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| Manganese ore is mined in the Black Rock area of the Northern Cape province and manganese alloys are produced at the Cato Ridge Works in KwaZulu-Natal. Cato Ridge Alloys, a joint venture with Japanese partners, produces refined ferromanganese at the Cato Ridge Works. Feed for the Cato Ridge Works is derived from Assmang’s manganese mines and the bulk of both ore and alloy production is exported. Iron ore is mined in the Northern Cape open-cast operations at the Khumani Iron Ore Mine which is located near Kathu in the Northern Cape and at the Beeshoek Mine which is located outside Postmasburg. Chrome ore is mined at the Dwarsrivier Mine near Lydenburg in Mpumalanga province and production is used mainly to supply the group’s Machadodorp Ferrochrome Works. Chrome ore is mined near Rustenburg in open-cast operations and production is supplied mainly to the local market.The company is in the process of developing two decline shafts which, when in production in the first half of 2010, will replace the existing open-cast operations. Reprocessing of chrome dumps. The company mines a type of pyrophyllite, which, for trade purposes, is referred to as Wonderstone.The bulk of the material mined is beneficiated to produce high-precision components manufactured to customers’ specification which are exported to the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The company also produces a range of wear and acid resistant tiles and ceramic products for the local market. The group’s synthetic diamond production facility operates from premises in Linbro Park on the outskirts of Johannesburg under the name of Xertech. All production is currently for export. Ore and Metal Company Limited is responsible for the marketing and shipping of all the group’s products, including those produced by the three divisions of Assmang. Strong relationships have been established with customers in Europe, North America, South America, India and the Far East. Minerais U.S. LLC is responsible for marketing and sales administration of the group’s products in the USA, in particular manganese and chrome alloys, and trades in various related commodities. African Mining and Trust Company Limited is technical adviser to Assmang and other group companies and provides operational management to group mines and plants. |
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