Tshepong North is a mature deep-level operation that was commissioned in 1991. The mine is divided into two mining areas – the upper mine and the lower mine, which is serviced by a decline system. It exploits the Basal Reef with the B Reef mined as a high-grade secondary reef. Ore mined is processed at the Harmony One plant.
Key facts
Location:
South Africa
situated in the Free State goldfields, near Welkom, around 250km from Johannesburg
Nature of mining
Underground
conventional undercut and opencut mining
Mining depth
1 600m – 2 400m
below surface
Life-of-mine
6 years
Contact
Tel: 057 907 2113
4PM6+MW Odendaalsrus,
Free State, South Africa
Current focus
- Delivery of safe, profitable production in line with plan
- Progress feasibility study on a possible life-of-mine extension through the sub-75 decline and east-south upper block
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Performance FY25
Production
93 237oz
(2 900kg)
Grade
4.31g/t
(0.125oz/t)
All-in sustaining cost
R1 305 365/kg
(US$2 236/oz)
Capital expenditure
R695m
(US$38m)
Reserves and resources
Mineral Reserves
0.7Moz
mineral resources (Inclusive)
10.7Moz
Guidance FY26
production
98 300oz –
100 200oz
capital expenditure
~R785m
ESG statistics
Lost-time injury frequency rate
4.85
per million hours worked
Workforce
3 765
3 391 permanent employees and 374 contractors
WATER INTENSITY
1.66Mℓ
per tonne treated
Energy intensity
0.41MWh
per tonne treated
GHG intensity
0.39t CO2e
per tonne treated
TOTAL COMMUNITY SPEND
R91m
Social and Labour Plan
Combatting climate change
The 10MW Tshepong solar photovoltaic facility feeds renewable energy directly to the Tshepong North operation, reducing reliance on grid electricity from Eskom.
