Yearly overview

Sishen Mine – DMS plant

28,4Mt was produced by the DMS plant for the year, 1,1Mt less than the record production achieved from the plant in 2007. Production was negatively affected due to a reduction in the yield of the plant as a result of geological challenges in the main pit.

Sishen Mine – Jig plant (Sishen Expansion Project)

Production from the Jig plant for the year was 4,7Mt. This production level was lower than anticipated and was impacted by several technical difficulties as well as the late commissioning of the crushing and sample plants and the scaling back on throughput in the fourth quarter. Based on the recent performance from the Jig plant, it is anticipated that an annualised production rate of 13Mt should be achieved during the fourth quarter of 2009, given stable market demand.

Mine production

Total production