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Implats

One of the world's largest PGM producers, incorporated in 1966 and headquartered in Illovo, Johannesburg. Implats mines on the two richest PGM ore bodies, South Africa's Bushveld Complex and Zimbabwe's Great Dyke, and also runs Impala Refining Services, which toll-treats metal for other producers.

Founded
1966
Headquarters
Illovo
Employees
66,000
Recent stories
7+
Overview

What Implats does

One of the world's largest PGM producers, incorporated in 1966 and headquartered in Illovo, Johannesburg. Implats mines on the two richest PGM ore bodies, South Africa's Bushveld Complex and Zimbabwe's Great Dyke, and also runs Impala Refining Services, which toll-treats metal for other producers.

South African operations are Impala Rustenburg, Impala Rustenburg North Shafts (formerly Impala Bafokeng), Marula and Two Rivers; in Zimbabwe it controls Zimplats and co-owns Mimosa, and in Canada it runs Impala Canada. For the year to June 2026 it guided to group refined and saleable production of 3.4-3.6Moz. It holds just under 15% of the Waterberg joint venture project in Limpopo.

What it mines
Platinumpalladiumrhodiumnickelcopperchrome
Production

Output by commodity

PGMs (6E/4E)FY20253.6MozGroup totalSource
PGMs (6E/4E)FY20253.4MozGroup totalSource
PGMs (6E/4E)FY2025606koz6E in matte, 100% basis (Implats subsidiary, Zimbabwe), year to 30 June 2025Source
PGMs (6E/4E)FY2025202kozImplats) (6E in concentrate, 100% basis, year to 30 June 2025Source
PGMs (6E/4E)FY2025289kozImplats/ARM JV) (6E in concentrate, 100% basis (Implats–ARM joint venture), year to 30 June 2025Source
PGMs (6E/4E)FY2025481kozformerly RBPlat) (6E in concentrate, Impala Rustenburg North shafts (former Royal Bafokeng Platinum, now part of Implats), year to 30 June 2025Source
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