Joel is a twin-shaft mining operation in the Free State. The mining plan applied allows for selective mining, leaving complex areas unmined and taking into account the stability of footwall development. Mining is focused on the narrow, tabular Beatrix Reef. Ore mined is processed at the Harmony One plant.
Key facts
Location:
South Africa
some 290km south-west of Johannesburg, on the southern edge of the Witwatersrand Basin
Nature of mining
Underground
pre-developed scattered mining system and conventional grid development
Mining depth
1 379m
below surface
Life-of-mine
5 years
Contact
Tel: 057 733 7040
Tel: 057 733 7014
PRRG+R2 Theunissen,
Free State, South Africa
Current focus
- Delivery of safe, profitable production in line with plan
- Completion of the infrastructure project to improve water handling capability in the decline
- Roll out of hydropower to development crews on 137 level.
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Performance FY25
Production
52 534oz
(1 634kg)
Grade
4.37g/t
(0.128oz/t)
All-in sustaining cost
R1 351 641/kg
(US$2 316/oz)
Capital expenditure
R270m
(US$15m)
Reserves and resources
Mineral Reserves
0.3Moz
mineral resources (Inclusive)
1.6Moz
Guidance FY26
production
51 800oz –
54 000oz
capital expenditure
~R300m
ESG statistics
Lost-time injury frequency rate
3.97
per million hours worked
Workforce
2 042
1 757 permanent employees and 285 contractors
WATER INTENSITY
2.79Mℓ
per tonne treated
Energy intensity
0.29MWh
per tonne treated
GHG intensity
0.30t CO2e
per tonne treated
TOTAL COMMUNITY SPEND
R42m
Social and Labour Plan
Brownfield exploration
Multiple drilling projects continue to explore blocks on the mine’s boundaries in search of economically viable life-of-mine extensions.
