Central Plant Reclamation plant was built originally to process waste-rock dumps. It was converted into a tailings retreatment facility in FY17.
Key facts
Location
South Africa
near Welkom, in the Free State
LIFE-OF-operation
11 years
Nature of mining
Surface tailings retreatment
extract residual gold from Harmony’s tailings storage facilities (TSFs)
Contact
WVRP+58 Virginia,
Free State, South Africa
Current focus
- Successful commissioning of FSS3 reclamation to replace FSS5 reclamation.
- Achieve operational excellence in all aspects of the business
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Performance FY25
Production
20 770oz
(646kg)
Grade
0.165g/t
(0.005oz/t)
All-in sustaining cost
R594 711/kg
(US$1 019/oz)
Capital expenditure
R20m
(US$1m)
Reserves and resources
Mineral Reserves
0.3Moz
mineral Resources (inclusive)
0.3Moz
Guidance FY26
production
~17 600oz
capital expenditure
~R105m
ESG statistics
Lost-time injury frequency rate
2.00
per million hours worked
Workforce
271
88 permanent employees and 183 contractors
WATER INTENSITY
0.06Mℓ
per tonne treated
Energy intensity
0.01MWh
per tonne treated
GHG intensity
0.01t CO2e
per tonne treated
