Unki Mines – Shurugwi

Assessment scope

The Unki mining complex is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valterra Platinum located in Zimbabwe’s Midlands region. The operation’s current operating plan extends to 2042, and it employs approximately 2,600 people and spans approximately 10,380 hectares within the site boundary. The scope of the independent renewal assessment includes:

• the underground mine
• grinding and flotation facilities
• ore/concentrate storage
• a smelter
• tailings storage including a valley dam
• other waste management and retention facilities.

It also includes support facilities:

• emergency and security facilities
• laboratories
• maintenance and mechanics facilities
• a power plant substation
• truck loading facilities
• arehouses and other storage facilities
• a water delivery pipeline
• water treatment facilities
• worker housing and health facilities

Of the 26 chapters in the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining, the operator proposes that all chapters apply except the following:

• 2.2 Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC),
• 2.4 Resettlement,
• 3.4 Mining in conflict affected or high risk areas,
• 3.6 Artisanal and small scale mining,
• 4.7 Cyanide Management, and
• 4.8 Mercury Management.

These chapters’ relevancy will be assessed by the independent audit firm during the audit’s desktop review stage.