Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine - Boschkoppie

South Africa / North West / Rustenburg /
 mine, platinum mine/processing
This is the Boschkoppie portion of the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine. Original ownership was Royal Bafokeng Holdings with 50% and Anglo American Platinum with 50% through the BRPM Joint Venture (JV) which was established in January 2002. The joint venture was restructured in 2010 which resulted in the formation of RBPlat which has 100% control of the mine and is 100% owned by the Royal Bafokeng Nation.

Boschkoppie comprises the twin decline shaft complexes – the North and South shafts (as well as a smaller, now defunct South-D shaft, in the south of the property). Historically, the operation has focused exclusively on the mining of the Merensky Reef, but development is focusing on the UG2 reserves.

Important dates:

-November 1997Site established at Boschkoppie
-1 January 1998First underground blast
-16 December 1998 First opencast blast
-11 December 1999 Plant commissioned
-February 2000 First stoping
-December 1998 to October 2002 Merensky opencast operations
-January 2000 to April 2004 UG2 opencast operations
-April 2003Joint venture established between RBH and Anglo Platinum
-January 2010 RBH takes over operational control of BRPM through RBPlat
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Coordinates:   25°26'50"S   27°7'27"E

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