Tshepong South (Phakisa) began production in 2008 and reached full production in June 2011. The mine, a single barrel, moderate to deep-level, conventional underground operation, exploits the Basal Reef with the B Reef mined as a high-grade secondary reef. Ore mined is transported via a railveyor system to the Nyala shaft, from where it is hoisted to surface and transported to the Harmony One plant for processing.
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 500m – 2 300m
below surface
Life-of-mine
5 years
Contact
Tel: 057 916 7244
4PM6+MW Odendaalsrus,
Free State, South Africa
Current focus
- Delivery of safe, profitable production in line with plan
- Exploration drilling for B Reef on both northern and southern sides of the mining lease
For more information, refer to:
Performance FY25
Production
88 061oz
(2 739kg)
Grade
6.11g/t
(0.178oz/t)
All-in sustaining cost
R1 258 634/kg
(US$2 156/oz)
Capital expenditure
R570m
(US$31m)
Reserves and resources
Mineral Reserves
0.5Moz
mineral resources (Inclusive)
14.4Moz
Guidance FY26
production
90 500oz –
92 400oz
capital expenditure
~R621m
ESG statistics
Lost-time injury frequency rate
6.04
per million hours worked
Workforce
3 474
3 155 permanent employees and 359 contractors
WATER INTENSITY
4.02Mℓ
per tonne treated
Energy intensity
0.67MWh
per tonne treated
GHG intensity
0.60t CO2e
per tonne treated
TOTAL COMMUNITY SPEND
R86m
Social and Labour Plan
Combatting climate change
Completed the installation of a 10MW solar photovoltaic facility at its Nyala shaft in May 2023, as part of our larger, multi-phase Sungazer decarbonisation programme.
