Accumulated      Accumulated   
      depreciation      depreciation   
      and      and   
      impairment  Carrying    impairment  Carrying 
    Cost  charges  amount  Cost charges  amount 
    2016  2016  2016  2015  2015  2015 
    R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000 

2

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

           
  At year-end            
  Land and buildings 159 346  (48 044) 111 302  150 579  (33 041) 117 538 
  Plant, machinery and equipment 314 411  (270 011) 44 400  316 606  (263 532) 53 074 
  Vehicles 32 830  (28 697) 4 133  33 235  (21 005) 12 230 
  Furniture, fittings and office equipment 110 448  (96 149) 14 299  97 709  (84 333) 13 376 
  Prospecting, exploration, mine development and decommissioning assets 332 957  (330 149) 2 808  304 373  (302 693) 1 680 
  Mineral and prospecting rights 3 037  (3 037) –  3 037  (3 037) – 
  Capital work-in-progress –  –  –  32 444  –  32 444 
    953 029  (776 087) 176 942  937 983  (707 641) 230 342 
                 
              Current   
              depreciation   
    Opening          and  Closing 
    carrying      Disposal  Reclassi-  impairment  carrying 
    amount  Acquisitions  Disposals of subsidiary  fications  charges  amount 
    R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000 
  Movement for the year – 2016              
  Land and buildings 117 538  1 462  (191) –  7 496  (15 003) 111 302 
  Plant, machinery and equipment 53 074  1 042  (1 143) (369) (1 725) (6 479) 44 400 
  Vehicles 12 230  896  (1 397) (369) 465  (7 692) 4 133 
  Furniture, fittings and office equipment 13 376  11 389  (118) (6) 1 474  (11 816) 14 299 
  Prospecting, exploration, mine development and decommissioning assets 1 680  11 042  (7 192) –  24 734  (27 456) 2 808 
  Capital work-in-progress 32 444  –  –  –  (32 444) –  – 
    230 342  25 831  (10 041) (744) –  (68 446) 176 942 
                 
              Current   
              depreciation   
    Opening          and  Closing 
    carrying      Disposal  Reclassi-  impairment  carrying 
    amount  Acquisitions  Disposals  of subsidiary  fications  charges  amount 
    R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000  R’000 
  Movement for the year – 2015              
  Land and buildings 116 564  1 650  (816) –  1 739  (1 599) 117 538 
  Plant, machinery and equipment 151 501  3 177  (417) –  (3 790) (97 397) 53 074 
  Vehicles 11 103  1 588  (146) –  1 673  (1 988) 12 230 
  Furniture, fittings and office equipment 25 481  1 972  (85) –  2 151  (16 143) 13 376 
  Prospecting, exploration, mine development and decommissioning assets 128 149  76 081  (4 597) –  87 026  (284 979) 1 680 
  Mineral and prospecting rights 1 897  –  –  –  –  (1 897) – 
  Capital work-in-progress 91 154  30 089  –  –  (88 799) –  32 444 
    525 849  114 557  (6 061) –  –  (404 003) 230 342 
       
    2016  2015 
    R’000  R’000 
  Impairment of assets    
  The open-cast reserves at Rustenburg Minerals have been substantially depleted and following the suspension of underground mining and development activities, the remaining tems of property, plant and equipment, which have no value-in-use, have been impaired in full as follows:    
  – land and buildings 12 516  283 
  – plant, machinery and equipment 2 857  86 558 
  – vehicles 2 788  – 
  – furniture, fittings and office equipment 904  – 
  – prospecting, exploration, mine development and decommissioning assets 22 306  276 335 
  – mineral and prospecting rights –  1 897 
  Per note 23 41 371  365 073 
  In the prior year, management determined that the continued development of the underground shafts and infrastructure at Rustenburg Minerals would not result in a sustainable and profitable operation. The project was further suspended indefinitely and the cost of the shafts capitalised and the related assets were impaired in full, as the value-in-use was determined at zero.