SBPM – The Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine (SBPM) Chrome Recovery Plant (MASA) is a tailings treatment plant placed on the tail end of the PGM recovery plant of SBPM. It is a Brownfield Operation managed by Siyanda Chrome Investment (SCI)
Amandelbult – Greenfield Operation managed by Siyanda Chrome Investments (SCI). It produces between 30 000 and 33 000 tons of chrome concentrate per month. Located close to Northam in Limpopo Province with c.4,7mt of UG2 concentrate supplied to the CRP (Atomatic) annually at a cost of ZAR 3.5 per tonne payable to Anglo American Platinum.
Both MASA (SBPM) and Atomatic (Amandebult) Chrome Recovery Plants get their product through fine tailings from UG2 ore which is mined for PGM recovery at SBPM and Amandebult Mine.
The chrome divisions are premised on the respective operating lease areas and process tailings mainly fresh from on mine production and some dumps. Through the CRP process, three grades of chrome are reclaimed for on-sale into Local and Export markets coupled with input into the ferrochrome smelters.