Ngezi Platinum Mine

Zimbabwe / Mashonaland West / Kadoma /
 mine, platinum mine/processing
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Zimplats Holdings Limited (Zimplats) is 86.9% owned by Implats and is located on the Hartley Geological Complex on the Zimbabwean Great Dyke south-west of Harare. In FY2008 the operation produced 94,300 ounces of platinum in matte. An expansion to increase annual production to 180,000 ounces of platinum by FY2011 is underway.

Zimplats currently operates both an opencast and an underground mine at Ngezi. The Selous Metallurgical Complex (SMC) where the ore is concentrated and smelted is located some 77km north of the mine. The company also owns the Hartley Platinum Mine situated at the SMC which is currently under care and maintenance.
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Coordinates:   18°39'56"S   30°21'23"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago