| FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | |||
| – Permanent | 1 584 | 1 190 | 1 138 |
| – Contractors | 444 | 452 | 315 |
| Total | 2 028 | 1 642 | 1 453 |
| Operational | |||
| Volumes milled (000t) | 206 | 164 | 159 |
| Gold produced (kg) | 2 576 | 1 606 | 1 044 |
| Gold produced (oz) | 82 821 | 51 635 | 33 565 |
| Grade (g/t) | 12.50 | 9.79 | 6.57 |
| Development results | |||
| Total metres (excl. capital metres) | 1 092 | 734 | 382 |
| Reef metres | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Capital metres | 0 | 21 | 1 073 |
| Productivity (g/TEC) | 157.73 | 113.80 | 54.92 |
| Financial | |||
| Revenue (Rm) | 1 111 | 717 | 424 |
| Average gold price received (R/kg) | 432 706 | 450 933 | 408 186 |
| Production profit/(loss) (Rm) | 537 | 262 | (69) |
| Capital expenditure (Rm) | 125 | 115 | 186 |
| Cash operating cost (R/kg) | 222 764 | 292 136 | 470 696 |
| All-in sustaining cost (R/kg) | 263 867 | 325 497 | 528 155 |
| Safety | |||
| No of fatalities | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked | 7.46 | 6.56 | 8.45 |
| Environmental | |||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) | 143 | 143 | 253 |
| Water consumption – primary activities (ML) | 1 665 | 1 431 | 1 794 |
| greenhouse gas emissions (000t CO2e) | 142 | 142 | 250 |
| Intensity data per tonne treated | |||
| – energy | 0.69 | 0.87 | 1.59 |
| – water | 8.08 | 8.72 | 11.28 |
| – greenhouse gas emissions | 0.69 | 0.87 | 1.57 |
| Number of reportable environmental incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community | |||
| Local economic development (Rm) | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Training and development* (Rm) | 13.1 | 13.2 | 15.0 |
* Expenditure on training and development at Bambanani includes that at Steyn 2 for the three-year period
Significant year-on-year grade increases were reported at Bambanani with the last of the highgrade reserves situated in the shaft pillar being mined. Both volumes milled and the higher grade contributed to this increase. While Bambanani’s production is small relative to that of other mines in the group, its all-in sustaining costs are less than US$1 000/oz, and it is currently our most profitable mine.
Development to service the longwall stoping layout continues and improved equipping, reduced undercutting of stope panels and increased blasting frequency will improve stoping efficiencies.
Given the high risk of seismicity at Bambanani, efforts are focused on better management of mining flexibility and the rehabilitationof areas with challenging ground conditions.