Kumba Iron Ore - Kumba’s mineral resources excluding ore reserves for 2007

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	Kumba’s mineral resources excluding ore reserves for 2007

Review of mineral resources and ore reserves

Kumba’s mineral resources excluding ore reserves for 2007

				2007
		%				Grade (% Fe )
Commodity	Operation/Project	attributable	Resource category	Tonnes (Mt)
		to Kumba			Average	Cut-off
	Sishen Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	31.2	60.7	40
			Indicated (outside LoM)	23.2	59.7	40
	– mineral resources within approved pit layouts		Inferred (outside LoM)	23.2	56.0	40
			Inferred (inside LoM)	4.9	62.4	40
			SUBTOTAL	64.4	60.1	40
	Sishen Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	617.8	55.2	40
	– mineral resources outside pits		Indicated (outside LoM)	588.5	58.6	40
			Inferred (outside LoM)	109.7	61.0	40
			SUBTOTAL	1,316.0	57.2	40
	Sishen Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	649.1	55.4	40
	– total mineral resources	58.2	Indicated (outside LoM)	611.7	58.7	40
			Inferred (outside LoM)	114.7	60.8	40
			Inferred (inside LoM)	4.9	62.4	40
			TOTAL	1,380.3	57.3	40
	Thabazimbi Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	0.5	62.3	55
	– mineral resources outside pits		Indicated (outside LoM)	0.1	61.6	55
			Inferred (outside LoM)	0.0	61.3	55
			Inferred (inside LoM)	0.3	61.6	55
			SUBTOTAL	0.9	62.0	55
	Thabazimbi Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	18.1	62.4	55
	– mineral resources outside pits		Indicated (outside LoM)	4.9	63.4	55
			Inferred (outside LoM)	2.7	63.4	55
			SUBTOTAL	25.7	62.7	55
	Thabazimbi Mine		Measured (outside LoM)	18.6	62.4	55
	– total mineral resources	74.0	Indicated (outside LoM)	5.0	63.4	55
			Inferred (outside LoM)	2.7	63.4	55
			Inferred (inside LoM)	0.3	61.6	55
			TOTAL	26.6	62.6	55
	Kumba - mining operations		Measured (outside LoM)	667.6	55.6
	– total mineral resources		Indicated (outside LoM)	616.7	58.7
			Inferred (outside LoM)	117.4	60.8
			Inferred (inside LoM)	5.2	62.4
Iron ore			GRAND TOTAL	1,406.9	57.4
	Sishen South		Measured (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0
			Indicated (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0
	– mineral resources within approved pit layouts		Inferred (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0
			Inferred (inside LoM)	0.0	0.0
			SUBTOTAL	0.0	0.0
	Sishen South		Measured (outside LoM)	31.3	65.6	50
	– mineral resources outside pits		Indicated (outside LoM)	55.6	64.3	50
			Inferred (outside LoM)	10.1	63.4	50
			SUBTOTAL	96.9	64.6	50
	Sishen South		Measured (outside LoM)	31.3	65.6	50
	– total mineral resources	74.0	Indicated (outside LoM)	55.6	64.3	50
			Inferred (outside LoM)	10.1	63.4	50
			Inferred (inside LoM)	0.0	0.0	50
			TOTAL	96.9	64.6	50
	Kumba - advanced projects		Measured (outside LoM)	31.3	65.6	50
	– total mineral resources		Indicated (outside LoM)	55.6	64.3	50
			Inferred (outside LoM)	10.1	63.4	50
			Inferred (inside LoM)	0.0	0.0	50
			GRAND TOTAL	96.9	64.6	50
	Zandrivierspoort		Measured (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0
	– mineral resources outside pits	37.0	Indicated (outside LoM)	447.0	34.9	Variable
			Inferred (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0	Variable
			TOTAL	447.0	34.9	Variable
	Kumba - projects		Measured (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0	Variable
	– total mineral resources		Indicated (outside LoM)	447.0	34.9	Variable
			Inferred (outside LoM)	0.0	0.0	Variable
			GRAND TOTAL	447.0	34.9	Variable
	Kumba		Measured (outside LoM)	698.9	56.1
			Indicated (outside LoM)	1,119.3	49.5
	– total mineral resources		Inferred (outside LoM)	127.5	61.0
			Inferred (inside LoM)	5.2	62.4
			GRAND TOTAL	1,950.9	52.6

The tonnages are quoted in metric tonnes and million tonnes is abbreviated as Mt.

Rounding of figures may cause computational discrepancies.

Figures reported at 100% irrespective of percentage attributable to Kumba Iron Ore.