Proposed Expansion of the Parking Area at the Shaft 16 Complex, Impala Platinum Mine, Rustenburg Operation

Impala Platinum Limited (Impala), a member of the Implats group of companies, has a platinum group metals (PGM) mining and processing operation located approximately 16 km north-north-west of the town of Rustenburg, in the Rustenburg Local Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West province. Impala’s Shaft 16 Complex is located on the farm Reinkoyalskraal 278 JQ and comprises of a main shaft for access to the underground areas, waste rock dump (WRD) and stockpile areas, and support services. As part of its on-going mine planning, Impala has identified the need for additional parking bays on site to accommodate the increasing number of employees at the Shaft 16 Complex using their own vehicles. In this regard, Impala is proposing to expand the existing parking area by 672 additional covered parking bays. The proposed expansion will be undertaken within Impala’s Mining Right (MR) boundary, but outside of the current boundary of the Shaft 16 Complex and will cover an area of approximately 2.5 ha.