
    5.2. Labour 31
    5.3. Mine Safety 33
    5.4. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 34
    5.5. Environmental Concerns 35
    5.6. Government’s Proposed Nuclear Build Programme 36
    5.7. Illegal Mining 37
    6. COMPETITION 38
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 38
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 39
    8. OUTLOOK 40
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 40
    10. REFERENCES 41
    10.1. Publications 41
    10.2. Websites 42
    COMPANY PROFILES 43
    AngloGold Ashanti Ltd 43
    Central Rand Gold Ltd 49
    Ergo Mining (Pty) Ltd 52
    Giyani Gold Corporation 55
    Gold Fields Ltd 58
    Gold One International (Pty) Ltd 64
    Goliath Gold Mining Ltd 66
    Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd 69
    Oakbay Resources and Energy Ltd 74
    Pan African Resources Plc 77
    Peninsula Energy Ltd 80
    Rand Uranium (Pty) Ltd 83
    Shiva Uranium (Pty) Ltd 85
    Sibanye Gold Ltd 87
    Stonewall Resources Ltd 91
    Vantage Goldfields SA (Pty) Ltd 93
    Village Main Reef Ltd 95
    White Rivers Exploration (Pty) Ltd 98

    Report Coverage

    The South African Diamond Mining report describes the current market and focuses on developments in the rest of Africa which is responsible for 60% of the world’s diamonds by value. Also detailed are investments into the sector, recent corporate activity and factors influencing the success of the domestic mining industry. The report profiles 11 companies, including the three major local players, DBCM, Petra Diamonds which mines diamonds from four kimberlite deposits, and Trans Hex which sources its diamonds from alluvial and marine deposits.

    The Mining of Diamonds

    This report focuses on the diamond industry in South Africa where, according to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), 7.4 million carats were mined during 2014. Although this means South Africa was the world’s seventh-largest producer in terms of carats, KPCS statistics reveal it was the fifth-largest producer in terms of value. In total 10.4 million carats valued at US$1.7bn were exported in the same year. The domestic sector, which employs more than 13,000 people, is dominated by De Beers’ South African subsidiary, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM). De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa (DBSSSA) sorts and values DBCM’s rough diamond production and sells more than 40% of it to local diamond cutting factories and the State Diamond Trader during ten diamond sales per annum.

    Falling Diamond Prices

    As with all mining sectors, the challenges faced by the diamond sector include uncertainty resulting from regulatory changes, unreliable and reduced electricity supply, rapidly escalating production costs and falling rough diamond prices. Prices for rough diamonds fell approximately 15% during 2105 due to a variety of reasons: the economic slowdown in China, which resulted in weakened demand for diamond jewellery; stock market turmoil; and the difficulty cutters and polishers experienced obtaining credit. Following the decision to reduce production to better reflect current trading conditions, global diamond production has decreased.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 1
    2.2. Geographic Position 5
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 6
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4.1. Local 10
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 11
    4.1.2. Regulations 12
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 16
    4.2. Continental 16
    4.3. International 19
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 21
    5.1. Government Support and Intervention 21
    5.2. Labour 23
    5.3. Economic Environment 24
    5.4. Information Technology 26
    5.5. Research and Development (R&D) 26
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 27
    5.7. Mine Safety 28
    5.8. Power Supply 28
    5.9. Synthetic Diamonds 28
    5.10. Conflict Diamonds 29
    6. COMPETITION 30
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 30
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 31
    8. OUTLOOK 31
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 32
    10. REFERENCES 33
    10.1. Publications 33
    10.2. Websites 33
    COMPANY PROFILES 35
    ALEXKOR SOC LTD 35
    DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES (PTY) LTD 38
    DIAMONDCORP PLC 40
    DMI DIAMONDS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 43
    DMI MINERALS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 45
    MWANA AFRICA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 47
    NAMAKWA DIAMONDS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 51
    PETRA DIAMONDS LTD 53
    ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INC 56
    THABEX LTD 59
    TRANS HEX GROEP LTD 62

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    The challenges the South African gold mining sector has faced over the years are expected to continue...

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    While South Africa holds 40% of the world’s gold deposits and 8% of uranium reserves, rising costs, especially electricity and extraction, the dangerous depth of the deposits and labour unrest, have led to inefficient and declining production. This report focuses on the efforts of the gold mining industry to meet these challenges and to reverse the continuing decline in gold production.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Supply Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4.1. Local 10
    4.1.1. Corporate Activity 12
    4.1.2. Regulations 13
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 16
    4.2. Continental 17
    4.3. International 18
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 21
    5.1. Economic Environment 21
    5.2. Operating Costs 21
    5.3. Labour 22
    5.4. Mine Safety 25
    5.5. Power Supply and Price 26
    5.6. Legislation 26
    5.7. Illegal Mining 26
    5.8. Environmental Concerns 27
    6. COMPETITION 28
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 28
    6.2. Research and Development (R&D) 29
    6.3. Innovation 29
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 30
    8. OUTLOOK 31
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 32
    10. REFERENCES 32
    10.1. Publications 32
    10.2. Websites 33
    ORGANOGRAM 34
    COMPANY PROFILES 36
    AngloGold Ashanti Ltd 36
    DRDGold Ltd 41
    Ergo Mining Operations (Pty) Ltd 44
    Giyani Gold Corporation 46
    Gold Fields Ltd 48
    Gold One International Ltd 52
    Goliath Gold Mining Ltd 54
    Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd 56
    Oakbay Resources & Energy Ltd 61
    Pan African Resources Plc 64
    Rand Uranium (Pty) Ltd 66
    Shiva Uranium Ltd 68
    Sibanye Gold Ltd 70
    Village Main Reef Ltd 73

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    The industry has been affected by the recent labour unrest and downturn in the South African economy...

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    This report focuses on diamond mining which has provided wealth to investors for over 150 years. According to Kitco Metals Inc. the estimated production of rough diamonds in 2013 was 130 million carats. This was up only 1% from the 2012 production which the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) estimated to be 128 million carats.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Supply Chain 2
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 3
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
    4.1. Local 7
    4.1.1. Global Corporate Actions 8
    4.1.2. Regulations 8
    4.1.3. Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) 10
    4.2. Continental 11
    4.3. International 14
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 15
    5.1. Economic Environment 15
    5.2. Government Policy 16
    5.3. Government Support for Beneficiation 16
    5.4. Technology 17
    5.5. Labour Resources 17
    5.5.1. Labour Unrest 18
    5.5.2. Skills Shortages 18
    5.5.3. Training Initiatives 18
    5.5.4. Health Issues 18
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 19
    5.7. Power Supply Issues 19
    6. COMPETITION 19
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 19
    6.2. Research and Development (R&D) 20
    6.3. Innovation 20
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 21
    8. OUTLOOK 21
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 21
    10. REFERENCES 22
    10.1. Publications 22
    10.2. Websites 22
    ORGANOGRAM 23
    COMPANY PROFILES 24
    ALEXKOR SOC LTD 24
    DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES (PTY) LTD 26
    DIAMONDCORP PLC 28
    DMI DIAMONDS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 30
    DMI MINERALS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 31
    MWANA AFRICA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 32
    NAMAKWA DIAMOND HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 34
    PETRA DIAMONDS LTD 35
    ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INC 37
    THABEX LTD 39
    TRANS HEX GROUP LTD 41

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