OUR MEMBERS Or ganisa tional o v ervie w and s tr a t egy T he Miner als C ouncil r epr esents 77 member c ompanies including f our as socia tions tha t t ogether gener a t e 90 of South A frica s miner al pr oduction b y v alue emplo y APPRO XIMA TEL Y 450 000 PEOPLE and c ontribut e some R2 4 billion in tax es per annum C oal C oal is the lar ges t c omponent of mining b y sales v alue and is a critically important sour c e of primary ener gy electricity and liquid fuels tha t driv es the South A frican ec onom y C oal mining member c ompanies of the Miner als C ouncil include Anglo American C oal A tha A frica V entur es Exx ar o Resour c es Glenc or e C oal Jindal A frica K uy asa Mining L edjadja C oal MC Mining Mbuy elo Gr oup Msobo C oal Sasol Mining Seriti Resour c es South32 South A frica Ener gy C oal S T A C oal T w ee w a t ers F uel and V aalbult Mining Pla tinum Pla tinum gr oup metals PGMs c ons titut e six noble metals all silv ery whit e in appear anc e pla tinum palladium rhodium ruthenium osmium and iridium Pla tinum palladium and rhodium ar e the primary metals of significant ec onomic v alue The y ar e used lar gely b y the aut omotiv e and chemicals indus tries f or their e x c ellent ca talytic pr operties Other uses include je w ellery in v es tment c oins and bars fuel c ells and man y other indus trial and medical purposes South A frica is the lar ges t PGM pr oduc er in the w orld and t en of these mining c ompanies ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include Anglo American Pla tinum B arpla ts B auba Pla tinum Impala Pla tinum Iv anpla ts Northam Pla tinum Pla tinum Gr oup Metals Ro y al B af ok eng Pla tinum Sedibelo Pla tinum Mines and W esizw e Pla tinum Other miner als South A frica pr oduc es mor e than 50 diff er ent c ommodities These r ange fr om building sands and ma t erials t o indus trial miner als and metals and other niche chemical elements Giv en the sheer r ange of pr oducts tha t ar e mined quarried and in some cases manuf actur ed a special ca t egory of other miner als has been cr ea t ed f or t en of the Miner als C ouncil member c ompanies These c ompanies include A frima t Bush v eld V anadium C or obrik Imery s NV C ommodities T r ading Int erna tional Opal Mining Pr et oria P ortland C ement Richar ds B a y Miner als T ando Resour c es and T r ono x Miner al Sands GoldUr anium Gold is one of the w orld s mos tc o v et ed metals r e v er ed f or its beauty and s ymbolism and held as a s t or e of v alue This v ersa tile metal is malleable c onductiv e and does not tarnish making it ideal f or use in je w ellery and man y indus trial applica tions While not as dominant as it onc e w as gold mining is s till a significant pla y er in South A frica s mining indus try A unique f ea tur e of South A frica s gold mining sect or is tha t ur anium is pr oduc ed as a b y pr oduct of man y of the mines Se v en gold mining c ompanies ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include DRDGOLD Gold Fields Harmon y P an A frican Resour c es R and Ur anium S t one w all Mining and V illage Main Reef Manganese Manganese has numer ous indus trial and metallur gical applica tions particularly in the manuf actur e of s t eel In v arious f orms manganese is used in ba tt eries and chemicals Giv en its importanc e as an allo ying element manganese is the f ourth mos t tr aded metal c ommodity in the w orld South A frica hos ts 80 of the w orld s kno wn r esour c es of manganese Six of the c ountry s manganese miners ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include As sor e K alagadi Manganese K udumane Manganese Resour c es South32 South A frica Manganese T shipi e Ntle Manganese Mining and Unit ed Manganese o f K alahari Div ersified miner als Ther e ar e a number of South A frican mining c ompanies tha t ar e wholly div ersified in their activities and mine a number of pr oducts acr os s the c ommodity spectrum Fiv e of these div ersified miners ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include A frican R ainbo w Miner als Eur asian Resour c es Gr oup ER G A frica Mv elo Miner als Ne w V entur e Mining In v es tment Holdings and Siban y eS tillw a t er As socia tions F our of the Miner als C ouncil members ar e as socia tions tha t r epr esent man y South A frican c ompanies tha t quarry mine and pr oduc e a wide r ange of pr oducts These include A ggr ega t e and Sand Pr oduc ers As socia tion Cla y Brick As socia tion o f South A frica South A frican Mining C ontr act ors As socia tion and the South A frican Diamond Pr oduc ers Or ganisa tion C ontr act ors The Miner als C ouncil also c ounts c ontr act or c ompanies as members These c ompanies pr o vide muchneeded servic es t o the mines These member c ontr act ors include F r aser Ale x ander Moolmans Murr a y and Roberts C ementa tion and Redpa th Mining Diamonds Diamonds ar guably the ultima t e luxury miner al ar e made of an intrica t e la ttic e of carbon a t oms a cry s talline s tructur e tha t mak es them har der than an y other f orm in na tur e This char act eris tic mak es diamonds not only popular in je w ellery but also desir able in hight ech cutting grinding and polishing t ools South A frica is s till a significant pr oduc er of diamonds and thr ee c ompanies ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include De Beers P etr a Diamonds and T r ans He x Gr oup Chr ome Chr ome is kno wn f or its high c orr osion r esis tanc e and har dnes s It is an es sential metal in the pr oduction of s tainles s s t eel which ac c ounts f or 85 of its c ommer cial use Thr ee of South A frica s chr ome pr oduc ers ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include A frican R ainbo w Miner als Anglo American Pla tinum As sor e B auba Pla tinum Glenc or e Allo y s Northam Pla tinum Mer af e Resour c es Samanc or Chr ome Siban y eS tillw a t er and T harisa Miner als Zinc C opper Zinc a crucial ne w t ech miner al tha t is driving the w orld s f ourth indus trial r e v olution is the rising s tar in South A frica s mining portf olio In the Northern Cape wher e the miner al is mined zinc oc curs alongside c opper and thus c opper is a significant b y pr oduct of zinc mining Thr ee zinc pr oduc ers ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include Black Mountain Mining Orion Miner als and the P alabor a Mining C ompan y C orpor a t es Thr ee of the Miner als C ouncil s members ar e entir ely c orpor a t e entities being either umbr ella holding c ompanies or c ompanies with no curr ent oper a tions within South A frica The e x c eption is AngloGold Ashanti which is in the pr oc es s of selling its las t r emaining oper a tion in South A frica F or this r eason the y ha v e been lis t ed under the c orpor a t es ca t egory These include Anglo American South A frica AngloGold Ashanti and Rio T int o Ir on or e Ir on is among the mos t c ommon elements on earth c omprising much of the planet s inner and out er c or e Ir on or e is mined in the earth s crus t wher e it c omprises 5 of the t otal miner als Mos t ir on or e is used t o manuf actur e s t eel which in turn is used t o manuf actur e machines buildings and t ools T w o of South A frica s ir on or e pr oduc ers ar e members of the Miner als C ouncil These include K umba Ir on Or e and Sedibeng Ir on Or e P age 8