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Plant Head g/t 3.68 3.69 0 3.71
Recoveries % 78 77 1 78
PGM Production
Platinum Ozs 18,904 16,820 12 72,232
Palladium Ozs 14,417 12,809 13 54,722
Rhodium Ozs 1,475 1,306 13 5,577
Gold Ozs 2,599 2,317 12 9,876
Total Ozs 37,395 33,252 12 142,407
Base Metals
Production
Nickel Tons 506 452 12 1,958
Copper Tons 423 383 10 1,638
Cobalt Tons 15 14 7 59
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Data Reflects 100% of mine Previous +/- % Rolling
operations
12 months 12 Months 12 Months
Unit Jun 05 Ytd Jun 06
Safety
DIIR Rate/200 0.31 10 0.28
000 man
hours
Revenue
Gross Revenue US$M 84 35 113
PGM basket Price US$/oz 590 21 713
Gross cash % 60 7 64
margin
Nickel Price US$/lb 6.51 2 6.64
Copper Price US$/lb 1 55 2
Cash Costs
Per Rom ton US$/ton 33 4 31
Per PGM ounce US$/oz 357 6 336
(3E+Au)
Per PGM ounce US$/oz 140 29 100
(3E) after by-
product credits
Per 6 PGM ounce US$/oz 339 6 318
(5E+Au)
Per 6 PGM ounce US$/oz 135 28 98
(5E+Au) after by-
product credits
Capital
Expenditure
Current US$ " 000s 13,672 41 7,999
Expansion US$ " 000s 1,108 (845) 10,471
Mining
Underground RoM ton 1,432 20 1,713
"000
Grade
Plant Head g/t 3.69 1 3.71
Recoveries % 77 1 78
PGM Production
Platinum Ozs 66,742 8 72,232
Palladium Ozs 49,259 11 54,722
Rhodium Ozs 5,156 8 5,577
Gold Ozs 9,010 10 9,876
Total Ozs 130,167 9 142,407
Base Metals
Production
Nickel Tons 1,895 3 1,958
Copper Tons 1,563 5 1,638
Cobalt Tons 56 5 59
Note: Cash Cost Per ROM ton calculated using milled tonnage
Statistical Information: Chrome Tailings Retreatment Plant
Data reflects 100% of mine Current Previous % Change Current
operations
Unit Quarter Quarter Quarter 12 months
June 2006 Mar 2006 on to June 06
Quarter
Safety
DIIR Rate/200 - - -
,000 man
hours
Revenue
Gross Revenue R"M 18 8 119 43
PGM basket Price $/oz 1,449 1,276 14 1,207
Gross cash margin % 88 65 35 63
Nickel Price $/lb 9.03 6.72 35 7.02
Copper Price $/lb 3 2.24 46 2
Ave R/$ rate 6.32 6.32 - 6.37
Cash Costs on-mine
Per ROM ton R/ton 101 113 (11) 96
$/ton 16 18 (5) 15
Per PGM oz (3E+Au) R/oz 1,721 2,000 (14) 2,507
$/oz 272 326 (16) 394
Per PGE (5E+Au) R/oz 1,217 1,386 (12) 1,766
$/oz 193 226 (15) 277
Capital expenditure
Current/Sustaining R"000s 572 - - 950
100%
$"000s 91 - - 149
Expansion 100% R"000s - - - -
$"000s - - - -
Feed Processed
Feed Processed ROM Ton 32 26 20 162
"000
Total ROM Ton 32 26 20 162
"000
Grade
Plant Head g/t 2.83 2.76 2 3.21
Recoveries % 68 51 33 40
PGM Production
Platinum Ozs 1,115 887 26 3,799
Palladium Ozs 411 334 23 1,378
Rhodium Ozs 326 260 25 1,044
Gold Ozs 4 3 35 13
Total PGM (3E+Au) Ozs 1,856 1,484 25 6,234
Total PGE (5E+Au) Ozs 2,626 2,142 23 8,851
Base Metals
Production
Nickel Tonnes 1 1 - 4
Copper Tonnes 1 0 - 2
Chromite (000) Tonnes -
(000)
Data reflects 100% of mine Previous +/- % YTD
operations
Unit 12 months Year on Year 2006
to June 05 Year
Safety
DIIR Rate/200,0 - - -
00 man
hours
Revenue
Gross Revenue R"M 1 3,188 43
PGM basket Price $/oz 834 45 1,207
Gross cash margin % 37.5 68 63
Nickel Price $/lb - - 7.02
Copper Price $/lb - - 2.29
Ave R/$ rate - - 6.37
Cash Costs on-mine
Per ROM ton R/ton 14 605 96
$/ton - - 15
Per PGM oz (3E+Au) R/oz 367 - 2,507
$/oz - - 394
Per PGE (5E+Au) R/oz - - 1,766
$/oz - - 277
Capital expenditure -
Current/Sustaining R"000s - - 950
100%
$"000s - - 149
Expansion 100% R"000s - - -
$"000s 3,676 - -
Feed Processed
Feed Processed ROM Ton 56 188 162
"000
Total ROM Ton 56 188 162
"000
Grade
Plant Head g/t 2.71 18 3.21
Recoveries % 42 (4) 40
PGM Production
Platinum Ozs 1,321 188 3,799
Palladium Ozs 439 214 1,378
Rhodium Ozs 353 196 1,044
Gold Ozs 4 225 13
Total PGM (3E+Au) Ozs 2,117 194 6,234
Total PGE (5E+Au) Ozs 2,940 201 8,851
Base Metals Production
Nickel Tonnes 1 489 4
Copper Tonnes 2 13 2
Chromite (000) Tonnes - - -
(000)
Aquarius Platinum Limited
Incorporated in Bermuda
Exempt company number 26290
Board of Directors
Nicholas Sibley Non-executive Chairman
Stuart Murray Chief Executive Officer
David Dix Non-executive
Edward Haslam Non-executive
Sir William Purves Non-executive
Patrick Quirk Non-executive
Zwelakhe Sisulu Non-executive
Audit/Risk Committee
Sir William Purves (Chairman)
David Dix
Edward Haslam
Nicholas Sibley
Remuneration/Succession Planning Committee
Edward Haslam (Chairman)
Nicholas Sibley
Nomination Committee
The full Board comprises the Nomination Committee
Company Secretary
Willi Boehm
Issued Capital
At 30 June 2006, the Company had on issue:
84,348,225 fully paid common shares
2,343,105 unlisted options
Substantial Shareholders 30 June Number of Percentage
2006 Shares
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd 7,127,276 8.63
Nutraco Nominees Limited 5,242,250 6.25
National Nominees Limited 4,541,671 5.42
Broker (LSE) Broker (ASX) Sponsor (JSE)
Evolution Securities Euroz Securities Investec Bank Limited
Ltd Level 14, The 100 Grayston Drive
100 Wood Street Quadrant Sandown Sandton 2196
London EC2V 7AN 1 William Street Telephone: +27 (0)11
Telephone: +44 (0)20 Perth WA 6000 286 7326
7071 4330 Telephone: +61 (0)8 Facsimile: +27 (0)11
Facsimile: +44 (0)20 9488 1400 291 1066
7071 4451 Facsimile: +61 (0)8
9488 1478
Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) Aquarius Platinum Corporate
(Proprietary) Ltd. Services Pty Ltd
50.5% Owned 100% Owned
(Incorporated in the Republic of (Incorporated in Australia)
South Africa) ACN 094 425 555
Registration Number 2000/000341/07
Level 4, Suite 5, South Shore
Block A, 1st Floor, The Great Wall Centre,
Group Building 85 The Esplanade, South Perth,
5 Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview WA 6151,Australia
South Africa 2007
PO Box 485
P O Box 1282 South Perth, WA 6151, Australia
Bedfordview South Africa 2009
Telephone: +61 (0)8 9367 5211
Telephone: +27 (0)11 455 2050 Facsimile: +61 (0)8 9367 5233
Facsimile: +27 (0)11 455 2095 Email:info@aquariusplatinum.com
Email: info@aquariussa.co.za
AQPSA Management
Stuart Murray Executive Chairman
Gert Ackerman Managing Director
Ayanda Khumalo Finance Director
Anton Wheeler Operations Director
Graham Ferreira General Manager Finance & Company Secretary
Hugo Holl General Manager Everest
Robert Mallinson General Manager Marikana
Gordon Ramsay General Manager Projects
Dave Starley General Manager Kroondal
Gabriel de Wet General Manager Engineering
Mimosa Mine Management
Alex Mhembere Managing Director
Winston Chitando Finance Director
Herbert Mashanyare Technical Director
Peter Chimboza Operations Director
Glossary
A$ Australian Dollar
Aquarius Aquarius Platinum Limited
ABET Adult Basic Education Training programme
APS Aquarius Platinum Corporate Services Pty Ltd
AQPSA Aquarius Platinum (South Africa) Pty Ltd
ASACS Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Corporate Services) (Pty) Limited
CTRP Chromite Ore Tailings Retreatment Operation
DIFR Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost time
injuries expressed as a rate per 1,000,000 man-hours worked
DIIR Disabling Injury Incidence Rate - being the number of lost time
injuries expressed as a rate per 200,000 man-hours worked
EMPR Environmental Management Programme Report
Everest Everest Platinum Mine
Great Dyke Reef A PGE bearing layer within the Great Dyke
Complex in Zimbabwe
g/t Grams per tonne, measurement unit of grade (1g/t = 1 part
per million)
JORC code Australasian code for reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves
JSE JSE Limited
Kroondal Kroondal Platinum Mine or P&SA1 at Kroondal
LHD Load Haul Dump machine
Marikana Marikana Platinum Mine or P&SA2 at Marikana
Mimosa Mimosa Mining Company (Private) Limited
NOSA National Occupational Safety Association
PGE(s) (6E) Platinum Group Elements plus Gold. Five metallic elements
commonly found together which constitute the platinoids
(excluding Os (osmium)). These are Pt (platinum), Pd
(palladium), Rh (rhodium), Ru (ruthenium), Ir (iridium) plus
Au (gold)
PGM(s) (4E) Platinum Group Metals plus Gold. Aquarius reports the PGMs
as comprising Pt+Pd+Rh plus Au (gold) with the Pt, Pd and Rh
being the most economic platinoids in the UG2 Reef.
P&SA1 Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on
Kroondal
P&SA2 Pooling & Sharing Agreement between AQPSA and RPM Ltd on
Marikana
R South African Rand
RK1 Consortium comprising Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Corporate
Services) (Pty) Limited (ASACS), GB Mining and Exploration
(SA) (Pty) Limited (GB) and Sylvania South Africa (Pty) Ltd
(SLVSA).
ROM Run of Mine. The ore from mining which is fed to the
concentrator plant. This is usually a mixture of UG2 ore
and waste.
RPM Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited
TKO TKO Investment Holdings Limited
Ton 1 Metric tonne (1,000kg)
UG2 Reef A PGE bearing chromite layer within the Critical Zone of the
Bushveld Complex
$ United States Dollars
Z$ Zimbabwe Dollar
For further information please contact:
In Australia:
Willi Boehm
Aquarius Platinum Corporate Services Pty Ltd
+61 (0)8 9367 5211
In United Kingdom:
Nick Bias
BuckBias Limited
+ 44 (0)7887 920 530
Alex Buck
BuckBias Limited
+44 (0)7392 740 452
In South Africa:
Stuart Murray
Aquarius Platinum (South Platinum) (Pty) Ltd
+27 (0)11 455 2050
Charmane Russell
Russell & Associates
+27 (0)11 880 3924
or visit: www.aquariusplatinum.com
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