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PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC 

Integrated Annual Report 2013

The African Focused Precious Metals Producer

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OUR INTEGRATED
ANNUAL REPORT 

In this, the first integrated annual report (IAR) of Pan African Resources 
(the  Group  or  Company  as  the  context  determines),  the  board  and 
management  have  sought  to  provide  a  concise  view  of  the  Group’s 
strategy,  its  financial  and  non-financial  performance  for  the  year,  its 
governance principles and its future prospects. 

This 2013 Integrated Annual Report has been prepared in line with the 
recommendations of the King Report on Governance for South Africa, 
2009  (King  III)  and  complies  with  the  Johannesburg  Stock  Exchange 
(JSE)  Listings  Requirements  as  well  as  the AIM  rules  of  the  London 
Stock Exchange (LSE). The report draws on the concepts and principles 
included  in  the  Consultation  Draft  of  the  International  Integrated 
Reporting  Framework,  released  in  April  2013  by  the  International 
Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). In addition, the Global Reporting 
Initiative’s  (GRI)  Sustainability  Reporting  Guidelines  and  its  GRI  3.1 
content  index  of  standard  disclosures  and  Metals  and  Mining  sector 
supplement  have  been  considered  in  preparing  this  report  and 
identifying sustainability disclosures relevant to Pan African Resources. 

The financial information provided in the consolidated and Company 
annual  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with 
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and were externally 
audited by Deloitte and Touche. 

This report represents one of three elements of Pan African Resources’ 
2013  annual  communication  strategy  with  stakeholders,  the  other 
two being: 
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containing additional non-financial disclosures,
(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:43)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:89)(cid:84)(cid:180)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:77)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:83)(cid:89)(cid:86)(cid:71)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:77)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:90)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:54)(cid:73)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:77)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:3)
provides detailed technical and operational information.

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The  above  documents,  together  with  this  2013  Integrated  Annual 
Report, are available at www.panafricanresources.com. Printed copies 
can be requested from the Company Secretary, whose details appear 
on the inside back cover of this report.

This report covers the year 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 and follows on 
from the 2012 Annual Report. It includes the activities of the holding 
company Pan African Resources PLC, which is incorporated in England 
and Wales, all of its South African operations and subsidiaries, and its 
investment in Auroch Minerals NL (Auroch). During the year, the Group 
divested of its 100% shareholding in Manica, its gold exploration project 
in Mozambique, in exchange for a 42% equity share in Australian-listed 
Auroch. No non-financial performance indicators are included in this 
report  for  either  Manica  or  Auroch.  More  information  concerning 
Auroch  is  available  at  www.aurochminerals.com. The  acquisition  of 
Evander  Gold  Mines  Limited  (Evander  Mines)  was  finalised  during 
the  year  and  its  financial  results  consolidated  into  the  Pan  African 
Resources  Group  results  with  effect  from  1  March  2013.  Similarly, 
unless  otherwise  stated,  Evander  Mines’  non-financial  information  is 
for the four months ended 30 June 2013.

 
CONTENTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW

  Our Vision

  Highlights

  About this report

  Directors’ responsibility statement

Salient features

Financial summary

LEADERSHIP STATEMENTS

  Chairman’s report

  Board of directors

  Chief executive officer’s report

Financial director’s report

Executive management – EXCO

Executive management – OPSCO

OUR BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

  Geographical location of mining operations and projects

  Background – the Pan African Resources Group

  Company structure

  History of Pan African Resources

  The global and South African mining environment

Performing against our business model

  Delivering on our strategy

OPERATIONS

  Operational performance

  Barberton Mines

  Barberton Tailings Retreatment Plant (BTRP)

Evander Mines

Phoenix Platinum

  Abridged mineral resource and mineral reserve report

Sustainability review – safety

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  The governance of our business

Stakeholder engagement and our response

  The management of risk

  Remuneration – rewarding effort

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  Audit committee report

  Directors’ report

Independent auditor’s report – United Kingdom

 Independent auditor’s report – South Africa

  Certificate of the company secretary

 Consolidated and separate annual financial statements

  Notice of annual general meeting

  Acronyms and abbreviations

  Glossary

Form of Proxy – UK

Form of Proxy – SA

  Contact details

NAVIGATION

Front cover

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Back cover

Further reading  
within this IAR

Further reading online:  
www.panafricanresources.com

Annual financial 
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OUR 
VISION

To continue to build a precious metals  
mining business in Africa by remaining focused  
on our four business pillars.

GROWTH

SUSTAINABLE

STAKEHOLDER

PROFITABLE

ACHIEVING THIS THROUGH:

People

Action

Results

The bedrock of our Company 
remains our people – those 
men and women who come to 
work daily and competently go 
about their duties, often under 
challenging conditions.

We believe in forstering 
relationships through integrity 
and honesty.

Action required proper 
planning, leading, organising and 
controlling. These are the basic 
principles of any business.

We believe in getting things 
done the right way.

We strive to deliver on all our 
targets without compromising 
the safety and health of 
our employees, community, 
environment and our future.  

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IN CONTEXT OF THE FOUR BUSINESS PILLARS

Profitable

Gross revenue  

EBITDA 

Headline  
earnings

Earnings  
per share

Headline earnings 
per share

32.0%

18.0%

20.1%

30.2%

6.9%

£133.5 million 
ZAR1,848.1 million

£53.1 million 
ZAR735.2 million

£35.2 million 
ZAR487.0 million

2.63p 
34.51 cents

2.17p 
30.07 cents

Sustainable

Group cash 
balance

Group capital  
expenditure incurred

All-in sustaining 
cash cost

75.8%

£4.8 million 
ZAR71.6 million

£27.6 million 
ZAR381.6 million

14.1%

ZAR281,551/kg

Stakeholder

Barberton safety record

LTIFR

 2.57

RIFR

 1.51

2012: 3.26

2012: 0.74

Growth

Evander Mines 
acquisition of

100%

Construction 
of Barberton 
Tailings 
Retreatment 
Plant completed.

Initiated 
bursary 
fund around 
Barberton.

Continued support 
for: Umjindi  
Jewellery Projects, 
Sinqobile Vegetable 
Project and  
Sinqobile Skills 
Development 
Project.

Salaries, wages, 
bonuses and 
retirement

Completed and 
opened Sinqobile 
Primary School

27.4% 1,100

of Group total 
revenue

learners

Gold reserves

Gold resources

Gold sold

693%

496%

38.20%

9.20Moz

35.13Moz

130,493 oz

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ABOUT
THIS REPORT

In  this,  the  first  integrated  annual  report  (IAR)  of  Pan 
African  Resources  (the  Group  or  Company  as  the  context 
determines),  the  board  and  management  have  sought  to 
provide  a  concise  view  of  the  Group’s  strategy,  its  financial 
and  non-financial  performance  for  the  year,  its  governance 
principles and its future prospects. 

This  2013  Integrated  Annual  Report  has  been  prepared 
in  line  with  the  recommendations  of  the  King  Report  on 
Governance for South Africa, 2009 (King III) and complies with 
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Listings Requirements 
as well as the AIM rules of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). 
The  report  draws  on  the  concepts  and  principles  included 
in  the  Consultation  Draft  of  the  International  Integrated 
Reporting  Framework,  released  in  April  2013  by  the 
International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). In addition, 
the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Sustainability Reporting 
Guidelines  and  its  GRI  3.1  content  index  of  standard 
disclosures  and  Metals  and  Mining  sector  supplement  have 
been  considered  in  preparing  this  report  and  identifying 
sustainability disclosures relevant to Pan African Resources. 

The  financial  information  provided  in  the  consolidated  and 
Company annual financial statements have been prepared in 
accordance  with  International  Financial  Reporting  Standards 
(IFRS) and were externally audited by Deloitte and Touche. 

This report represents one of three elements of Pan African 
Resources’  2013  annual  communication  strategy  with 
stakeholders, the other two being: 

 (cid:118)  The Group’s completed and referenced GRI content 
index, containing additional non-financial disclosures,

 (cid:118)  The Group’s Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve 

Report, which provides detailed technical and 
operational information.

The  above  documents,  together  with  this  2013  Integrated 
Annual  Report,  are  available  at  www.panafricanresources.
com.  Printed  copies  can  be  requested  from  the  Company 
Secretary, whose details appear on the inside back cover of 
this report.

This  report  covers  the  year  1  July  2012  to  30  June  2013 
and  follows  on  from  the  2012  Annual  Report.  It  includes 
the activities of the holding company Pan African Resources 
PLC,  which  is  incorporated  in  England  and Wales,  all  of  its 
South African operations and subsidiaries, and its investment 
in  Auroch  Minerals  NL  (Auroch).  During  the  year,  the 
Group  divested  of  its  100%  shareholding  in  Manica,  its  gold 
exploration  project  in  Mozambique,  in  exchange  for  a  42% 
equity  share  in  Australian-listed  Auroch.  No  non-financial 
performance indicators are included in this report for either 
Manica  or  Auroch.  More  information  concerning  Auroch 
is  available  at  www.aurochminerals.com. The  acquisition  of 
Evander  Gold  Mines  Limited  (Evander  Mines)  was  finalised 
during the year and its financial results consolidated into the 
Pan African Resources Group results with effect from 1 March 
2013. Similarly, unless otherwise stated, Evander Mines’ non-
financial  information  is  for  the  four  months  ended  30  June 
2013.

No  limitations  were  placed  on  the  Group  in  preparing  this 
report. 

Details  of  Pan  African  Resources’  engagement  with  its 
stakeholders  appear  on  page  96. This  engagement,  together 
with  a  review  of  internal  information  –  including  risk 
analysis,  strategic  objectives,  the  operating  environment, 
performance indicators (both financial and non-financial) used 
by  management  and  the  board,  and  the  availability  of  other 
non-financial performance indicators – instructed the content 
of  this  report. While  every  effort  was  made  to  produce  a 
balanced  report,  materiality  has  been  applied  subjectively  in 
this first integrated report.

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Management  acknowledges  that,  notwithstanding  progress 
made in many areas relating to the application of integrated 
and  sustainability  reporting  practices,  this  report  and 
the  activities  that  support  the  collection  of  non-financial 
performance  information  have  to  be  developed  further  in 
the  continuous  journey  to  ensure  the  sustainability  of  Pan 
African Resources. This will be done through balancing long-
term  social,  environmental  and  economic  interests  with  the 
principle of needing to maximise profits of the Group, while 
acting  in  a  responsible  manner.  In  particular,  comparative 
information  is  often  unavailable  for  certain  environmental 
and  social  performance 
few 
performance  targets  have  been  set  for  these  indicators. 
During  the  coming  year,  the  Group  will,  where  feasible,  set 
performance benchmarks.

indicators,  and  relatively 

Data  measurement  techniques  and  assumptions  relating  to 
non-financial  performance  indicators  are  provided,  either 
where  the  data  is  disclosed  or  in  the  glossary,  appearing 
on  pages  48  to  89. To  promote  relevance,  consistency  and 
comparability,  non-financial  performance 
indicators  are 
generally  disclosed  by  significant  operation  and  are  not 
aggregated in a Group view.

As  this  is  the  Group’s  first  integrated  report  and,  in  some 
cases, systems and processes for the recording, collection and 
collation  of  selected  non-financial  performance  indicators 
have yet to be introduced or tested further for veracity, the 
board has decided against obtaining independent assurance of 
the non-financial performance indicators.

This  integrated  report,  together  with  the  GRI  3.1  content 
index,  meets  application  level  B  of  the  GRI  Reporting 
Guidelines.
Forward-looking statements
Statements  in  this  report,  other  than  historical  facts,  that 
address,  without  limitation,  exploration  activities,  mining 
potential  and  future  plans  and  objectives  of  Pan  African 
Resources  are  forward-looking  statements  and  forward-
looking  information  that  involve  various  risks,  assumptions 
and  uncertainties  and  are  not  statements  of  fact.  The 
directors  and  management  of  Pan African  Resources  are  of 
the  belief  that  the  expectations  expressed  in  such  forward-
looking  statements  or 
is 
based  on  reasonable  assumptions,  expectations,  estimates 
and  projections.  However,  such  statements  should  not  be 
construed  as  being  guarantees  or  warranties  (whether 
expressed or implied) of future performance. 

forward-looking 

information 

There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to 
be accurate and actual values, results and future events could 
differ  materially  from  those  anticipated  in  such  statements. 
Important  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ 
materially  from  statements  expressed  in  this  presentation 
include,  among  others,  the  actual  results  of  exploration 
activities; technical analysis; the lack of availability to Pan African 
Resources of necessary capital on acceptable terms; general 
economic,  business  and  financial  market  conditions;  political 
risks;  industry  trends;  competition;  changes  in  government 
regulations;  delays  in  obtaining  governmental  approvals; 

interest  rate  fluctuations;  currency  fluctuations;  changes  in 
business  strategy  or  development  plans;  and  other  risks. 
Although  Pan  African  Resources  has  attempted  to  identify 
important  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ 
materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to 
be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

Pan African Resources is not obliged to publically update any 
forward-looking  statements  that  are  included  in  this  report, 
or revise any changes in events, conditions or circumstances 
on which any such statements are based, occurring after the 
publication date of this report.
Directors’ responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report 
and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law 
and regulations. 

Company law requires the directors to prepare such financial 
statements for each financial year. Under that law, the directors 
are  required  to  prepare  the  Group  financial  statements  in 
accordance  with  IFRS  as  adopted  by  the  European  Union 
(EU) and Article 4 of the International Accounting Standards 
(IAS) Regulation, and have also chosen to prepare the parent 
Company  financial  statements  under  IFRS  as  adopted  by 
the EU. Under company law, the directors must not approve 
the  accounts  unless  they  are  satisfied  that  they  give  a  true 
and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and of the 
profit or loss of the Group for that period. In preparing these 
financial statements, the IAS requires that directors: 

 (cid:118) Properly select and apply accounting policies, 

 (cid:118)  present information, including accounting policies, in a 

manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and 
understandable information,

 (cid:118)  provide additional disclosures when compliance with the 
specific requirements in IFRS are insufficient to enable 
users to understand the impact of particular transactions, 
other events and conditions on the entity’s financial 
position and financial performance,

 (cid:118)  make an assessment of the Company’s ability to continue 

as a going concern.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting 
records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company’s 
transactions, and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time 
the  financial  position  of  the  Company  and  enable  them  to 
ensure that the financial statements comply with the United 
Kingdom (UK) Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible 
for  safeguarding  the  assets  of  the  Company  and  hence  for 
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of 
fraud and other irregularities. 

The  directors  are  responsible  for  the  maintenance  and 
integrity of the corporate and financial information included 
on the Company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom 
governing  the  preparation  and  dissemination  of  financial 
statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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DIRECTORS’
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

 The financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRS, as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, 
liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as 
a whole. 

 The management report, which is incorporated into the directors’ report, includes a fair review of the development and 
performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as 
a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

 That  the  directors  are  not  aware  of  any  legal  proceedings  or  other  material  conditions  that  may  impact  the  mining  or 
exploration activities of the Group.

4.  The directors confirm that the Group holds title to the mining rights as set out in this report. 

By order of the board.

Ron Holding  
Chief Executive Officer  

16 September 2013  

Cobus Loots
Director 

16 September 2013

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SALIENT
FEATURES

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Operating performance
Gold mining tonnes milled
Gold head grade
Gold sold
Gold spot price received
Total gold mining cash costs
PGM 6E sold

(t)
(g/t)
(oz)
(USD/oz)
(USD/oz)
(oz)

512,869
8.6
130,493
1,553
815
6,480

308,095
10.6
94,449
1,694
776
–

296,200
10.6
92,197
1,366
781
–

313,167
10.6
98,091
1,098
650
–

313,952
10.3
97,353
867
469
–

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

GBP

ZAR

GBP
millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions

ZAR

ZAR

ZAR

ZAR

GBP

GBP

GBP

Statement of Comprehensive Income
Revenue
Cost of production
Mining profit
EBITDA
Impairment costs
Profit after taxation
Headline earnings
Dividends paid

1,848.1 
(985.1)
776.8 
735.2 
(242.3)
558.9 
487.0 
 –

133.5
(71.2)
56.1 
53.1
(16.1)
42.6 
35.2 
–

1,240.3 
(566.0)
632.3 
552.5 
(0.6)
358.9 
359.7 
(95.6)

101.1 
(46.1)
51.5
45.0 
(0.05)
29.2 
29.3 
(7.4)

879.7 
 (503.6)
342.3 
317.0 
– 
190.7 
190.7 
(60.3)

79.2 
(45.3)
30.8 
28.5 
 –
17.2 
17.2 
(5.4)

817.3 
 (483.8)
294.2 
294.5 
(4.0)
173.0 
174.3 
– 

68.5 
(40.6)
24.7 
25.0 
(0.3)
14.5 
14.6 
– 

762.7 
(410.2)
316.5 
329.4 
(61.7)
116.4 
135.7 
(41.0)

53.0 
(28.5)
22.0 
22.9 
(5.0)
8.1 
9.4 
(2.8)

2013
ZAR

2011
GBP
ZAR
  millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions millions

2009
ZAR

2010
ZAR

2012
ZAR

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Statement of Financial Position
Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Total equity
Non-current liabilities
Current liabilities

3,726.2 
401.5 
2,568.8 
1,200.9 
361.2 

249.3   1,143.8 
26.7 
367.8 
172.2  1,357.5 
80.0 
180.8 
24.1 
142.9 

86.1   1,064.1 
173.2 
28.5 
992.7 
102.6 
146.7 
14.0 
98.0 
11.1 

97.2 
15.8 
90.7 
13.4 
9.0 

857.2 
203.9 
847.6 
131.8 
81.7 

74.3 
17.7 
73.5 
11.4 
7.1 

850.7 
62.7 
713.5 
122.6 
77.2 

67.1 
4.9 
56.4 
9.7 
6.1 

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 At 30 June 2012, Phoenix Platinum had not reached steady state production, therefore all income and expenditure was capitalised.

Note 2: 

 Current assets at 30 June 2013 excluded non-current assets held for sale of ZAR3.2 million (GBP0.2 million) and at 30 June 2012, ZAR169.6 million (GBP13.1 million).

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Net debt:equity ratio
Current Ratio
Statistics
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Weighted average number of 
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Year-end price earnings
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Volume traded as percentage 
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Value of shares traded
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Phoenix Platinum 
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Phoenix Platinum 
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Evander Mines 
Development Capital
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All-in costs 
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All-in sustaining 
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Cash cost 
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 251,740 

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306,757

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Chairman’s report

Board of directors

Chief executive 
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Keith Spencer (Chairman)

Our successful bid for 
Evander Mines is a game 
changer and propels the 
Group into mid-tier status. 

Pan  African  Resources  is  steadily  fulfilling  our  vision  of 
becoming  a  mid-tier  precious  metals  mining  company.  We 
understand that successful and sustainable businesses are not 
built overnight, but rather shaped, moulded and grown over 
time. We also recognise that for a mining business to succeed, 
and to continue to be successful, one requires a number of 
elements. These  include  quality  assets,  the  right  people,  and 
the ability to mine safely and operate sustainably in our local 
environment. 

There is no denying that the global mining industry is currently 
experiencing difficult times, and South Africa is no exception. 
In addition to lower gold prices of late, South Africa has to deal 
with labour unrest and cost inflation, amongst other challenges. 
Amidst  all  of  this,  Pan African  Resources  has  however  been 
able to distinguish itself. It has been growing prudently to mid-
tier  status,  through  both  optimisation  of  existing  assets  and 
via  new  acquisitions.  Successful  growth,  from  a  Pan  African 
Resources perspective, is not measured by more attributable 
production  ounces,  but  rather  by  sustainable  increases  in 
profitability and earnings. 

We finalised the acquisition of Evander Mines from Harmony 
Gold Mining Company Limited in February this year. Through 
the acquisition of Evander Mines, our Group has entered a new 
and exciting chapter in our history by adding another flagship 
operation.  Evander  Mines  contributes  profitable  production 
ounces, and also has very attractive growth projects. 

Pan African Resources is absolutely committed to delivering 
results  with  zero  harm  to  our  people,  communities  and 
environment.  It  is  therefore  with  deep  regret  that  we  have 
to report on the following two fatal accidents suffered during 
the year:

 (cid:118) On 17 November 2012, Gert Fourie, a fitter employed at 
Sheba Mine, was fatally injured on surface when he lost 
control of a truck he was driving when it slid off the road 
and rolled down the embankment, 

 (cid:118) On 7 March 2013, Velly Therry Malumane, a welder 

employed underground at Sheba Mine, was fatally injured 
when he was electrocuted whilst carrying out welding 
operations on a load haul dumper. 

In  this  report,  we  elaborate  on  how  Pan African  Resources 
will  continue  on  a  sustainable  track  of  profitable  growth, 
by  focusing  on  key  performance  areas,  such  as  completing 
the  successful  integration  of  our  recent  Evander  Mines 
acquisition  and  bedding  down  the  new  Barberton Tailings 
Retreatment Plant (BTRP) for optimal production. In addition, 
management spends significant effort in identifying, analysing 
and  mitigating  critical  business  risks.  Pan  African  Resources 
has operated according to a “four pillars” business model that 
integrates the key financial, social and environmental aspects 
of our operations, even before integrated reporting became 
imperative in stakeholder relations.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Gross revenue in GBP increased by  
32.0% to £133.5 million 
(2012: £101.1 million). 

Gross revenue in ZAR increased by 
49.0% to ZAR1,848.1 million 
(2012: ZAR1,240.3 million).

Group capital expenditure in GBP incurred  
£27.6 million (2012: £17.4 million).
Group capital expenditure in ZAR incurred  
ZAR381.6 million 
(2012: ZAR213.9 million).

Gold sold increased by 38.2% to 
130,493oz (2012: 94,449oz).
Proposed dividend of ZAR0.1314 per 
share or ZAR240 million to shareholders.

As the Chairman of a focused and motivated board, executive 
team and workforce, it is a privilege to introduce an excellent 
set  of  results  for  this  financial  year  and  to  contribute  to  a 
report that succinctly and clearly reveals the material features 
of this financial year, and the strategies, analyses and forward 
planning  important  to  shareholders,  investors  and  other 
stakeholders. 

The real costs of producing these 
ounces, weighed against economic 
drivers, must be thoroughly understood. 
I am confident that the board, 
executive and mine management 
of Pan African Resources are well 
schooled in these realities.

between  our  key  business  drivers,  which  include  USD  gold 
prices, South African inflation, wage and productivity increases 
and  the  USD/ZAR  and  GBP/ZAR  exchange  rates. Although 
movements in these factors cannot be accurately predicted, 
Pan African  Resources  models  and  plans  using  conservative 
assumptions to ensure measured and consistent growth.

It  is  evident  that  some  miners  strive  for  higher  gold  ounce 
production targets, while not paying due attention to the costs 
incurred in reaching these targets. Increased gold production 
may excite shareholders and appear good in annual reports, 
but the real costs of producing these ounces, weighed against 
economic  drivers,  must  be  thoroughly  understood.  I  am 
confident  that  the  board,  executive  and  mine  management 
of Pan African Resources are well schooled in these realities.

The  board  took  the  decision  that  our  active  participation 
in  the  Manica  gold  exploration  project  in  Mozambique  was 
no longer aligned with the Group’s strategy of investing and 
operating  producing  assets.  We  therefore  disposed  of  our 
interest  with  effect  from  January  2013  to Australian-owned 
Auroch, and we remain a significant shareholder in Auroch.

South African gold mining in context
It  is  no  secret  that  the  South  African  mining  industry  is 
presently  under  duress  for  a  number  of  reasons. The  most 
widely  publicised  is  the  labour  discord  following  on  the 
Marikana  tragedy.  All  parties  should  share  responsibility  for 
this  situation,  and  we  should  never  allow  a  similar  incident 
to reoccur. 

Societal  inequality  is  a  pressing  reality  in  South  Africa.  It  is, 
however,  beyond  the  ability  of  mid-tier  mining  groups  such 
as  ours  to  resolve  in  isolation.  However,  we  have  to  strive 
to be part of the solution in a proactive manner. In our area 
of influence, we offer our miners fair reward for their work, 
recognition  of  their  value  and  inputs,  and  a  safe  working 
environment,  in  addition  to  supporting  workers’  health 
and  our  communities.  We  trust  that  the  sound  working 
relationships  we  have  developed  with  our  employees  and 
their representatives will continue. We view all our employees 
as  valued  team  members  who  contribute  their  productivity 
in  support  of  Pan  African  Resources’  sustainable  business 
model.  Over  the  past  year,  we  created  302  employment 
opportunities during the construction of the BTRP.

A  further  current  matter  is  that  of  South  African  mining 
legislation  and  conditions,  laid  out  in  the  Mining  Charter 
and  proposed  amendments  to  the  B-BBEE Act.  Pan African 
Resources  wholeheartedly  supports  the  intent  of  these 
regulations and legislation, as these are areas where we can 
proactively help address inequality and historic disadvantages. 
We  are  well  positioned  to  continue  to  comply  with  both 
regulations and also best practice.

What drives our results
As a gold mining business, the ongoing viability of Pan African 
Resources  depends  on  maintaining  the  optimum  balance 

Global  economic  shifts  often  have  a  direct  effect  on  gold 
prices and, in recent months, these haven’t been favourable. 
World  demand  for  commodities  has  been  erratic,  and 
gold prices in particular have been weak of late. A key impact 

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was the USA’s announcement that it will begin “tapering” its 
quantitative  easing  programme,  which  has  strengthened  the 
US dollar and weakened gold prices, although Asian demand 
for physical gold remains high. How this will affect gold mining 
over the next year is impossible to predict at this time, but Pan 
African Resources is positioned to adapt as necessary within 
our low cost and high grade model. 

Future planning and outlook
The  Group’s  strategic  thrust  in  the  short  term  is  to 
consolidate  our  assets,  contain  or  lower  costs  and  increase 
productivity.  Working  through  all  the  requirements  of 
managing Evander Mines and effectively doubling the Group 
in  size  required  immense  effort,  and  I  thank  Harmony’s 
board and management for the proactive role they played in 
this process. Bedding down the acquisition is continuing this 
year,  and  we  are  integrating  the  procurement  and  financial 
departments  to  realise  efficiencies.  An  enterprise  resource 
planning (ERP) system rolled out at Barberton Mines in 2012 
is being extended throughout the Group to enhance financial 
controls and reporting. 

A key focus of financial and operational management in 2014 
will be to contain costs so that margins and cash generation 
are  maximised.  The  finance  department,  in  particular,  is 
exploring synergies to optimise systems.

We are happy to reward our shareholders by proposing that 
we recommence our dividend payment this year.

out further acquisitions that can be profitably operated within 
our business model.

Appreciation and the road ahead
The board wishes to extend our sincere appreciation to our 
former  CEO,  Jan  Nelson,  who  resigned  during  the  current 
year. Jan’s contribution to our business was significant, and his 
legacy remains.

The bedrock of Pan African Resources remains our workforce 
– the men and women who daily competently go about their 
duties,  often  under  physically  challenging  circumstances  – 
to  ensure  that  our  gold  arrives  safely  at  its  end  destination. 
That we are able to announce such excellent results is their 
success, as much as it is the executive and your board. I would 
also  like  to  extend  my  appreciation  to  the  board  for  their 
support during the year.

For the immediate future, the board and management remain 
realistically confident. Experienced in mining and business, we 
have  lived  through  boom  and  gloom  economic  cycles,  and 
manage  the  Group  accordingly. We  believe  that  Pan African 
Resources has the business model and controls to continue 
viable operations through all foreseeable economic cycles.

Keith Spencer
Chairman 

With a solid platform for growth having been established, in 
the  longer  term  Pan African  Resources  may  prudently  seek 

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Non-executive  
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Keith Spencer (63)
Lead independent*, non-executive 
chairman
Appointment date: 8 Oct 2007
Qualifications: BSc Eng (Mining)
Committees: SHEQC (Chairman), 
nominations, audit committee

Keith is a qualified mining engineer with 
35 years of practical mining experience, 
and has managed some of the largest 
gold mines in the world. In 1984, Keith 
was appointed as general manager of 
Greenside Colliery and, in 1986, moved 
to Kloof Gold Mine as general manager. 
In 1989, he was appointed as consulting 
engineer for Gold Fields of South Africa 
to Doornfontein Gold Mine, Driefontein 
Consolidated Gold Mine, Greenside 
Colliery and Tsumeb Base Metals Mine. 
He also served as managing director of 
Driefontein Consolidated, chairman and 
managing director of Deelkraal Gold Mine, 
and as a board member of all gold mines 
belonging to Gold Fields of South Africa. 
In 1999, Keith joined Metorex Limited, first 
as a private consultant and, after two years, 
as a permanent member of the executive, 
managing the Wakefield Coal operations, 
O’okiep Copper Company, Barberton 
Mines and Metmin Manganese Mine. 
In 2001, Keith became the operations 
director for Metorex Limited. He was 
appointed as Chairman of the board on  
14 December 2011. 

Phuthi Mahanyele (42)
Non-executive director – deputy 
chairperson
Appointment date: 20 July 2011
Qualifications: BA Economics, MBA
Committees: remuneration 
(Chairperson)

Phuthi is the CEO of Shanduka Group 
(Pty) Ltd. She joined Shanduka in 2004 
as the managing director of Shanduka 
Energy (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary company 
of the Shanduka Group, led by Cyril 
Ramaphosa. She was previously the 
head of the Project Finance South 
Africa unit at the Development Bank of 
Southern Africa. Prior to that, Phuti was 
vice president at Fieldstone, where she 
joined the firm in New York in 1997 and 
later transferred to the South African 
office. Phuti holds a BA Economics from 
Rutgers University (State University of 
New Jersey, USA) and an MBA from 
De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. 
She completed the Kennedy School 
of Government Executive Education 
Program’s Global Leadership and Public 
Policy for the 21st Century at Harvard 
University in 2008. She is a board 
member of a number of Shanduka 
Group investee companies. Phuti was 
appointed as the deputy Chairperson on 
14 December 2011.

Rob Still (58)
Non-executive director 

Appointment date: 9 Sept 2004
Qualifications: BCom (Hons), CTA
Committees: audit, remuneration 

Rob has vast experience in mining, 
specialising in mining finance. He started 
his career as a chartered accountant, 
becoming a partner of Ernst & Whinney 
before leaving in 1986 to co-found 
Rhombus Exploration Limited. Since 
then, he has been involved in the 
mining industry worldwide and has 
held executive and non-executive 
directorships in companies listed in South 
Africa, Australia, Canada and the United 
Kingdom. He has participated in the 
evaluation and development of several 
new mining projects and companies 
including Rhovan, Ticor Titanium, Pangea 
GoldFields Limited, Southern Mining 
Corporation Limited (Corridor Sands), 
Metorex Limited and Zimbabwe Platinum 
Mines Limited. Rob is currently chairman 
of Pangea Exploration (Pty) Ltd, which 
provides information and analysis to 
private equity finance within Africa. 

* Due to share options outstanding under a previous share incentive scheme, Keith Spencer is not considered independent under UK regulations. Keith Spencer is, 

however, considered independent according to King III and the JSE regulations. The board has considered his independence and believes he is independent. 

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The board ensures that the business  
of the enterprise is conducted with integrity  
and in accordance with the highest standards of 
corporate governance practice.

Executive  
Directors
Ronald Holding (61)
Chief Executive Officer

Appointment date: 9 Sept 2013
Qualifications: National Diploma 
for Technicians: Mining (Metalliferous) 
South African Mine Managers 
certificate of Competency 
(Metalliferous Mining) Programme for 
Management Development: University 
of Cape Town

Ron has been intricately involved 
with all Pan African Resources 
operations since 2009 as Chief 
Operating Officer, until his 
appointment as Joint Interim CEO in 
March this year. He commenced his 
mining career in 1973 with Gencor 
and has since occupied a number of 
senior positions, with exposure to 
the various stages of developing and 
mining mineral deposits.  In addition 
to deep level gold mining, his vast 
experience includes the mining of 
platinum, diamonds and copper.

Hester Hickey (59)
Non-executive director

Appointment date: 12 April 2012
Qualifications: CA(SA)
Committees: audit (Chairperson)

Hester completed her articles at 
Fisher Hoffman Stride and, after 
a period as partner of Ironside 
Greenwood, joined BDO Spencer 
Stewart in 1990 as national technical 
and training manager. She joined 
Transnet in 1994 as acting head of 
internal audit, to implement and 
execute a transformation process 
and, particularly, to transform the 
internal audit department of Transnet 
from a traditionally focused unit to 
a more modern risk-based function. 
In 1998, after a period with Ernst & 
Young and Liberty Life, Hester joined 
AngloGold Ashanti, initially as Group 
internal audit manager and thereafter 
as executive officer: head of risk – a 
position held until recently. Hester is 
a registered accountant, previously 
served as chairperson of the South 
African Institute of Chartered 
Accountants (SAICA) and currently 
performs board evaluations for the 
Institute of Directors.

Cobus Loots (35)
Director*

Busi Sitole (37)
Financial director*

Appointment date: 26 Aug 2009
Qualifications: CA(SA), CFA® 
Charterholder

Appointment date: 14 Dec 2011
Resignation: 30 September 2013
Qualifications: CA(SA) 

Cobus is the Managing Director of 
Shanduka Resources (Pty) Ltd. He 
is a qualified chartered accountant 
(SA) and a CFA® Charterholder. 
He served articles with Deloitte & 
Touche, and was an audit manager 
with the firm before leaving to 
pursue a career in mining finance. 
Cobus’s experience includes mining-
specific acquisitions and finance, as 
well as the management of both 
exploration and producing mineral 
assets. He was also formerly the 
financial director of Pan African 
Resources, and non-executive 
director. Cobus was recently re-
appointed as the Financial director 
with effect from 1 October 2013.

Busi joined Pan African Resources in 
April 2011 as a finance executive and 
was subsequently appointed as the 
financial director in December 2011. 
She is a chartered accountant, with 
a BCom degree from the University 
of Cape Town and BCom Honours 
from the University of Natal. Prior 
to joining Pan African Resources, 
she had joined the Shanduka Group 
in December 2007 as a principal 
transactor responsible for sourcing, 
executing new transactions as well 
as raising capital thereof. Her other 
responsibilities included monitoring 
the company’s investments post-
acquisition. Busi also sat on several 
boards of the company’s investee 
companies. She also worked as a new 
treasury products marketer at Absa 
Capital and was a finance manager 
at Standard Bank Structured Finance, 
where she completed her three 
years of TOPP articles as a trainee 
accountant.

* During the financial year, Financial Director Busi Sitole was on maternity leave for a four month period. Neal Reynolds, Group Financial Manager, acted in Busi Sitole

stead during this period. Busi Sitole resigned as Financial Director effective 30 September 2013 and is replaced by Cobus Loots effective 1 October 2013.

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Ronald Holding (Chief Executive Officer)

Pan African Resources 
exceeded most of its 
targets for the financial 
year ended 30 June 2013, 
delivering growth with 
pleasing operational and 
financial performances.

“Pan African  Resources  exceeded  most  of  its  targets  for 
the  financial  year  ended  30  June  2013,  delivering  growth 
with  pleasing  operational  and  financial  performances.  
Evander  Mine’s  acquisition  and  the  commissioning  of 
the  new  BTRP  have  positioned  Pan African  Resources  to 
produce  approximately  200,000  profitable  ounces  of  gold 
a  year.  There  is  also  further  growth  potential  through 
the  exploitation  of  other  near  term  organic  projects.  
The  board  of  Pan  African  Resources  has  decided  to 
recommend a dividend approximating ZAR0.1314 per share 
or  ZAR240  million  to  shareholders,  for  approval  at  the 
annual general meeting.”

2013 highlights
Pan African has significantly increased headline earnings per 
share by 20.8% in ZAR terms to 30.07 cents  
(2012: 24.89 cents) and in GBP terms by 6.9% to 2.17 pence 
(2012: 2.03 pence). 

 (cid:118) We completed the acquisition of Evander Mines.
 (cid:118) We successfully poured our first gold bar at the 

Barberton Mines’ BTRP.

 (cid:118)  Our strong Statement of Financial Position allows for 

sustained results and profitable growth.

 (cid:118)  Our board has recommended a dividend in ZAR terms 
of approximately ZAR0.1314 per share to shareholders.

Evander now a part of the Group
The  Group  was  transformed  into  a  mid-tier  gold  producer 
when we acquired Evander Mines from Harmony Gold Mining 
Company Limited (Harmony), on 28 February 2013. Evander 
Mines  will  double  our  annual  gold  production  profile  to 
200,000 oz of gold. The mine is performing as anticipated and 
is currently meeting production targets. Evander contributed 
34,197 oz of gold for the last four months of our financial year. 

Since  the  signing  of  the  Sale  and  Purchase  agreement  with 
Harmony,  Evander’s  incumbent  management  team  together 
with  our  corporate  office  worked  proactively  and  tirelessly 
to  ensure  a  seamless  and  efficient  handover  of  systems 
and  processes.  Evander’s  integration  into  the  Group  will  be 
finalised in 2014.

Evander  Mines’  management  is  committed  to  our  organic 
growth plans to exploit its mineral resources more efficiently. 
During the next year we will focus on managing infrastructure 
to minimise the risk of mining interruptions, contain costs and 
increase  gold  production  through  targeting  low  capital  cost 
projects which have quick and sustainable returns.

the 
The  addition  of  Evander  Mines  contributed 
achievement of the following Group production statistics for 
the financial year:

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2012 Movement

Gold mining tonnes milled
Gold head grade (g/t)
Gold sold (oz)

512,869
8.6
130,493

308,095
10.6
94,449

66.5%
(18.9%)
38.2%

Sustained performance and growth 
at Barberton
Barberton  Mines  contributed  substantially  to  the  Group’s 
success  in  2013.  It  remains  one  of  the  lowest  cost-of-
production and highest grade mines in South Africa. 

The  mine  exceeded  its  production  targets,  producing 
96,296 oz of gold during the financial year (2012: 94,449 oz).  
The team commissioned the on-site BTRP on schedule and 
within budget, conducting the inaugural gold pour on 28 June 
2013.  The BTRP not only adds approximately 20,000 oz of 
gold  to  our  annual  production,  it  will  also  steadily  eliminate 
many  of  the  historic  and  environment-degrading  tailings 
dumps scattered around the Barberton Mines mining area.

Phoenix Platinum –  
Not quite risen from the ashes
In brief, Phoenix Platinum had a mediocre performance and 
we did not achieve our target ounces. This was primarily due 

The table below reflects key Statement of Comprehensive  
Income figures for the Group:

to  International  Ferro  Metals  PLC  halting  its  underground 
chrome  mining  operation  when  it  became  uneconomical, 
moving their run of mine chrome source to a highly oxidised 
opencast section. Phoenix, which is designed to treat sulphide 
tailings, now has to cope with the resultant serious metallurgical 
challenges.  We  have  instituted  equipment  and  operational 
changes  to  process  the  deleterious  feedstock  with  some 
success, resulting in improved production in recent months.

Phoenix  Platinum  processed  more  than  274,000  tons  of 
chrome tailings, and produced 6,480 oz of PGM 6Es.

This  operation’s  supply  chain  was  analysed  and  additional 
training given to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.  Building 
a  dedicated  tailings  storage  facility  in  the  future  will  enable 
oxidised material to be entirely bypassed and ameliorate the 
feedstock issue. 

Production and sales 
of PGM 6E
Basket price received
Total cash costs
Total cash costs
EBITDA

(oz)
(ZAR/oz)
(ZAR/oz)
(ZAR/t)
(ZAR millions)

2013

2012

6,480
9,093
7,550
178
2.2

3,474
7,499
7,847
170
81.9

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2013
GBP millions

ZAR millions

2012
GBP millions

Movement

ZAR %

GBP %

Revenue
EBITDA
Attributable Group profit

1,848.1
735.2
558.9

133.5
53.1
42.6

1,240.3
552.5
358.9

101.1
45.0
29.2

49.0
33.1
55.7

32.0
18.0
45.9

Solid Group financial performance
The continued contribution from Barberton Mines, with the 
acquisition of Evander Mines, has propelled the Group to new 
heights in terms of both its gold production and profitability. 
The  earnings  per  share  figures  discussed  in  this  report  are 
the result of a variety of production, cost and revenue factors 
that underpin the financial year’s strong performance.

Gold  revenue  increased  by  49.0%  in  ZAR  terms  but  only 
32.0% in GBP terms, due to the weakening of the South African 
currency against all other major currencies, including the GBP 
and  USD.  During  the  financial  year  the  Group  realised  an 
average gold price of ZAR440,424/kg (2012: ZAR422,215/kg)  
and an average price for PGM 6E of ZAR292,354/kg.

Evander Mines contributed 72.2% of the increase in revenue.

The Group’s EBITDA for the financial year increased by 33.1%, 
in ZAR terms mainly as a result of the inclusion of Evander 
Mines’ mining profit of ZAR134.3 million. 

Pan African increased earnings per share (EPS) in both cents 
and pence by more than 30%. As this included a net beneficial 
impact of a bargain purchase gain on the Evander acquisition 
and  impairments  on  the  Group’s  investments  in  Phoenix 
Platinum and Auroch Minerals NL (Auroch), the improvment 
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The table below demonstrates the group’s earnings per share figures and year on year improvement:

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 (cid:118)  On 17 November 2012, Gert Fourie passed away when 
the truck he was driving left the road, overturned and 
rolled down a hill at Barberton’s Sheba Mine, 

 (cid:118)  On 7 March 2013, Velly Malumane was fatally 
electrocuted while welding underground. 

These  tragedies  were  an  anomaly,  as  Barberton  Mines  is 
known for its good safety record. These accidents have been 
thoroughly investigated to prevent any re-occurrences. 

The two fatalities leads us to reflect on the overall safety of 
our own operations and South African mining in general. Pan 
African  Resources  prides  itself  on  a  superior  safety  record, 
within  an  industry  that  has  remarkably  enhanced  its  safety 
levels over the past decade. 

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Current  year  earnings  were  reduced  by  once-off  costs 
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R18.3 million. These impairments arose from the write-down 
of  Phoenix  Platinum  and  Auroch  investments  due  to  the 
challenges experienced at Phoenix Platinum and the impact of 
lower gold prices and exploration challenges in Mozambique.

Safety –  
Our Primary Concern is for our People
This past financial year was not without severe disappointments 
and  challenges  from  a  safety  perspective. Although  safety  is 
the top priority at Pan African Resources, we are saddened to 
report the tragic loss of two employees at Barberton Mines. 

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Current  year  safety  performances  at  Evander  Mines  have 
resulted in the best ever recorded Reportable Injury and Lost 
Time Injury Frequency Rates for this operation 

Phoenix maintained its excellent safety record, with no injuries 
recorded since turning the first sod in April 2010.

In  South  Africa,  most  of  the  shallow  and  easily  accessible 
mineral deposits are depleted with mining now taking place 
at  exceptional  depths.  Despite  these  difficult  conditions,  the 
mining  industry  has  improved  safety  over  the  past  10  years 
by 66%, to levels comparable with the United States. Fatalities 
from “fall  of  ground”accidents  have  reduced  by  81%,  from  
134  in  2003  to  26  in  2012.  The  industry  reduced  the  
172 fatalities reported in 2002 to 54 in 2011.

The fact that the South African mining industry was able to 
outperform  every  other  mining  country  in  improving  safety 
levels  is  an  object  lesson  as  to  what  can  be  done  when 
labour, management and government proactively collaborate 
in resolving a pressing issue. This proves that with a focused 
effort,  all  stakeholders  can  work  together  for  the  common 
good of the industry. 

South African mining in context
Despite all the social and economic difficulties in the mining 
sector, currently highlighted by the anniversary of the Marikana 
tragedy  and  demanding  labour  negotiations,  our  industry 
remains a primary South African economic driver. The South 
African  Chamber  of  Mines  estimates  that  mining  is  directly 
responsible  for  19%  of  all  South  African  economic  activity 
and that its products support a further 25% of industrial and 
other  economic  activity. The  materials  produced  by  South 
Africa’s mines are beneficiated or processed by downstream 
industries  to  produce  many  of  our  countries  most  essential 
goods and services.  Mining also generates a very significant 
percentage  of  South Africa’s  foreign  currency  reserves,  and 
supports our own rand.

According to the Chamber of Mines the South African mining 
industry directly employed an estimated 513,000 employees 
with  an  average  annual  remuneration  per  mining  employee 
of ZAR169,679 in 2011. This represents approximately 6.3% 
of the country’s formal non-agricultural employment and an 
increase of 169% in annual wages from 2001 to 2011.

Although  a  mature  industry  in  South  Africa  and  possibly 
incorrectly  perceived  to  be  declining  in  importance,  South 
Africa  as  a  country  still  has  the  world’s  biggest  stockpile  of 
proven mineral reserves. This is in a world where global mining 
provides the raw materials for 45% of the world’s economic 
activity. Although South Africa has slipped down the table of 
gold producers from its previously held top spot, our country 
holds approximately 12.7% of the world’s gold reserves and 
produces approximately 7.8% of its annual production (2011 
Chamber of Mines figures).

Our  government  attracts  a  good  deal  of  negative  media 
attention  at  times.  South  African  leaders  have  however 

recognised that urgent societal and economic transformation 
is  required  to  uplift  our  poor  and  mend  our  society,  and 
their programmes over the last 20 years have done a great 
deal.  Since 2009 South Africa has spent ZAR860 billion rand 
on  infrastructure  projects,  with  a  further  ZAR430  billion 
allocated  for  additional  development.  This  funding  goes 
into  schools,  public  health,  water  and  sanitation,  as  well  as 
expanding transport and logistics links. South Africa’s National 
Development Plan will provide the “blueprint” for our future 
development and growth.

South African mining has a key role to play in financing GDP 
growth  and  helping  reduce  unemployment. To  be  able  to 
perform this role, we must be allowed the security of tenure 
and scope to attract capital investment into maintaining and 
developing mines.

Our  mining  industry  has  entered  into  a  critical  phase.  For 
some years now it has been the battleground of choice for 
opposing  political  ideologies,  populist  leaders  –  and  more 
recently, competing trade unions. 

Government has been working hard to stabilise the situation 
and  we  are  fully  behind  Deputy  President  Motlanthe’s 
consensus-seeking  efforts  to  draw  all  stakeholders  into 
working together for a sustainable future for mining.

South African mining is at this juncture right now and we call 
on the leaders of all stakeholders – employees, government, 
mining  houses,  communities  and  political  parties  –  to  come 
to  the  table  with  the  level-headed  vision  that  South Africa 
showed  the  world  when  negotiating  our  relatively  peaceful 
transition to democracy. At stake is the bedrock upon which 
the South African economy was built. 

Pan African has a diverse, multi-national shareholder base, but 
our  operations  and  management  is  proudly  South  African.   
We are positive about the future of South Africa as a mining 
investment and operating destination, nowhere else in Africa 
has  the  established  infrastructure,  technical  knowledge  and 
support, and mining history and legacy of our country. We ask 
that shareholders continue to trust us to generate growth and 
returns in an environment we know well.

Pan African – 
A high-yielding dividend stock
We recognise that equity investors require a tangible return 
on their investment.   

The  board  has  recommended  a  dividend  approximating 
ZAR240  million  for  the  financial  year  2013,  equating  to 
ZAR0.1314  per  share,  resulting  in  a  dividend  cover  of 
2.3  times. This  dividend  is  to  be  approved  at  the AGM  on 
22 November 2013. 

We believe the fact that we are able to pay a dividend so soon 
after the acquisition of Evander Mines, in a difficult economic 
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Group’s people, assets and management’s ability to continue 
to deliver results. 

Subject to shareholder approval 
at the AGM, we will resume 
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dividend of ZAR0.1314 per share.  

Mining reserves and resources
The  Group’s  approach  to  maximising  the  value  of  mineral 
resources and reserves is based on a well-defined exploration 
programme, innovation in both geological/resource modeling, 
optimal mine planning, and continual optimisation of the asset 
portfolio and brownfield projects.

The Group’s gold resources increased more than fivefold, due 
to the successful conclusion of the Evander Mines acquisition.  
Mineral resources now total 35.13 Moz of gold and 0.68 Moz 
of PGM 4E (2012: 5.98 Moz of gold and 0.49 Moz of PGM 4E). 

An  aggressive  exploration  strategy  at  Barberton  Mines 
identified  new  resources  including  the  Segalla  and  Camelot 
slimes dams. Year-on-year, Barberton Mines raised its mineral 
resources by 574,164 oz of contained gold.

The Evander Mines acquisition contributed to a 693% increase 
in the Group’s mineral reserves to 9.20 Moz of gold.

Our successful commissioning of the BTRP at Barberton has 
encouraged  us  to  develop  the  Evander Tailings  Retreatment 
Plant (ETRP). Its tailings dumps contain a mineral reserve of 
409,000  oz  of  gold. This  additional  throughput  will  optimise 
the existing processing plant, and has a time frame of between 
12 and 18 months.

Other  potential  organic  projects  at  Evander  include  the  
No. 3 Decline, which has a mineral resource of 2.30 Moz and 
a time frame of between 18 and 24 months to convert to a 
reasonable reserve.

Brownfield  projects  at  Evander  include  Poplar  and  Evander 
South, both at a pre-feasibility stage. Recommendations have 
been submitted regarding the scope of work for a bankable 
feasibility study for these two projects.

Future outlook and growth
On-mine projects
Pan African Resources successfully operates according to our 
low cost and high margin business model. With the addition 
of  a  flat,  empowered  management  team  and  low  overhead 
structure, the Group believes that it has positioned itself as a 
long-term, sustainable business. 

Barberton Mines, as is evident from the success of the BTRP, 
has  demonstrated  a  proven  ability  to  source  additional 
ounces at low input costs. The social impact of the BTRP in 
the Barberton area which has high unemployment, has been 
very positive with the creation of an additional 83 permanent 
employment opportunities. The Group will continue to ensure 
historic productions levels are maintained at Barberton Mines 
from the underground operations. The management team will 
further ensure the BTRP is brought into full production, taking 
Barberton Mines to 115,000oz of gold production.

Over  the  past  year  the  mining  industry  has  placed  greater 
emphasis  on  cost  delivery,  free  cash  flows  and  enhanced 

BTRP – inaugural gold pour 
took place on 28 June 2013.

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Evander South
Rolspruit

Evander Mines Project

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Resource

Total

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28.5
28.3
25.5

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6.60
10.83

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6.01
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500 – 1,200
300 – 1,200
1,400 – 3,300

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shareholders returns. Without diverting from this demand we 
will continue to concentrate on the efficient use of capital. 

Evander  Mines  has  commenced  a  lower-grade  mining  cycle, 
until the 2015 financial year, when we will revert to the high-
grade mining cycle. In an effort to ameliorate this reduction in 
revenue from the mine, we have identified and are evaluating 
numerous  potential  organic  projects  at  Evander  Mines. 
Through  the  process  of  targeting  incremental  ounces,  cost 
of production at Evander Mines will be reduced with greater 
economies of scale and infrastructure synergies. 

Already  underway  is  a  sweeping  and  vamping  project  at 
Evander No. 7 Shaft, producing gold from previously mined out 
areas. A second project to process additional surface sources 
requires  the  conversion  of  one  of  the  current  autogenous 
mills to a ball mill to process fines at a rate of 20,000 tonnes 
per  month  over  21  months,  thereby  extending  the  current 
LOM of surfaces sources. 

A further initiative being considered is the reopening of the 
No. 3 Decline mining section at Evander Mines No. 7 Shaft. 
This  could  enable  the  quick  recovery  of  additional  gold. An 
additional benefit of this project is that it allows access to the 
2010 Payshoot exploration project, which has the potential of 
a significant new mining area. 

Surface tailings within the Evander Mines complex have a total 
resource  of  203  million  tonnes  at  an  average  grade  of  0.29 
g/t. A  total  reserve  of  39  million  tons  of  tailings  at  0.32  g/t 
is  available  at  Kinross. The  Kinross  metallurgical  plant,  with  a 
nameplate capacity of 260,000 tonnes per month, has some 
180,000 tonnes per month of excess capacity. Having identified 
this  as  a  “quick  value”  project,  we  initiated  the  necessary 
project  work  to  bring  the  proposed  ETRP  into  production. 
This  project  entails  the  upgrading  of  the  existing  Evander 
Mines  plant,  with  capital  spend  estimated  to  be  significantly 
less costly than that of the BTRP and with expected delivery 
to be within 18 months.

Phoenix Platinum will remain a focus area over next year in 
order to identify alternative feedstock for the plant to process, 
improve  recoveries,  reduce  cost  efficiencies  and  improve 
production levels.

Other major projects at Evander Mines
Additional  major  opportunities  are  Poplar,  Evander  South 
and  Rolspruit  projects. We  have  tasked  SRK  to  perform  a 
bankable  feasibility  gap  analysis  on  previous  pre-feasibility 
studies  on  the  Poplar  and  Evander  South  projects  and  will, 
during the 2014 financial year, consider options of progressing 
these  projects  in  a  manner  that  will  benefit  the  Group  and 
its shareholders.

The Group’s operations have sufficient reserves and resources 
for long-term mining. While the gold price fluctuates through 
a zone of uncertainty and mining in general is challenged by 
labour, regulatory and cost pressures, Pan African will adopt 

a  “steady  as  it  goes”  low-expenditure  approach  until  the 
market  indicates  that  we  should  develop  more  aggressively 
for faster growth.

Partnering with our stakeholders
Local  communities  at  Barberton  Mines  and  Evander  Mines, 
are home to the majority of our operations employees. The 
betterment of these communities is in the interest not just of 
the Group and its employees but also the employees’ families, 
their children and parents and extended families. Better living 
conditions for employees and their loved ones and increasing 
economic development in the local communities contributes 
to  South  Africa’s  journey  and  progress.  Only  through  the 
consideration  and  collaboration  of  all  stakeholders  will 
the business succeed in aligning the needs and requirements 
of all, and operate in balance and harmony.

During  the  year  the  Group’s  various  operations  expended 
some ZAR20.2 million (2012: ZAR14.4 million) on community 
and  local  economic  development  projects  in  terms  of  the 
approved social and labour plans (SLPs). This represents 4.2% 
(2012: 4.0%) of the Group’s headline earnings. 

Barberton Mines
Government  has  set  targets  for  the  mining  industry  in 
terms  of  social  development  and  community  upliftment. At 
Barberton Mines we strive not only to meet the criteria but 
to exceed them. We believe in creating a community where 
opportunity and development is available to all and to do so 
in a sustainable manner. This means that we provide funding 
and support through our community projects with the goal 
that  they  will  become  fully  sustainable  organisations  in  their 
own right.

As a result we have established a Transformation Trust with the 
explicit aim of ensuring critical mass by having our suppliers 
to  invest  alongside  us  in  order  to  provide  further  financing 
for investing in the community. Deloitte Consulting has been 
appointed  to  administer  the Trust.  In  this  manner  the Trust 
aims to raise a further two to three million rand per annum, 
over  and  above  contributions  from  Barberton  Mines. The 
project portfolio for the Trust is aligned with the Integrated 
Development Plan of the Umjindini Local Municipality.

Through  Our  Social  and  Labour  Plans  as  well  as  our 
Corporate and Social investment initiatives, which form part 
of  our  approved  mining  licence,  we  operate  several  Local 
Economic Development (LED) projects in the community of 
which we are extremely proud. 

At  Barberton  Mines,  a  partnership  with  Adopt-a-School 
has resulted in the opening of the Sinqobile Primary School, 
which  provides  education  to  1,100  pupils  drawn  from  the 
local  Sinqobile  community.  The  project  took  three  years 
from the planning and consultative stage to completion and 
created  39  temporary  jobs  during  the  construction  period. 
The  majority  of  the  construction  and  establishment  costs 
were expended with local suppliers.

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 (cid:118) Sinqobile Primary School provides 

education to 1,100 pupils. 
 (cid:118) 10 full-time bursary students 

from the community. 

The  Sinqobile  vegetable  garden  project  has  created  nine 
permanent  jobs  and  is  operated  as  a  fully  functioning  small 
business, providing fresh produce to the local community and 
retailers.

The  Community  Skills  Development  Centre  in  Sinqobile 
represents  a  significant  investment  in  infrastructure  in  the 
community and is designed to promote job creation and small 
business  development  through  the  provision  of  technical 
training. To date, three cooperatives have been established by 
alumni  of  the  centre.  Barberton  Mines  assisted  the  Sewing 
cooperative  in  obtaining  SABS  standards  approval,  which 
affords them the opportunity to supply the Mine and other 
local businesses with safety clothing. The Welding cooperative 
has secured a contract with a local Hardware store to supply 
steel window frames and security gates.

The  Umjindi  jewellery  project  provides  metal  arts  and 
jewellery  manufacturing  skills  to  disadvantaged  youths  from 
the local community, through a formal training and mentorship 
programme. The training is accredited by the MQA and has 
resulted in the creation of 8 full time jobs to date.

Bursaries  –  Following  on  our  theme  of  learning  and  the 
development  of  our  employees  and 
the  community, 
Barberton  Mines  implemented  a  fulltime  bursary  scheme 
during the 2011 financial year. Candidates are sourced from 
our local community, with the intention of offering them job 
opportunities on the completion of their studies. The bursary 
covers  full  tuition  fees,  accommodation,  textbooks  and  a 
monthly  allowance.  Currently  we  have  10  fulltime  students 
enrolled.

The mine also supports improved community health through 
participating  and  financially  supporting  the  local  municipality 
in  its  annual  HIV/Aids  awareness  campaign.  A  follow  up 
campaign at local schools was also sponsored during the year. 
This campaign focused on educating teachers and learners on 
dealing with pupils who are affected by HIV/AIDS. Five local 

schools  benefitted  from  the  program.  The  Department 
of  Education  expressed  its  appreciation  to  the  Mine  for 
supporting this initiative.

Over  and  above  the  current  projects  that  are  in  place, 
Barberton  Mine  has  also  committed  itself  to  the  following 
new projects for the 2013/2014 financial year:

 (cid:118)  The expansion of the Makhanya road in the Emjindini 
Township at a total project cost of ZAR2.5 million.

 (cid:118)  Renovation of the De Kaap Vallei primary school at Sheba 

at a total project cost of ZAR800,000.

 (cid:118)  The construction of a library and science block 
at Emjindini high school at a total project cost of 
ZAR1.2 million.

Barberton Mines also support and contribute financially on a 
monthly basis to the following local organisations:

 (cid:118)  Verulam soup kitchen in Sinqobile – monthly contribution 

of ZAR12,000.

 (cid:118)  Thandanani soup kitchen in Emjindini – monthly 

contribution of ZAR5,000.

 (cid:118) Mlambongwane Home based care centre – monthly 

contribution of ZAR5,000.

 (cid:118) St John’s HIV orphanage – monthly contribution of 

ZAR10,000.

 (cid:118) De Kaap Vallei school soup kitchen – monthly 

contribution of ZAR5,000.

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Evander Mines
Evander  Mines  undertook 
local  economic 
development  projects  which  have  had  a  direct  impact 
on  the  mining  community  surrounding  the  mine  and  its 
labour sending area in the Eastern Cape. These projects are 
conducted  in  partnership  with  the  local  municipalities  and 
are  designed  to  support  implementation  of  Evander  Mine’s 
integrated development plans.

Specific projects include:

 (cid:118)  An internship programme, which employs four interns 

from the local community.

 (cid:118)  The development of an SMME business through the 

construction of a bakery in Embalenhle Township. This 
project is expected to take three years to complete at 
an estimated cost of ZAR6 million.

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We have also been strongly supported by a well established 
board that offers a broad range of experience in mining and 
commerce. Their ongoing advice and guidance is invaluable in 
ensuring we remain on course. During the year Shanduka, our 
BEE shareholder, rendered exceptional business expertise and 
contributed to our success. 

We look forward to continuing our onward journey together!

Ron Holding
Chief Executive Officer

16 September 2013

 (cid:118)  A sustainable human settlement development, which 
entailed the construction of 16 family units using local 
businesses. A further 26 family units will be renovated 
during 2014 financial year.

Phoenix Platinum
The  Phoenix  Platinum  operation  installed  a  solar  powered 
borehole for the Modderspruit community which provides 40 
households with clean water. A second system is to be installed 
at the local community hall during the 2013 financial year.

Welcome and thanks
A warm welcome to all new employees, and stakeholders to 
the  Pan African  Resources  stable  and  in  particular,  to  all  of 
the new employees at Evander Mines. Our thanks go out to 
Graham  Briggs  and  his  Harmony  team  for  the  professional 
and  friendly  manner  in  which  the  Evander  Mines  deal  was 
undertaken and the continued support provided to Evander 
Mines through the current shared services arrangement.

Pan African Resources is privileged to have the right people 
at all levels in our organisation, but none are more important 
than those men and women who go underground daily and 
competently  perform  their  duties,  often  under  physically 
challenging  circumstances.  I  would  like  to  thank  the  general 
managers,  namely  Casper  Strydom  at  Barberton  Mines, 
Manny  da  Silva  at  Evander  Mines  and  Bertin  Mcleod  at 
Phoenix  Platinum  for  their  tireless  effort  and  achievements 
during the financial year. 

Underpinning  our  success  and  assisting  in  ensuring  a  bright 
future  for  Pan  African  Resources  are  the  on-mine  support 
crews,  management  and  the  behind  the  scenes  corporate 
employees who deliver their best for the Group. Our lean and 
flat structure makes the business model possible and ensures 
we continue to deliver on our set goals.

At the end of February 2013 our previous CEO, Jan Nelson, 
left Pan African Resources and we thank him for his years of 
service and wish him well in his future ventures.

During the current year, our shareholders entrusted us with 
more than ZAR707.3 million in an oversubscribed rights issue.  
We wish to thank this very distinguished shareholder base for 
their continued faith and loyal support. 

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FINANCIAL
DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Cobus Loots (Director)

All the financial objectives 
set in 2012 were 
successfully met in 2013, 
thereby ensuring Pan 
African Resources finished 
the year in a stronger 
financial position.

Commentary on financial results
Pan African Resources is committed to creating value for all 
its  stakeholders.  For  shareholders,  value  is  determined  by 
the share price performance, sustainable earnings, cashflow 
growth and by dividends paid by the Company.

All  of  the  Group’s  subsidiaries  are  incorporated  in  South 
Africa  and  their  functional  currency  is  ZAR. The  Group’s 
books  of  prime  entry  are  maintained  in  ZAR  and,  with 
the  exception  of  product  sales,  which  are  conducted  in 
US  dollars  (USD)  prior  to  conversion  into  ZAR,  business 
is conducted in ZAR. The ongoing review of the results of 
operations conducted by executive management and by the 
board is also performed in ZAR.

The  Group’s  presentation  currency  is  the  Pound  sterling 
(GBP),  due  to  its  ultimate  holding  Company,  Pan  African 
Resources  PLC,  being  incorporated  in  England  and Wales 
and dual-listed in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

In the current financial year, the average ZAR/GBP exchange 
rate  was  ZAR13.84:1  (2012:  ZAR12.27:1),  and 
the 
closing  ZAR/GBP  exchange  rate  was  ZAR15.01:1  (2012: 
ZAR12:91:1). The  year-on-year  change  in  the  average  and 
closing exchange rates of 12.8% and 16.3% respectively must 
be  taken  into  account  for  the  purposes  of  translating  and 
comparing year-on-year results.

The  commentary  below  analyses  the  current  year’s  results 
and  provides  insight  into  the  Group’s  expectations  for  the 
2014 financial year. Key aspects of the Group’s ZAR results 
appear  in  the  body  of  this  commentary  and  have  been 
used  as  the  basis  against  which  its  financial  performance 
is  measured.  The  gross  GBP  equivalent  figures  can  be 
found  in  the  Salient  Features  of  this  report,  appearing  on 
page  5.  Similarly,  ZAR  is  the  currency  used  in  discussing 
the  operations’  performance,  included  in  the  Operational 
performance section on page 52 to 89.

External drivers of financial results
The profitability of the Group is dictated by various economic 
drivers, the most significant of which are:

 (cid:118)  The USD spot gold price – determines the price received 

for gold and PGM 6E produced.

 (cid:118)  The USD/ZAR exchange rate – determines the value 
received in South Africa for gold and other metals 
produced and ultimately the Group’s revenue. Also drives 
specific costs of production and capital goods.

 (cid:118)  South African general inflation, wage rate and other price 
increases – which determine the rate of increase in the 
major elements of the Group’s costs.

 (cid:118)  The GBP/ZAR exchange rate – influences the Group’s 

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HIGHLIGHTS

Gross revenue in GBP increased by  
32.0% to £133.5 million 
(2012: £101.1 million). 

Gross revenue in ZAR increased by 
49.0% to ZAR1,848.1 million 
(2012: ZAR1,240.3 million).

Group capital expenditure in GBP incurred  
£27.6 million (2012: £17.4 million).
Group capital expenditure in ZAR incurred  
ZAR381.6 million 
(2012: ZAR213.9 million).

Gold sold increased by 38.2% to 
130,493oz (2012: 94,449oz).
Proposed dividend of ZAR0.1314 per 
share or ZAR240 million to shareholders.

 (cid:118) Gross revenue in GBP increased by 32.0% to 

£133.5 million (2012: £101.1 million). Gross revenue 
in ZAR increased by 49.0% to ZAR1,848.1 million 
(2012: ZAR1,240.3 million).

 (cid:118)  Interest rates – determines interest payable and received 

for borrowings and cash on hand.

The USD precious metals spot prices
During the course of the 2013 financial year, higher gold prices 
were  achieved  for  gold  sales  over  the  first  three  quarters 
when compared to the prior year prices. Gold prices retreated 
considerably  during  the  last  quarter  of  the  financial  year 
impacting the average USD gold price received for the year. 
The Group realised an average gold price of USD1,553/oz for 
the year, a decrease of 8.3% from the USD1,694/oz achieved 
in the prior year.

Monthly gold prices in USD/oz and ZAR per kg

The  Platinum  price  during  the  2013  financial  year  decreased 
by  3.4%  to  USD1,552/oz  (2012:  USD1,606/oz).  Phoenix 
Platinum  achieved  an  average  market  basket  price  of  
USD1,030/oz (2012: USD968/oz), after taking into account the 
terms of the off-take agreement with Western Platinum Limited.

The USD/ZAR exchange rate
The Group converts and records its revenue from precious 
metal  sales  in  ZAR,  and  the  deterioration  in  the  value  of 
the ZAR/USD exchange rate during the financial year had a 
compensating effect on the weaker USD metals price revenue.

The average ZAR/USD exchange rate was 13.9% weaker, at 
ZAR8.83:1 (2012: ZAR7.75:1).

The average ZAR gold price received by the Group increased 
by 4.4% to ZAR440,824/kg (2012: ZAR422,215/kg), shielded 
by the weakening in the ZAR against the USD.

The average ZAR PGM 6E basket price received by the Group 
increased by 21.3% to ZAR9,093/oz (2012: ZAR7,499/oz).

USD  and  ZAR  gold  prices  for  the  previous  two  years  are 
represented graphically in the chart below.

South African inflation, wage rate 
and other cost increases
During the financial year, the consumer price index (CPI), (a 
primary  indicator  of  South  Africa’s  inflation),  was  reported 
at  5.5%  (2012:  5.5%). The  main  indicator  of  producer  price 
inflation (PPI), was measured at 5.9% (2012: 6.6%).

The GBP/ZAR exchange rate
The ZAR’s performance against the GBP is a key determinant 
of the GBP results and, as such, it is important for shareholders 
both  in  South Africa  and  the  UK  to  be  aware  of  the  effect 
exchange  has  on  reported  results. The  value  of  the  ZAR 
against  the  GBP  deteriorated  for  the  major  part  of  the 
financial  year,  with  a  significant  weakening  in  the  ZAR  seen 
from  October  2012. The  average  GBP/ZAR  exchange  rate 
was  12.8%  weaker  at  ZAR13.84:1  when  compared  to  the 
previous year (2012: ZAR12.27:1).

The  GBP/ZAR  exchange  rate  for  the  previous  year  is 
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Interest rates
The Group pays a margin of 280 bps above the Johannesburg 
interbank agreed rate (JIBAR) on our RCF balance outstanding, 
and received interest on cash on hand at quoted call account 
rates. Movements in interest rates affects the interest expense 
and income. Currently Jibar at 30 June 2013 was quoted at 
the following rates:

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12 month   5.9%

Report-back on the financial 
objectives as outlined in the  
2012 report
All the financial objectives set in 2012 were successfully met 
in 2013, thereby ensuring Pan African Resources finished the 
year in a stronger financial position:

1.   Maximising  margins  by  containing  costs,  based  on  a 
forecasted average gold price of ZAR400,000/kg, PGM 6E 
basket price of USD1,030/oz and exchange rates of ZAR/
USD 8.34:1 and ZAR/GBP 13.26:1.

 The stronger gold price that prevailed over the first three 
quarters of the financial year, weaker ZAR against the USD 
and  overall  cost  containment  helped  the  Group  achieve 
this objective.

2.   Maximising  cash  generation  and  increasing  the  revolving 
credit  facility  (RCF)  to  ensure  sufficient  funding  for  the 
BTRP and on-mine capital expenditure.

 Although  the  Group  increased  its  available  RCF  from 
ZAR150 million to ZAR600 million, it generated sufficient 
internal cashflows to fund all the BTRP and on-mine capital 
expenditure,  amounting  to  ZAR381.6  million,  without 
drawing on this facility.

3.   Securing  funding  for  the  Evander  Mines  transaction  by 
concluding  a  rights  issue  with  shareholders  and  finalising 
debt finance with third parties.

 The  Group  successfully  completed  its  acquisition  of 
Evander Mines from Harmony on 28 February 2013. 

4.   Integrating  Evander  Mines’  financial  systems  with  those 
of  Pan African  Resources,  which  also  included  migrating 
Harmony’s shared services (currently provided to Evander 
Mines) to Pan African Resources.

The Group is engaged in the integration process and is aiming 
to implement a new financial system at Evander Mines. We will 
further ensure that all shared services processes are migrated 
by the end of the 2014 financial year.

Analysing the successful  
acquisition of Evander Mines 
On 30 May 2012, Pan African Resources advised shareholders 
that it had entered into an agreement with Harmony to acquire 
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Fair value at acquisition

Property, plant and equipment
Other non-current assets
Other investments
Environmental trust fund
Other non-current assets

Current assets
Inventory
Trade and other receivables
Cash

Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax
Provision for environmental 
rehabilitation
Provision for post-retirement benefit

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Tax liability
Net asset acquired at fair value

Bargain purchase gain
Effective purchase price
Evander Mines dividend to Harmony
Original purchase consideration

ZAR
(millions)

GBP
(millions)

2,157.0

161.3

0.3
217.7
3.1

51.5
32.2
29.4

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16.3
0.2

3.9
2.4
2.2

(603.5)
(178.2)

(45.1)
(13.3)

(0.9)

(0.1)

(72.9)
(0.2)
1,635.5

322.4
1,313.1
210.0
1,523.1

(5.4)
–
122.3

24.1
98.2
15.7
113.9

Mines  for  a  purchase  consideration  of  ZAR1,500  million. 
The acquisition was concluded by a wholly-owned subsidiary 
of  the  Company,  Emerald  Panther  Investments  91  Pty  Ltd 
(Emerald  Panther).  In  terms  of  the  sale  and  purchase 
agreement,  the  purchase  price  increased  effectively  from 
1 October 2012, until the date that all conditions precedent 
had  been  met  resulting  in  the  purchase  price  increasing  by 
ZAR23.1 million to ZAR1,523.1 million. 

The Group assumed effective control over Evander Mines on 
28 February 2013 and settled the final purchase consideration 
of ZAR1,523.1 million in the following manner:

 (cid:118) Funds raised from the shareholder rights issue of 

ZAR707.3 million,

 (cid:118)  debt funded from a drawdown on the Group’s RCF 
of ZAR350 million (total RCF facility available of 
ZAR600 million),

 (cid:118)  cash funded from operational cash flows of 

ZAR255.8 million,

 (cid:118)  cash generated by Evander Mines prior to Emerald 

Panther taking control of ZAR210.0 million. 

The  ZAR210.0  million  above  represents  cash  generated 
by  Evander  Mines  between  1 April  2012  and  28  February 
2013, and was paid as a dividend to Harmony prior to Pan 
African  Resources  assuming  effective  control  of  Evander 
Mines.  For  accounting  purposes,  this  amount  was  deducted 
in  determining  the  final  purchase  price  consideration  and 
investment  held  by  Emerald  Panther  in  Evander  Mines,  with 
the final investment amount calculated as ZAR1,313.1 million.

A  preliminary  analysis  of  the  fair  value  assets  and  liabilities 
of  Evander  Mines  at  acquisition  appears  in  the  following 
purchase price allocation (PPA) table, prepared in accordance 
with  IFRS3.  This  analysis  resulted  in  a  bargain  purchase 
consideration  of  ZAR322.4  million,  included  in  earnings  for 
the year.

Unpacking 2013 financial performance
Revenue and profitability

2013

2012

Movement

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(millions)

GBP 
(millions)

ZAR 
(millions)

GBP
(millions)

Revenue
Cost of production
Mining profit
EBITDA
Profit after taxation
Headline earnings
EPS 
HEPS 

(cents/pence)
(cents/pence)

1,848.1
(985.1)
776.8
735.2
558.9
487.0
34.51
30.07

133.5
(71.2)
56.1
53.1
42.6
35.2
2.63
2.17

1,240.3
(566.0)
632.3
552.5
358.9
359.7
24.83
24.89

101.1
(46.1)
51.5
45.0
29.2
29.3
2.02
2.03

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(%)

49.0
74.0
22.9
33.1
55.7
35.4
39.0
20.8

GBP 
(%)

32.0
54.4
8.9
18.0
45.9
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increased  by  49.0% 

Pan African Resources consolidated 
results
to 
Group  revenue  year-on-year 
ZAR1,848.1  million  (2012:  ZAR1.240.3  million).  Evander 
Mines  contributed  ZAR438.9  million,  Phoenix  Platinum 
contributed ZAR58.9 million and Barberton Mines contributed 
ZAR110  million,  resulting  in  a  ZAR607.8  million  increase  in 
revenue.  Barberton  Mines  recorded  an  increase  in  revenue 
due to an increase in gold ounces sold and higher ZAR gold 
prices achieved. The Group realised an average gold price of 
ZAR440,824/kg (2012: ZAR422,215/kg) and an average price 
for PGM 6E of ZAR292,355/kg.

The  Group’s  year-on-year  total  cost  of  production  reflects 
an increase by ZAR419.1 million to ZAR985.1 million (2012: 
ZAR566.0  million),  of  which  Evander  Mines  contributed 
ZAR275.5  million,  and  Phoenix  Platinum  ZAR48.9  million 
of  the  increase.  Barberton  Mines’  costs  increased  by  16.7%, 
which  contributed  ZAR94.7  million  to  the  Group’s  cost  of 
production increase.

The  Group  has  adopted  reporting  cash  costs  in  line  with 
the  recommendation  of  the World  Gold  Council,  and  the 
table  below  reflects  the  consolidated  Group’s  overall  gold 
operations costs per kilogram.

The  Group’s  cost  of  production  per  kilogram  increased  by 
19.7%  to  ZAR231,439/kg  (2012:  ZAR193,360/kg).  Evander 
Mines’  cost  of  production  averaged  ZAR259,640/kg, 
compared to Barberton Mines’ average cost of production of 
ZAR221,424/kg. Factors contributing to the average increase 
year-on-year  were  salary  and  wages  costs  increases  at 
Barberton Mines of 16.1%, an increase in the cost of electricity 
of 15.0%, mining costs increasing by 32.3%, primarily due to 
higher  vamping  contractor  costs  as  a  result  of  additional 
kilograms produced by this contractor. The mining costs also 
included  additional  secondary  support  costs  incurred  at 
Fairview to establish additional mineable panels.

World Gold Council cost analysis

The  Group’s  all-in  sustaining  cash  cost  of  production  per 
kilogram  (including  direct  cost  of  production,  royalties, 
associated  corporate  costs  and  overheads  and  sustainable 
capital  expenditure)  increased  by  14.1%  to  ZAR281,551/kg 
(2012: ZAR 246,801/kg), largely impacted by higher on-mine 
maintenance and development capital expenditure.

The  Group’s  all-in  cost  per  kilogram  (sustaining  cost  of 
production  plus  once-off  expansion  capital)  increased  by 
29.4%  to  ZAR343,949/kg  (2012:  ZAR  265,713/kg),  due  to 
high  capital  expenditure  incurred  on  the  construction  of 
the  BTRP  and  Evander  shaft  deepening  project. The  Group 
incurred overall lower royalty costs as a result of the higher 
capital  expenditure  on  the  BTRP,  which  is  factored  into  the 
all-in  cash  costs  for  the  royalty  calculation. When  costs  are 
compared to the average gold price received of ZAR440,824/
kg during the year, it demonstrates the Group’s current overall 
available gold mining margins. The Group’s EBITDA increased 
by  33.1%  to  ZAR735.2  million  (2012:  ZAR552.5  million), 
mainly as a result of the inclusion of Evander Mines’ EBITDA 
of ZAR152.3 million.

Pan African Resources achieved an increase of 55.7% in profit 
after tax to ZAR558.9 million (2012: ZAR358.9 million), due 
to inter alia, the following reasons:

 (cid:118) An improved performance at Barberton Mines,

 (cid:118) four months profit contribution from Evander Mines, 

 (cid:118) bargain purchase gain of ZAR322.4 million arising on the 

Evander Mines acquisition. 

The  bargain  purchase  gain  was  largely  offset  by  once-off 
costs,  comprising  of  Phoenix  Platinum’s  impairment  of 
ZAR100 million, an Auroch impairment of ZAR142.3 million, a 
Manica loss on disposal of asset held for sale of ZAR8.2 million 
and  once-off  acquisition  costs  relating  to  Evander  Mines  of 
ZAR18.7 million.

Cash cost costs
All-in sustaining cash costs
All-in costs

Units

2013

2012

Movement (%)

(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/kg)

231,439
281,551
343,949

193,360
246,801
265,713

19.7
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The impairments arose as a result of, inter alia, lower precious 
metal price forecasts and exploration and mining challenges in 
the current depressed mining environment.

The Group’s current tax charge increased marginally by 5.4% 
to ZAR167.9 million (2012: ZAR159.3 million). The significant 
BTRP capital expenditure of ZAR229.6 million incurred in the 
year was fully tax deductible, resulting in the effective current 
tax rate decreasing to 22.2% (2012: 30.7%). Phoenix Platinum 
has unredeemed capital expenditure of ZAR133.2 million at 
year end, which will be utilised in the future.

The  Group’s  EPS  in  ZAR  amounted  to  34.51  cents 
(2012:  24.83  cents)  resulting  in  an  increase  of  39.0%. The 
rights  issue  during  January  2013  resulted  in  the  weighted 
average number of shares in issue increasing by 12.1% during 
the year to 1,619.8 million (2012: 1,445.2 million).

The Group’s HEPS in ZAR terms amounted to 30.07 cents 
(2012: 24.89 cents), an increase of 20.8%. The current year’s 
HEPS  differ  from  EPS  due  to  the  bargain  purchase  gain, 
impairment charges and loss on disposal of asset held for sale, 
which  are  adjusted  for  when  calculating  the  HEPS. This  net 
adjustment amounted to ZAR71.9 million. 

Readers are directed to the segmental information included 
on  page  129  of  the  annual  financial  statements  and  the 
operational performance reviews for further analysis.

Because of the funds required for the acquisition of Evander 
Mines,  the  board  of  directors  did  not  propose  a  dividend 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2012.  Now,  with  the  continued 
satisfactory results from Barberton Mines and the successful 
funding  of  the  Evander  Mines  transaction,  the  board  of 
directors  has  proposed  a  dividend  of  ZAR240  million,  or 
ZAR0.1314 cents, resulting in a dividend cover of 2.3 times. 

assets 

Non-current 
to 
increased 
ZAR3,726.2  million. The  majority  of  this  significant  increase 
is  attributable  to  the  Evander  Mines  acquisition  and  related 
fair  value  adjustment  to  the  property  plant  and  equipment 
acquired (ZAR2,157.0 million) as well as capital expenditure 

225.8% 

by 

at  Barberton  Mines  of  which  ZAR316.8  million,  of  which 
ZAR229.6  million  related  to  the  BTRP  and  is  classified  as  a 
major project and therefore non-sustainable capital. Included 
in  non-current  assets  at  30  June  2013  is  Evander  Mines’ 
rehabilitation  trust  fund  balance  of  ZAR218.7  million. The 
rehabilitation  trust  funds  are  invested  in  interest-bearing 
short-term investments or medium-term equity linked notes 
issued by commercial banks.

Current  assets  increased  by  9.2%  to  ZAR401.5  million  as 
a  result  of  increases  in  inventory  and  accounts  receivable. 
Inventory  increased  due  to  the  inclusion  of  Evander  Mines’ 
inventory balances, which included Evander Mines’ gold stock 
not  yet  sold.  In  addition  BTRP’s  reagent  consumables  were 
held for the first time in the current year. The Group’s debtor 
days  increased  to  30  days  (2012:  15  days),  due  to  larger 
debtor balances at year-end.

Contributing  to  the  increase  in  the  Group’s  equity  are  the 
proceeds of ZAR707.3 million rights issue undertaken to fund 
the Evander Mines acquisition and the increase in the current 
year’s  retained  income,  as  a  result  of  profit  of  after  tax  of 
ZAR558.9 million.

by 

564.2% 

liabilities 

increased 

Non-current 
to 
ZAR1,200.9  million  due  to  the  inclusion  of  Evander  Mines’ 
rehabilitation  provision  of  ZAR182.3  million  and  Evander 
Mines’ deferred tax liability of ZAR607.9 million. In addition, 
Pan African Resources raised ZAR350 million in RCF debt to 
fund Evander Mines’ transaction. At 30 June 2013, an amount 
of ZAR165.2 million of this RCF debt remains outstanding and 
is included in non-current and current liabilities. It is pleasing to 
note that ZAR184.8 million was repaid within four months of 
the initial ZAR350 million drawdown.

Current  liabilities  increased  by  152.8%  to  ZAR361.2  million. 
The  majority  of  the  increase  relates  to  the  inclusion  of 
Evander  Mines’  trade  and  other  payables,  amounting  to 
ZAR192.1 million. The balance of the increase mainly relates 
to Barberton Mines’ increase in trade and other payables of 
ZAR58.3 million as result of the BTRP construction contracts. 

Financial position and resource allocation

2013

2012

Movement

ZAR 
(millions)

GBP 
(millions)

ZAR 
(millions)

GBP 
(millions)

Non-current assets
Current assets
Total equity
Non-current liabilities
Current liabilities

3,726.2
401.5
2,568.8
1,200.9
361.2

249.3
26.7
172.2
80.0
24.1

1,143.8
367.8
1,357.5
180.8
142.9

86.1
28.5
102.6
14.0
11.1

ZAR
(%)

225.8
9.2
89.2
564.2
152.8

GBP
(%)

189.5
(6.3)
67.8
471.4
117.1

Note 1:  At 30 June 2012, Phoenix Platinum had not reached steady state production, therefore all income and expenditure was capitalised as per IAS16 property, 

plant and equipment

Note 2:  Current  assets  at  30  June  2013  exclude  non-current  assets  held  for  sale  of  ZAR3.2  million  (GBP0.2  million)  and  at  30  June  2012,  ZAR169.6  million 

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The increase in the accounts payable resulted in the creditor 
days increasing to 60 days (2012: 30 days).

Capital  expenditure  during 
ZAR381.6 million as detailed per operation below.

the  year  amounted 

to 

For the year ended
30 June 2013

For the year ended
30 June 2012

Group capital  
expenditure

 ZAR
(millions)

GBP
(millions)

ZAR
(millions)

GBP
(millions)

Barberton Mines
BTRP
Evander Mines
Phoenix Platinum
Corporate

87.2
229.6
62.4
2.2
0.2

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16.6
4.5
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55.4
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4.5
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Total capital expenditure

381.6

27.6

213.9

17.4

Cash performance
The  Group’s  cash  and  cash  equivalents  decreased  to  
ZAR71.6  million  (2012:  ZAR255.5  million)  due  to  funding 
of  both  the  Evander  Mines  acquisition  and  construction  of 
the  BTRP.  Despite  these  outflows,  the  group  was  still  able 
to  generate  sufficient  cashflows  from  its  operations  to  fund 
on-mine  capital  expenditure  and  ZAR184.8  million  in  RCF 
repayments during the year. 

The Group remains cash generative with a net debt position 
of only ZAR93.6 million at year-end. The cash generated by 
the  operations  is  a  reflection  of  the  quality  gold  assets  and 
the  available  profit  margins  as  a  result  of  cost  control  and 
improved production results.

Share price performance
Pan  African  Resources’  share  price  has  over  the  past  year 
performed well, relative to the FTSE/JSE gold mining index (SA 
gold mining index). The Group experienced an increase in the 
share price after announcing the Evander Mines transaction, 
however  the  share  price  declined  along  with  other  gold 
counters,  as  perceptions  about  the  outlook  for  the  global 
economy  changed.  Pan  African  Resources  has  performed 
better than its peers within the SA gold mining index.

The AIM share price performance highlights that during the 
year Pan African Resources remained competitive and in line 
with its peers, outperforming on occasion.

Shareholder analysis at 30 June 2013

Beneficial shareholders  
holding of 3% or more

Number 
of shares

Shanduka Gold (Pty) Ltd
Allan Gray
Coronation Holdings
Afena Capital
Investec Group
Prudential Group
Public Investment Corporation (PIC)

436,358,058
176,733,778
170,747,784
132,827,637
96,790,574
95,564,329
55,255,381

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23.9
9.7
9.4
7.3
5.3
5.2
3.0

Shanduka Gold (Pty) Ltd remains our largest shareholder and 
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Pan African Resources

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Financial objectives for 2014
Fully integrate Evander Mines into 
the Pan African Resources Group
The  successful  conclusion  of  the  Evander  Mines  acquisition 
during  the  year  required  immense  work  and  effort  from 
many  employees  within  the  Group  and  at  Harmony. These 
efforts have continued subsequent to the acquisition, and are 
now  focused  on  integrating  the  procurement  and  financial 
departments  and  to  realise  efficiencies  and  cost  savings. 
Following  the  successful  implementation  of  an  enterprise 
resource  planning  system  at  Barberton  Mines  in  2012,  the 
same system is to be introduced at Evander Mines, Phoenix 
Platinum and Pan African Resources corporate office in order 
to improve financial control and alignment of reporting. 

Cost containment
The  finance  department  will,  together  with  operational 
management, focus on cost containment in 2014, in order to 
maximise  margins  and  cash  generation.  In  particular,  we  will 

look at exploring synergies to optimise systems and processes 
further  and  to  ensure  effective  financial  management  and 
control at a reasonable cost.

Maintain dividend payments
It  is  the  Group’s  objective  to  maintain  dividend  payments 
to shareholders, subject to financial performance and future 
forecasts.

Cobus Loots
Director 

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EXCO

Ron Holding (61)

Cobus Loots (35)

Chief Executive Officer*

NDT Mining Metalliferos  
(Wits.Tech.)

Managers certificate of 
Competency (Metalliferous Mining)

MDP (UCT)

43 years of mining-
related experience

*  Appointment date 9 September 2013.

Director*

CA(SA)

CFA® Charterholder

*  Busi Sitole resigned as Financial director 
effective 30 September 2013 and is 
replaced by Cobus Loots effective 
1 October 2013.

Busi Sitole (37)

Andre van 
den Bergh (57)

Financial Director

Executive: HR

CA(SA)

Diploma in HR Management

Diploma LR Management

39 years of mining-related 
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OPSCO

Casper Strydom (55)

Manny da Silva (43)

Bertin Mcleod (36)

Neal Reynolds (30)

General Manager: 
Barberton Mines 

Mines National Higher Diploma 
Metalliferous Mining
Mine Managers Certificate

37 years of mining-related 
experience

General Manager: 
Evander Mines

BSc Mining Engineering (Wits)
Mine Managers Certificate 
of Competency
Mine Overseers Certificate 
of Competency

25 years of mining-related 
experience

Plant Manager: 
Metallurgy 
Phoenix Platinum

Btech: Chemical Engineering
Management 
Development Certificate
Senior Management 
Development Certificate 

11 years of platinum industry 
experience

Group 
Financial Manager

CA(SA)

8 years of financial-related 
experience

Barry Naicker (40)

Wayne Allen (44)

Mandla Ndlozi (42)

Mineral Resource and 
Reserves Manager

Group 
Consulting Engineer

Group SHEQC  
Manager

MEng Mineral Resource 
Management (Wits)
Grad Dip Engineering (MRM)
BSc (Hons) Geology and 
Economic Geology

10 years of mining-related 
experience

National Diploma Engineering
Mechanical Engineer’s 
Certificate of Competency
MAP (Wits)
AMRE (SA)

23 years of mining-related 
experience

NADSM (UNISA)
EIA (Potch University)
MDP (GIBS)
SAMTRAC (NOSA)
Integrated SHEQ Management 
(Potch University)

14 years of mining-related 
experience

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BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY 

Geographic location

Background

Company structure

History of Pan 
African Resources

The global and 
South African mining 
environment

Performing against 
our business model

Delivering on 
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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
OF MINING OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS

Building a sustainable and profitable South African-focused precious metals and mining
company with a low cost, high margin.

South Africa

Botswana

Pilansberg Game Reserve

Mafikeng

Kalahari
Desert

Rustenburg

Zeerust
Phoenix Platinum

Gauteng

Pretoria

Johannesburg

North West Province
Potchefstroom

Vryburg

Klerksdorp

Kuruman

Taung

Free State

Northern Cape

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KILOMETRES
KILOMETRES

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Mozambique

Limpopo

Kruger National Park

Loskop Dam

Nelspruit

Barberton Mines/BTRP

Middleburg

Barberton

Witbank

Evander Mines

Secunda

Ermelo

Swaziland

Mpumalanga

KwaZulu-Natal

Towns close to project locations
Towns and cities on main roads
Neighbouring countries
Provinces

Barberton Mines 
Capacity 115 koz gold  
per annum

Evander Mines  
Capacity 100 koz gold 
per annum

Phoenix Platinum  
Capacity 12 koz  
PGM 6E per annum

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BACKGROUND
THE PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES GROUP

Pan African Resources is an African-focused precious metals 
mining company, comprising the following operations:

 (cid:118)  The Barberton Mines gold mining operations, including the 
BTRP, with a total annual production capacity of 115 koz 
of gold.

 (cid:118)  The Evander Mines gold mining operations, having an annual 

production capacity of 100 koz of gold.

 (cid:118) Phoenix Platinum, a chrome tailings retreatment plant 

(CTRP), having an annual production capacity of 12 koz 
PGM 6E.

The  Company  also  has  a  42%  investment  in  Auroch,  an 
Australian-listed  gold  exploration  company,  operating 
in Mozambique.

The  Group’s  total  Mineral  Reserves  amount  to  9.20  million 
ounces (Moz) of gold and 0.25 Moz of PGM 4E.

The Group’s total Mineral Resources amount to 35.13 Moz of 
gold and 0.68 Moz of PGM 4E.

Pan African Resources is committed to value creation for all 
its  stakeholders  through  a  strategy  that  places  safe  mining 
at  its  core,  followed  by  the  optimal  mining  of  quality  grade 

orebodies  at  low  cash  costs,  in  a  manner  that  is  sustainable 
and with minimum impact on the environment and a beneficial 
impact on the community.

Profitable  growth  is  primarily  achieved  through  prioritising 
organic  projects  available  within  the  Group’s  current  asset 
portfolio. Where appropriate, targeted acquisitions fitting into 
the  Group’s  business  philosophy  are  mining  of  quality,  high 
grade low cost orebodies are considered.

Supporting this strategy are a variety of governance structures 
and prioritised initiatives including skills development, education 
and  training;  the  continued  good  health  of  the  workforce; 
transformation  in  the  workplace  and  at  an  ownership  level; 
and  environmental  management,  rehabilitation  and  closure 
plans. The  Group  partners  with  neighbouring  communities 
through 
local  economic  development  (LED)  and 
community investment activities.

its 

The Group’s shares are listed on both AIM under the share 
code PAF and on the main board of the JSE under the share 
code PAN. It trades under the Gold Mining subsector of both 
exchanges.

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COMPANY
STRUCTURE

Pan African Resources PLC
(Incorporated and Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985
with registration number 3937466 on 25 February 2000)

100%

100%

100%

100%

42%

Pan African 
Resources 
Funding 
Company 
(Pty) Limited
(Incorporated  
in South Africa)

Pan African Resources

Group Facilities  
and Finance

Emerald 
Panther 
Investments 91 
(Pty) Limited
(Incorporated  
in South Africa)  

Barberton 
Mines 
(Pty) Limited
(Incorporated  
in South Africa)

Phoenix 
Platinum Mining
(Pty) Limited
(Incorporated in 
South Africa)

Auroch 
Minerals NL
(Incorporated in 
Australia)

Barberton Mines 
Operations

and BTRP

Phoenix Platinum Chrome 
Tailings Retreatment 
Project

Investment Holding - 
Manica gold project in 
Mozambique

100%

100%

Evander Gold 
Mining
(Pty) Limited
(Incorporated in 
South Africa)

Evander Gold 
Mines
Limited
(Incorporated  
in South Africa)

New 

Old

Evander Mining Operations

Evander Mining Operations

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OF PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES

 (cid:118)  Incorporated as Viking Internet PLC on February 2000 

and admitted to AIM in May 2000.

 (cid:118)  On 28 August 2012, the Group entered into an agreement 
to dispose of 100% of its interest in Manica to Auroch.

 (cid:118)  Name changed to White Knight Investments PLC in 

 (cid:118)  On 28 February 2013, Pan African Resources through 

Emerald Panther, finalised the acquisition of 100% of the issue 
share capital of Evander Mines.

 (cid:118)  On 1 March 2013, Firefly Investments 251 (Pty) Ltd 

(renamed to Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd), a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Emerald Panther, purchased the assets and 
liabilities of Evander Gold Mines Limited.

September 2001.

 (cid:118)  In December 2003, the Company completed the acquisition 
of Mistral, a company holding rights in relation to gold 
exploration properties in Ghana and Mozambique.

 (cid:118)  A reverse takeover of Brampton Capital in September 2005 
resulted in the Company being readmitted to AIM as Pan 
African Resources.

 (cid:118)  An interest in two exploration projects in the Central African 

Republic was acquired in 2006.

 (cid:118)  A 74% interest in Barberton Mines was acquired from 

Metorex Limited (Metorex) in 2007, resulting in a reverse 
takeover of Pan African Resources by Metorex.

 (cid:118)  Pan African Resources exercised its option to acquire 100% 
of Phoenix Platinum from Metorex for cash in May 2009.

 (cid:118)  The Group acquired the remaining 26% of Barberton Mines 
from Shanduka in exchange for 295,751,549 shares in the 
Company in in the same transaction.

 (cid:118)  Metorex disposed of its holdings in Pan African Resources 

to institutional investors and Shanduka in June 2009.

 (cid:118)  During the financial year ended 30 June 2009, the feasibility 

of the exploration projects in Ghana and the Central African 
Republic were assessed, and it was concluded that these 
projects did not meet the Group’s criteria to continue with 
further exploration activity. Exploration activities on these 
projects were then discontinued.

 (cid:118)  On 30 May 2012, Pan African Resources announced that it 

had entered into a conditional agreement pursuant to which 
Emerald Panther, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pan African 
Resources, would acquire the entire issued share capital of 
Evander Mines and all the shareholder loan claims against 
Evander Mines from Harmony.

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THE GLOBAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
MINING ENVIRONMENT

Global economic conditions
 The gold industry is effectively a “price take”, and gold prices, 
denominated in USD, are impacted by worldwide economic 
conditions. 

The  global  recession  has  negatively  impacted  investment  in 
mining activities, particularly as far as exploration and capital 
projects are concerned. This lack of investment should impact 
the supply of commodities in years to come.

 Over the past year, the global economic outlook has improved 
somewhat. The world’s economy has moved beyond the threat 
of a euro-led credit freeze and the USA is reporting generally – 
if somewhat erratic – improving production statistics, although 
the  eurozone  is  expected  to  remain  in  recession  for  some 
time to come. However, uncertainty remains in global financial 
markets,  which  remain  volatile. This  continuing  volatility  may 
result in cost pressures and commodity price fluctuations.

 Recently, we have seen a flight of capital from emerging market 
economies, which has negatively impacted the currencies and 
economies in these countries. 

The South African economy 
The  South  African  Reserve  Bank  (SARB)  has  held  its  key 
repo  rate  at  record  lows  in  response  to  disappointing  local 
economic  growth  and  high  unemployment.  South  African 
interest  rates,  however,  remain  relatively  high  compared  to 
the world’s developed economies, which support the South 
African rand and mitigate to some extent imported and local 
inflation  risks. Towards  the  end  of  2012  and  the  first  half  of 
2013, continued weakness in the South African economy, the 
threat of mass strike action and a lack of investor confidence, 
together  with  signs  of  recovery  elsewhere,  saw  the  South 
African  rand  weaken  to  its  lowest  levels  in  more  than  four 
years. It is now considered to be severely undervalued. 

Not  only  does  the  recent  rand  weakness  impact  directly  on 
current  revenues  and  costs,  but  its  inherent  volatility  as  an 
emerging market currency increases uncertainty regarding future 
revenues  and  costs.  It  may  be  expected  that  a  weaker  South 
African rand would result in a higher rand gold price; however, the 
USD price of gold has also declined on signs of a global economic 
recovery. As such, the rand value of gold is range-bound by the 
combination of the gold price and the exchange rate.

The  majority  of  the  South  African  mining  industry’s  costs, 
mainly  wages  and  energy,  are  rand-based.  Social  pressures 
have seen wages increase at rates significantly above inflation 
in recent years, and the need to recapitalise and develop the 

country’s energy industry has resulted in the cost of electricity 
increasing by more than 25% per annum between 2008 and 
2011, and 16% in 2012. Electricity tariff increases have been 
limited to a much lower 8% for 2013/14, but these increases 
remain above inflation. The five-year multiyear electricity price 
increase determination has been set at 8%, introducing a level 
of certainty to this key input cost going forward.

Changes in the market price for gold
 The market price of gold is very volatile. Fluctuations in gold 
prices  are  caused  by  numerous  factors  including  speculative 
positions taken by investors or traders, changes in either the 
supply  or  demand  for  gold,  financial  market  expectations 
regarding the rate of inflation, the strength of the US dollar 
relative  to  other  currencies,  changes  in  interest  rates,  actual 
or  expected  gold  sales  and  purchases  by  central  banks,  the 
emergence  of  gold-based  exchange  traded  funds,  gold  sales 
by gold producers in forward transactions, global or regional 
political or economic events and costs of gold production in 
major gold-producing nations.

Gold prices have recently been under pressure, inter alia, as a 
result of a general view that the world economy is recovering 
and new regulations to curb gold imports in India.

The  gold  price  ranged  from  USD1,192  to  USD1,792  per 
ounce in the 2013 financial year and the price of gold as at 
financial  year-end  was  USD1,192  per  ounce.  The  average 
price realised by the Group during the year was USD1,553 
per ounce. 

Labour disruption and trade union 
activities
 Employees  in  the  South  African  mining  industry  are  highly 
unionised and mining companies in South Africa face labour 
disruption resulting from labour disputes. Recently, trade union 
strike action at underground mines has had a major effect on 
the mining industry in South Africa. Inter-union rivalry, wildcat 
unprotected strikes and politicking by various political factions 
further complicate the industrial relations landscape. 

A  high  incidence  of  violence  and  intimidation  is  often 
associated  with  strikes,  especially  illegal  strikes,  resulting  in 
loss of life and serious injury and property damage. Showing 
government’s  commitment  to  the  sector,  South  Africa’s 
deputy  president,  the  Honourable  Kgalema  Motlanthe,  was 
given the mandate to stabilise relationships between owners, 
managers and labour in a manner that will promote further 
investment in the sector.

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The governance of mining rights  
and mining activities
 In  South Africa,  the  award  and  maintenance  of  prospecting 
and  mining  rights  are  linked  to  meeting  various  obligations, 
including compliance with the Mining Charter, the Mineral and 
Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and other 
legislation.  Compliance  with  the  Mining  Charter,  measured 
using  a  designated  scorecard  (Mining  Charter  Scorecard), 
requires  the  achievement  of  equity  participation  in  all 
prospecting or mining ventures by historically disadvantaged 
South Africans (HDSAs) of 26% by April 2014, and targeted 
levels of participation by HDSAs in management. 

 The  industry  is  also  prescribed  to  by  the  Code  of  Good 
Practice  for  the  Minerals  Industry  (the  Code)  and  the 
Housing and Living Conditions Standard (the Standard). The 
Code was developed to create principles to facilitate effective 
implementation of minerals and mining legislation and enhance 
implementation of the Mining Charter applicable to the mining 
industry. The Standard aims to include the provision of housing 
as an integral part of infrastructure during the development 
of a mine. 

 The  South  African  Department  of Trade  and  Industry  has 
proposed  changes  to  the  Broad-based  Black  Economic 
Empowerment  Act,  No  53  of  2003  (BEE  Act)  which,  if 
implemented,  would  provide  a  standard  framework  for  the 
measurement of black economic empowerment compliance 
across  all  sectors  of  the  economy. The  implementation  of 
an  all-encompassing  standard  framework  may  result  in 
targets  previously  agreed  with  the  Department  of  Mineral 
Resources (DMR) becoming redundant, requiring the industry 
and  individual  mining  houses  to  modify  their  approach  to 
transforming the industry.

Competition 
 The mining industry is competitive in all of its stages. Mining 
companies  compete  for  specialised  equipment,  components 
and  supplies  necessary  for  exploration  and  development, 
for  mining  claims  and  leases  on  exploration  properties  and 
for the acquisition of mining assets. 

Health and safety laws and regulations
 Over the past 20 years, the South African gold mining industry 
has  responded  to  increasing  demands  to  improve  safety  on 
its mines, and is subject to a variety of industry-specific health 
and  safety  laws  and  regulations  to  protect  employees. The 
government  enforces  compulsory  shutdowns  of  operations 
to enable investigations into the cause of accidents at those 
operations.  In  particular,  the  so-called  “section  54”  safety 
stoppages have become a significant issue. Stoppages can be 
enforced by the Inspector of Mines for a variety of reasons 
and  can  impact  specific  shafts  or  levels,  or  the  entire  mine. 
A  demonstrable  commitment  to  safe  production  and  good 
relationships  with  the  DMR  and  its  representatives  are  key 
elements to minimising the impacts of these stoppages.

 Safety  in  South African  mines  has  improved  drastically  over 
recent years, with a significant decrease in fatalities and injuries 
across all sectors of the industry.

Illegal mining 
 South Africa’s poor economic growth and high unemployment 
rates  incite  illegal  mining  activities.  The  presence  of  illegal 
miners on mine land and within the working area of a mine 
pose serious safety risks – not just to the illegal miners, but 
also to the mine’s employees. This phenomenon increases the 
security costs associated with mining. Pan African Resources 
is engaged in a continuous and focused effort to reduce the 
impact of illegal mining on our operations.

Environmental laws and regulations
Environmental laws and regulations in South Africa are world 
class  and  establish  limits  and  conditions  on  the  industry’s 
extraction;  use  and  conservation  of  water  resources;  air 
emissions  (including  dust  control);  water  treatment  and 
discharge;  regulatory  and  community  reporting;  clean-up  of 
contamination;  worker  safety  and  community  health;  and 
the  generation,  transportation,  storage  and  disposal  of  solid 
and  hazardous  wastes  such  as  acids,  radioactive  materials 
and  mine  tailings.  The  requirement  for  compliance  with 
environmental laws and regulations has increased in line with 
international trends.

 The South African industry also competes on a global basis to 
attract and retain key human resources with the appropriate 
technical  skills  and  operating  and  managerial  experience. 
This  is  further  exacerbated  in  the  current  environment  of 
increased mining activity across the globe. 

Environmental  laws  and  regulations  are  continually  changing 
and  are  generally  becoming  more  prescriptive.  Failure  to 
comply  with  applicable  environmental  laws  and  regulations 
may  result  in  the  suspension  or  revocation  of  permits 
and rights. 

 The  retention  of  staff  is  particularly  challenging  in  South 
Africa  where,  in  addition  to  the  impacts  of  global  industry 
shortages of skilled labour, the industry is required to achieve 
employment  equity  targets  of  participation  by  HDSAs  in 
management.  The  current  shortage  of  critical  skills  and 
experience  in  South  Africa  makes  the  development  and 
retention of people essential to a successful mining business. 

Water quality and usage are areas of concern globally, but are 
particularly significant for water-stressed South Africa, where 
there  is  significant  potential  for  environmental  and  social 
impacts. Any failure to secure access to suitable water supplies, 
or achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of 
the permits or licences, could result in curtailment or halting 
of  production  at  the  affected  operation. The  South African 

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THE GLOBAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN
MINING ENVIRONMENT continued

Department  of  Water  Affairs  monitors  compliance  with 
regard to water matters.

 South African mining companies are required by law to close 
their  operations  at  the  end  of  a  mine’s  life,  rehabilitate  the 
lands mined and manage the potential for acid mine drainage. 
Estimates of total ultimate closure and rehabilitation costs for 
gold  mining  operations  are  significant  and  based  principally 
on life-of-mine (LOM) profiles, changing inflation and discount 
rate assumptions, changing designs of tailings storage facilities 
and  current  legal  and  regulatory  requirements.  Accounting 
standards  require  that  environmental  liabilities  are  accrued 
when they become known, probable and can be reasonably 
estimated.  Increasingly,  regulators  are  seeking  security  in  the 
form  of  cash  collateral  or  bank  guarantees  in  respect  of 
environmental obligations. Pan African Resources assesses its 
liabilities in this regard on an annual basis, and creates financial 
provisions accordingly.

 Both  direct  and  indirect  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases 
(GHGs) are receiving ever-increasing attention and increased 
disclosure  expectations. The  South  African  mining  industry, 
through  its  use  of  fossil  fuels  and  electricity  generated  by 
Eskom, the local energy utility, is responsible for the emission 
of substantial quantities of GHGs. In response to international 
initiatives,  including  the  Kyoto  Protocol  and  the  Durban 
Platform,  commitments  by  the  South  African  government 
to  reduce  the  country’s  emissions  have  led  to  a  proposed 
carbon tax, expected to be introduced in 2015. The costs of 
monitoring,  measuring  and  managing  energy  consumption 
may well be offset by energy efficiencies achieved. However, 
carbon  taxes  –  especially  those  imposed  on  local  electricity 
utility Eskom – will, in all likelihood, see further increases in the 
cost of electricity.

Climate change
 The  mining  industry  could  be  exposed  to  a  number  of 
physical  risks  from  climate  change,  such  as  changes  in 
rainfall  rates,  reduced  water  availability,  higher  temperatures 
and  extreme  weather  events.  Events  or  conditions  such  as 
flooding  or  inadequate  water  supplies  could  disrupt  mining 
and transport operations, mineral processing, power supplies 
and  rehabilitation.  Furthermore,  these  could  cause  resource 
shortages,  damage  property  or  equipment  and  increase 
health and safety risks.

Investor perceptions
The  gold  mining  sector,  as  a  whole,  has  failed  to  deliver 
adequate  equity  returns  to  investors  over  the  last  years. 
Currently,  investors  are  demanding  renewed  focus  by  the 
management  of  gold  mining  companies  on  issues  such  as 
capital rationalisation, reduction of expenses and profitability.

Resource nationalism
 The bull market commodities have resulted in a global increase 
in  resource  nationalism.  Stakeholders  in  the  countries  and 
areas in which mining companies operate are all demanding 
increased  participation  in  mining  ventures. This  participation 
takes many forms, with increased taxation and shareholdings 
by communities being two examples. Mining companies can no 
longer view stakeholder engagement as ancillary to their core 
business  –  maintaining  and  improving  working  relationships 
with all stakeholders is critical to sustainability.

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PERFORMING AGAINST
OUR BUSINESS MODEL

GROWTH

SUSTAINABLE

STAKEHOLDER

PROFITABLE

The four pillars – an integrated 
business and reporting model
Pan  African  Resources  aims  to  create  value  for  all  our 
stakeholders  by  operating  our  business  at  a  point  or 
intersection  where  all  our  shareholders,  our  employees, 
partners  and  the  local  communities  in  which  we  operate 
benefit. To  ensure  we  operate  within  these  bounds,  we  use 
the concept of four business pillars to drive and monitor our 
performance:

 (cid:118)  Profitable

 (cid:118)  Sustainable

 (cid:118)  Stakeholders

 (cid:118) Growth

Profitable
Ongoing  profitability  would  be  expected  to  be  the  most 
logical  purpose  for  a  business,  but  some  mining  companies 
appear to have overlooked this core principle in their pursuit 
of more mine developments and resource ounces. They have 
consequently  suffered  losses  as  a  result  of  factors  such  as 
over  expenditure,  reduced  commodity  prices  and  growing 
stakeholder discord.

We  are  always  aware  that  gold  prices  rise  and  fall,  and 
therefore  strive  to  keep  costs  down  in  anticipation  of  the 
lean  years,  when  cash  must  still  be  generated  for  ongoing 
operations  and  shareholders. We  are  mindful  that  investors 
rightly expect due returns, so will only expand operations or 
make acquisitions when the fundamentals are in place. 

Profitability business pillar results in 
numbers:
 (cid:118)  Average ZAR gold price realised ZAR440,824/kg  

(2012: ZAR422,215/kg).

 (cid:118) Total gold cash cost ZAR231,439/kg  

(2012: ZAR193,360/kg).

 (cid:118)  Gross profit margin achieved from gold operations 
of 47.5% (2012: 54.2%) or ZAR849.8 million  
(2012: ZAR672.3 million).

 (cid:118) Revenue from PGM 6E sales of ZAR58.9 million 

(2012: nil).

 (cid:118)  EBITDA of ZAR735.2 million (2012: ZAR552.5 million), 

an increase of 33.1%.

 (cid:118)  Attributable profit of ZAR558.9 million  

(2012: ZAR358.9 million), an increase of 55.8%.

 (cid:118) EPS up 39.0% to 34.51 cents (2012: 24.83 cents).
 (cid:118) HEPS up 20.8% to 30.07 cents (2012: 24.89 cents).

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OUR BUSINESS MODEL continued

Sustainable
We view sustainability broadly in two ways. The wider definition 
of sustainability is that Pan African Resources’ operations and 
the  pursuit  of  financial  returns  should  not  be  conducted 
without  heeding  our  broader  responsibilities  towards  the 
environment  and  society.  For  Pan  African  Resources  itself, 
sustainability means operating within parameters determined 
by  government  laws,  the  market  context,  current  and  long-
term  risks  and  opportunities,  corporate  governance  and 
financial  prudence,  so  that  the  long-term  viability  of  the 
Company is not at any time threatened.

Prudent capital structuring 
and investment
Pan African Resources is committed to maintaining the profit 
margins  at  our  operations  as  the  basis  for  our  success,  and 
we  strive  to  do  this  safely.  Should  the  gold  price  fall  to  a 
level  approaching  our  all-in  sustainable  cost  of  production 
for  any  continued  period,  we  will  review  all  projects,  capital 
expenditure  and  costs  to  preserve  cash. We  believe  that  a 
true measurement of our success must be based on an all-in 
cash cost of production in ZAR/kg.

An enabling culture
Pan African  Resources  remains  competitive  and  sustainable 
by  enabling  a  company  culture  that  embraces  our  people 
as  our  primary  asset,  rather  than  an  expensive  liability. We 
value  expertise  and  nurture  talent,  while  encouraging  the 
free flow of ideas, trends and information between all levels. 
We  keep  this  culture  of  success  vibrant  by  attracting  the 
best  people,  retaining  those  we  have  and  providing  training 
and  skills  development. We  also  work  diligently  to  maintain 
safe  underground  and  working  conditions,  supported  by 
continuous improvement of safety and productivity standards.

A  key  factor  is  that  we  encourage  each  individual  to  be  an 
integral part of the business. Practically, this means engendering 
trust  and  honesty,  continual  listening  and  addressing  issues 
rather than people. 

Pan African Resources is structured to support this flat and 
mutually  supportive  culture  by  having  a  small  corporate 
office and devolving most management functions to the mine 
managers and their on-site teams.

Evander  Mines  has  brought  with  it  management  systems 
inherited  from  Harmony.  As  long  as  these  are  appropriate 
to  that  particular  mining  operation,  Pan  African  Resources 
will not change systems simply to match those at Barberton 
Mines.  We  are  evaluating  the  two  operations,  and  where 

appropriate will cross-pollinate with those systems we regard 
as best practice. Following the successful implementation of an 
ERP system at Barberton Mines in 2012, the same system is to 
be introduced at Evander Mines to improve financial control 
and reporting.

Environmental impacts 
and good corporate citizenship
Pan  African  Resources  has  long  accepted  that  human 
activities  are  a  direct  cause  of  negative  climate  change,  and 
that  our  operations  cannot  be  conducted  in  isolation  from 
environmental  and  social  interests.  Our  engagement  goes 
beyond mere compliance with legislated environmental, social 
and labour requirements. We are proud of the 1,100-learner 
school  we  built  near  Barberton  Mines  and  the  food  and  job 
opportunity projects in which Pan African Resources is involved.

Having  recently  acquired  Evander  Mines,  we  have  evaluated 
its social and environmental programmes. Certain aspects are 
impressive – in particular, its internal employee development 
programme, and the building of a bakery and kiosks, totalling 
an investment of ZAR6 million over the last three years.

To  keep  this  report  concise  in  accordance  with  current 
integrated  reporting  best  practice,  we  refer  you  to  a  full 
disclosure  of  our  environmental  and  social  impacts  and 
programmes on the Pan African Resources website, found at 
www.panafricanresources.com

Sustainability business pillar salient 
features:
 (cid:118)  Capital expenditure to maintain and optimise existing 
assets of ZAR76.2 million (2012: ZAR38.1 million).
 (cid:118)  Capital expenditure to develop and extend existing 
assets of ZAR75.7 million (2012: ZAR37.6 million).
 (cid:118)  The Evander Mines acquisition has necessitated an 

increase in the Group’s capital structuring, but it remains 
conservative with a net debt:equity ratio of 0.04 
(2012: (0.19)).

 (cid:118)  The Group persists with its successful decentralised 

management approach and structure.

 (cid:118)  There is continued successful participation and 

interaction with our local communities.

 (cid:118)  ZAR2.9 million (2012: ZAR1.0 million) invested in 

employee training and development.

 (cid:118)  No industrial action or material production interruptions 
related to safety occurred during the year, demonstrating 
our commitment to safe and sustainable operations and 
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only sustainable if all 
stakeholders share and 
buy into the Company 
vision and strategy

Arrows represent a common 
understanding, respect and attitude 
towards safe performance behaviour 
delivering on Company strategy that 
rewards all stakeholders.

Shareholders

Profitability and 
sustainability  
of business

Communities 
around our mining 
operations

Employees and 
business partners

Stakeholders
The Group’s shareholders and stakeholders are key participants 
in developing the strategic objectives that inform our planning 
and actions. By being involved, they understand the realities of 
Pan African  Resources’  operations  and  will  easier  accept  that 
there will be difficult years as well as good years. 

During  this  reporting  period,  we  actively  engaged  key 
stakeholder  groups  such  as  our  employees,  communities, 
investors and shareholders, regulators, analysts and the media. 
We worked to ensure that these engagements were thorough 
and meaningful. Stakeholder inputs were fed back into strategy, 
risks,  opportunities,  future  planning,  environmental  planning, 
social and labour plans (SLPs), and the relevant committees 
and operations. A further disclosure of Pan African Resources’ 
stakeholder engagement activities is included in the Corporate 
Governance section of this report on pages 96 to 98.

Stakeholders business pillar salient
features:
 (cid:118) There was a 21.8% return on shareholder funds in rand 

terms (2012: 26.4%).

 (cid:118) Proposed dividend of ZAR0.1314.
 (cid:118)  The Group’s overall safety record continues to improve, 
although two employees were unfortunately killed at 
the Barberton Mines’ site in industrial as opposed to 
mining accidents.

 (cid:118) Negotiated wage increases averaged 14% during the 

2013 financial year.

 (cid:118)  Total salaries, wages and Company contributions 

amounted to ZAR507.0 million (2012: ZAR293.2 million).

 (cid:118)  Total taxes collected and paid on behalf of the fiscus of 

ZAR149.0 million (2012: ZAR102.6 million).
 (cid:118)  The BTRP construction created 302 jobs in the 

Barberton area, and 83 permanent jobs upon completion.

 (cid:118)  Community social investment amounted to 

ZAR20.2 million (2012: ZAR14.4 million), 4.2% of 
headline earnings (2012: 4.0%).

Growth
A key aspect of Pan African Resources’ business model is the 
healthy margin between our cost of production and the market 

price of the metals we produce. Ensuring a significant margin 
safeguards our sustainability and funds shareholder satisfaction.

Pan African Resources has no influence over metal prices, but 
we can control production costs and ensure that the Group 
only acquires high grade orebodies. The board has stipulated 
explicit  criteria  for  orebodies  already  in  our  Reserves  and 
additional projects we may consider acquiring. 

Should gold prices decline, as they have recently, the Group 
can  continue  generating  profit  due  to  the  quality  and  cost 
profile  of  our  operations  and  orebodies. We  have  invested 
considerable  funds  into  our  Mineral  Resource  Management 
(MRM)  programme,  to  ensure  that  our  Resources  and 
Reserves are accurately mapped out for viable mining in the 
medium to long term.

As stated earlier, Pan African Resources has no immediate plans 
to  make  further  acquisitions,  unless  exceptional  opportunities 
become available that fit into our high grade/low cost parameters. 

On the cost of production side, we will factor in rising input 
costs – electricity in particular – and the potential for wage 
increases in excess of inflation due to the current mismatch 
between economic reality and worker expectations.

Growth business pillar salient features:
 (cid:118)  Finalisation of the Evander Mines transaction and the 
operations consolidation from 1 March 2013. This 
acquisition will contribute an additional 100,000 oz per 
annum to the Group.

 (cid:118) Commissioning of the BTRP on time and within budget.
 (cid:118) Phoenix Platinum operated for its first full year.
 (cid:118) Gold sold totalled 130,493 oz (2012: 94,449 oz).
 (cid:118)  Revenue from PGM 6E sales of ZAR58.9 million (2012: nil).
 (cid:118)  Gold Reserve inventory increased by 693% to 9.20 Moz 

(2012: 1.16 Moz).

 (cid:118)  Gold Resource inventory increased by 496% 

to 35.13 Moz (2012:5.98 Moz).

 (cid:118)  PGM 4E Reserve inventory increased by 38.9% 

to 0.25 Moz (2012: 0.18 Moz).

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OUR STRATEGY

In the year under review, the Group has achieved in all areas of our strategy through, inter alia, optimising existing operations at 
Barberton Mines – an asset with a significant production life that offers high grade gold mining at a relatively low cash cost.

Growth  is  being  realised  through  the  successful  acquisition  of  Evander  Mines,  which  promises  expanded  future  production 
through an array of organic project opportunities. Following this successful transaction, further acquisitive growth opportunities 
will be thoroughly investigated as and when they arise, although this isn’t a priority at present.

In addition, the Group continues to address its environmental footprint and exposure through the retreatment of various tailings 
dams, both at its own gold mining operations and those arising as a result of chrome and platinum mining in South Africa’s North 
West Province. 

Indicators  and  comments  on  our  performance  against  key  drivers  appear  throughout  this  report.  Below,  we  reflect  on  our 
performance against the four key strategic initiatives identified in our 2012 Annual Report. 

 Strategic initiative 2012

Performance in 2013

Finalise the acquisition of Evander Gold 
Mines and integrate it into the Group

 (cid:118)  Cash of ZAR210 million generated prior to transaction closing was offset 

against Evander Mines purchase price.

 (cid:118) Final cash settlement price ZAR1.313 billion.
 (cid:118)  ZAR707.3 million of total purchase price secured through an oversubscribed 

rights issue.

 (cid:118)  Balance funded from internal cash resources and Nedbank/ABSA RCF of 

ZAR350.0  million.

 (cid:118) Results were consolidated from 1 March 2013 and integration into the Group 

progressing well.

 (cid:118) Management services agreement in place with Harmony until 28 February 

2014 (extendable by another six months).

 (cid:118) Evander Mines’ production totalled 34,197 oz for the four months ended 

June 2013.

 (cid:118) Investigation of project opportunities at No 7 Shaft progressing well and 

additional Mineral Resources quantified.

 (cid:118) The potential to treat surface material at Evander Tailings Retreatment Plant 

(ETRP) will contribute further to profitability.
 (cid:118) Other organic projects being investigated further.

Finalise the disposal of the Group’s  
Manica operation 

 (cid:118)  100% of Manica sold to a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian Stock 

Exchange-quoted Auroch on 31 December 2012.

 (cid:118)  Total potential purchase consideration of AUD6 million payable in cash and 

shares in Auroch.

 (cid:118)  Underlying purpose of the transaction was to fund exploration activities 

in Mozambique.

 (cid:118) At year-end, the Group’s equity interest in Auroch amounted to 42%.
 (cid:118)  The balance of the purchase price is deferred until the achievement of 

certain milestones.

 (cid:118)  The decline in both the gold price and market conditions has necessitated a 

ZAR142.3 million impairment of the Group’s investment in Auroch Minerals NL 
at year-end.

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Performance in 2013

Commission the BTRP

 (cid:118)  The plant was commissioned on schedule and within budget (ZAR305 million), 

with the inaugural gold pour taking place on 28 June 2013.
 (cid:118) The project was funded entirely from internal cash resources.
 (cid:118)  the plant is designed to re-treat 100,000 tonnes of gold tailings per month at an 

estimated average cash cost of USD725/oz.

 (cid:118) The plant will ramp up to full production during the second quarter of the 

financial year 2013.

 (cid:118) The plant is expected to contribute an additional 20,000 oz of gold per annum.

Optimise the CTRP and produce  
PGM 6E

 (cid:118)  Project plan was based on the retreatment of sulphide material from 

International Ferrous Metals’ (IFM) Lesedi Mine.

 (cid:118)  PGM and chrome prices fell significantly below those forecasts at the time of 

the feasibility study.

 (cid:118) As a result of the poor chrome market conditions, IFM cut back operations 
at its Lesedi Mine in January 2012 and eventually stopped the underground 
sulphide production.

 (cid:118) IFM redirected its efforts towards its open-cast section.
 (cid:118) Highly oxidised tailings from open-cast chrome mining negatively impacts 

on the Phoenix Platinum plant’s recovery and concentrate grade, and hence 
PGM production.

 (cid:118) The Group is considering expediting an additional tailings storage facility to 
allow for the bypassing of the oxidised tailings and allow the plant to treat 
sulphide material from the existing tailings storage facility.

 (cid:118) Once the additional tailings storage facility is completed, recoveries and revenue 

are expected to increase significantly.

 (cid:118) The bypassing of oxide feedstock directly to the IFM tailings storage facility 
has had a positive effect. The continued success of this is dependent on the 
continued safe operation of the IFM tailings storage facility.

 (cid:118) An impairment of ZAR100 million was raised against Phoenix Platinum at year-
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Operational 
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Barberton Mines

BTRP

Evander Mines

Phoenix Platinum

Abridged mineral 
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(cid:118)(cid:1) Resource: 27.95Mt @ 3.92g/t (3.52Moz)†

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BARBERTON MINES

Operation at a glance

 Operation name

Barberton Mines gold mining operations

Parent and ownership percentage

Pan African Resources Resources PLC (100% attributable)

Company name

Country of operation

Provincial jurisdiction

Number of employees

Number of contractors

Commodity being mined

Geological setting

Mining method

Extraction method

Barberton Mines (Pty) Limited (South African incorporated)

South Africa

Mpumalanga

1,837

754

Gold

Sediments and metavolcanics within the Barberton Greenstone Belt

Underground semi-mechanised up-dip cut and fill and up-dip room and stick

Concentrator and BIOX®

Name Plate Annual Production Capacity

Tonnage (t)

Head grade (g/t)

Gold produced (oz)

Cash cost

Sustainable capital per annum

LOM

310,000

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95,000

USD780/oz

ZAR100 million

17 years

Setting the scene
Barberton first produced gold in 1886 after the discovery of 
the first gold nugget by Edwin Bray.

During the 1970s and 1980s, AngloVaal consolidated various 
operations  in  the  area  including  Sheba,  New  Consort  and 
Agnes Mines. In 1998, the Company acquired Fairview Mine 
from the then owners Goldfields (previously Gencor). In 2003, 
AngloVaal sold the operations, excluding Agnes, to Metorex 
and,  in  2006,  Metorex  reversed  Barberton  Mines  into  Pan 
African Resources.

The  Barberton  Mines  mining  complex  consists  of  three 
mines:  Fairview,  New  Consort  and  Sheba,  and  now  the 
BTRP.  The  three  mines  currently  produce  approximately  
95,000 oz of gold per annum, with the BTRP, commissioned 
in June 2013, expected to produce 20,000 oz per annum. The 
combined operations are expected to produce approximately  
115,000 oz of gold in the 2014 financial year.

The  Biological  Oxidation  (BIOX®)  gold  extraction  process 
was developed at Barberton Mines and is used as a training 
facility  for  other  BIOX®  plants  in  the  industry.  BIOX®  is  an 
environmentally  friendly  process  of  releasing  gold  from  the 
sulphide  that  surrounds  it,  using  bacteria  that  perform  this 
process naturally.

Barberton  Mines  is  known  for  its  high  average  head  grade 
and remains one of the lowest cash cost producers of gold in 
the country. During 2013, the Barberton Mines team excelled, 
surpassing production targets and limiting average production 
cash  costs  to  ZAR221,424/kg.  As  such,  this  relatively  small 
mine  in  the  Mpumulanga  contributed  considerably  to  the 
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 Name

Age Designation

Qualification

Experience

Casper Strydom

55

General Manager

Pierre Human

52

Manager: Mining

National Higher Diploma Metalliferous Mining 
Mine Managers Certificate

36 years of mining-
related experience

Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
Mine Managers Certificate of Competency
MDP Stellenbosch

30 years of mining-
related experience

Jonathan Irons

47

Manager: Metallurgy

Hans Grobler

49

Manager: Engineering

TP Maepa

28

Essie Esterhuizen

53

Manager: Finance and 
Administration

Manager: Human 
Resources

National Higher Diploma Extractive Metallurgy
Programme for Management Development
(GIBS – University of Pretoria)
Competence levels include Refractory
Gold Extraction Technologies –
(Roasting and Hydrobiological)

Mechanical Engineers Certificate of 
Competency
Professional Certificated Engineer

BCom (Hons) Accounting

Completed the Gencor Learner Officials 
Programme
Certificate in Personnel Management
Various other mining industry-related 
certificates
Skills Development Facilitator – NQF Level 5

25 years of metallurgy-
related experience

31 years of 
engineering-related 
experience

9 years of financial-
related experience

31 years of human 
resources-related 
experience

Operational performance

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Tonnes milled: underground
Tonnes milled: surface
Tonnes milled: total
Head grade: underground
Head grade: surface
Head grade: total
Recovered grade
Overall recovery
Production: underground
Production: surface/calcine dumps
Gold sold
Average price: spot
Cash cost
All-in sustaining cash costs
All-in cash cost
Total cash cost
Capital expenditure

(t)
(t)
(t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(%)
(oz)
(oz)
(oz)
(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/kg)
(ZAR/t)

(ZAR millions)  

274,398
35,086
310,484
11.8
1.5
10.6
9.6
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95,135
1,161
96,296
450,829
221,424
273,653
350,282
2,153
316.8

282,041
26,054
308,095
11.2
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10.5
9.5
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93,381
1,068
94,449
422,215
193,360
246,801
265,713
1,844
131.8

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296,200
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9.7
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92,043
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92,197
306,757
175,520
217,524
217,524
1,707
75.2

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313,167
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9.7
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98,091
267,876
158,711
189,308
189,308
1,537
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3,955
97,353
251,740
136,178
155,910
155,910
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Exploiting the orebody
Underground semi-mechanised cut and fill mining continued 
at  all  three  of  Barberton  Mines  mines  and  small  quantities 
of  low  grade  surface  material  were  also  processed. Whilst 
underground  tonnages  declined  slightly  from  2012,  the 
additional low grade surface volumes resulted in the operation 
increasing  its  total  tonnage  milled  and  optimising  plant 
throughput.  From  July  2013,  the  traditional  underground 
mining operations will be supplemented by the BTRP.

Consistent  recoveries  and  improved  head  grade  allowed 
Barberton  Mines  to  increase  its  overall  recovered  grade  to 
9.64 (g/t), surpassing 2012’s gold production and sales.

Between 16% and 18% of gold is recovered by sweeping and 
vamping contractors, focusing on worked-out areas and high 
grade  pillars. The  proportion  of  gold  production  between 
the  three  mines  of  Fairview,  Sheba  and  New  Consort  is 
approximately 50:30:20. The three mines introduce a level of 
flexibility and versatility with regard to potential interruptions 
and resource allocation.

The  mix  of  ore  from  the  mines  is  planned  every  month 
to  maintain  the  targeted  grade  and  gold  production,  thus 
managing the mines cash flow at an early stage in the mining 
process. 

Between  600  metres  and  700  metres  of  development 
are  drilled  every  month.  A  total  of  ZAR40.9  million 
(2012: ZAR37.7 million) of development capital was invested 
at Barberton Mines during the year.

Mining and processing –  
challenges and achievements
The  mines  at  Barberton  have  been  mined  for  more  than 
100 years, and current production practices have been in place 
for many decades and are now embedded. The bulk of mining 
takes  place  during  the  morning  shift,  with  the  evening  shift 
being  dedicated  to  cleaning,  dragging  and  hoisting.  Planned 
plant maintenance takes place over weekends.

However,  mining  of  the  Fairview  Mine  faces  increasing 
challenges  as  it  becomes  deeper. These  challenges  include 
managing the orebody, increasing ventilation, and development 
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During  the  first  six  months  of  the  financial  year,  operating 
performance  was  below  budget,  mainly  attributed  to  a 
mechanical failure of the Sheba ZK winder bull gear as well 
as  shaft  refurbishment  at  the  No  2  and  No  3  declines  at 
Fairview  Mine.  During  the  second  half  of  the  financial  year, 
the Barberton Mines team delivered a solid performance and 
exceeded  expectations,  their  production  targets  resulted  in 
overall gold sold of 96,296 oz (2012: 94,449 oz). 

and  within-budget 

The  on-time 
and 
commissioning of the BTRP was a considerable achievement 
during the year. This is dealt in detail on page 57. 

construction 

The  overall  14.5%  increase  in  total  cash  costs  per  kilogram 
of  gold  was  driven  by  increased  vamping  contractor  fees 
(mainly due to greater production), higher payroll costs and 
electricity tariffs. 

The  ZAR2,153/t  (2012:ZAR1,844/t)  total  cash  costs  per 
tonne  milled  of  ZAR2,153/t  increased  by  16.7%  as  a  result 
of increased volumes, mainly due to the additional supply of 
low grade surface tonnes. The average price received for the 
year was ZAR450,829/kg, resulting in Barberton Mines margin 
of  ZAR229,405/kg  or  50.9%.  Keeping  costs  under  control 
is  a  continuous  exercise  of  monitoring  expenditure  and 
identifying cost-cutting opportunities that do not compromise 
safe operations. 

Barberton Mines is not a member of the Chamber of Mines, 
allowing it to negotiate wage rates independently. Successful 
wage negotiations, albeit higher than the budget target, were 
conducted  with  the  on-mine  union  representatives,  and  no 
industrial  action  occurred  at  the  mine  during  the  year. As  a 
result  of  these  negotiated  wages,  the  mine’s  overall  payroll 
costs increased by 16.1% during the year. 

The employee incentive scheme was revised during the year, 
increasing the emphasis on safety targets, achieving production 
targets  and  increasing  penalties  for  absenteeism.  During  the 
year,  an  absenteeism  monitoring  system  was  implemented 
where all employees returning from sick leave are counselled 
by human resources, to establish the reasons and validity of 
sick leave. 

Total  electricity  costs  increased  by  15%  to  ZAR72.1  million 
(2012: ZAR62.8 million). 

Barberton  Mines  invested  more  than  ZAR2.7  million  in 
training of its workforce during 2013, an increase of 173% on 
the corresponding 2012 figure.

Cost of production – current year
A  graphic  representation  of  the  mines’  cost  of  production 
appears below:

The  intelligence-driven  approach  to  security  in  respect 
to  illegal  miners  continues  to  pay  dividends.  The  cost  of 
security  decreased  by  12.9%  to  ZAR25.6  million  (2012: 
ZAR29.4 million).

Cost of production current year 
Year ended 30 June 2013 (%)

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Salaries and wages
Mining
Processing
Engineering & technical services
Electricity
Security
Other

Totals:
ZAR660.7 million
R221,424/kg

Cost of production prior year 
Year ended 30 June 2012 (%)

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9
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4

Salaries and wages
Mining
Processing
Engineering & technical services
Electricity
Security
Other

Totals:
ZAR566.0 million
R193,360/kg

Efforts  continued  during  the  year  to  improve  the  living 
conditions  of  the  workforce.  Approximately  86%  of  the 
workforce  reside  with  their  families  in  the  local  community 
and surrounds and are paid a living-out allowance. The balance 
of employees live in mine-provided accommodation – 6% in 
single sex hostels and 8.2% in married accommodation.

The production goals for the Barberton Mines team in 2014 
are clear:

 (cid:118) repeat 2013’s gold production at a reasonable cash cost
 (cid:118)  bringing the BTRP up to steady-state production, 

achieving its planned 20,000 oz per annum capacity

Risks
SA labour environment
Barberton  Mines  is  not  excluded  from  the  current  labour 
turmoil  experienced  by  the  South  African  mining  industry. 
The  rivalry  for  union  dominance  between  the  Association 
of  Mineworkers  and  Construction  Union  (AMCU)  and  the 
National  Union  of  Mineworkers  (NUM)  that  is  occurring 
in  the  industry  also  affects  Barberton  Mines. This  is  one  of 
the biggest threats to the ongoing success of the mine. The 
relationship  between  labour  and  management  is  regulated 
by the Labour Relations Act, which requires management to 
enter into a recognition agreement with the majority union. 
Barberton Mines has recognition agreements with the NUM 
for  Category  4-8  employees  and  the  United  Association 
of  South  Africa  (UASA)  representing  the  officials,  artisans 
and miners.

Aged mining infrastructure
Fairview  Mine,  accountable  for  the  majority  of  the  gold 
production  at  Barberton  Mines,  has  aged  infrastructure  that 
continually  needs  maintenance  or  replacement  in  order  to 
operate successfully. The conditions of the shaft infrastructure 
at No. 2 and No. 3 declines were identified as a high-risk area 
more  than  a  year  ago,  and  a  programme  of  refurbishment 
was implemented to ameliorate the risks. This programme is 
ongoing and capital to the amount of ZAR3.8 million (2012: 
ZAR2.6  million)  has  been  spent  for  the  financial  year.  As 
these  declines  are  operating  shafts,  the  refurbishments  are 
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Operation at a glance

 Operation name

Barberton tailings Retreatment Plant Project

Parent and ownership percentage

Pan African Resources Resources PLC (100% attributable)

Holding company

Country of operation

Provincial jurisdiction

Number of employees

Number of contractors

Commodity being mined

Geological setting

Mining method

Extraction method

Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd (South African incorporated)

South Africa

Mpumalanga

83

264

Gold

Tailing dams situated at Fairview, New Consort and Sheba mines

Hydro-mining of tailings dams

CIL

Name Plate Annual Production Capacity

Tonnage (t)

Plant feed grade (g/t)

Forecast Gold produced (oz)

Cash cost

Capital expenditure forecast

LOM

1,200,000

1.34

20,000 – 25,000

USD725/oz

ZAR305 million

12 years

Setting the scene
As  a  consequence  of  successful  metallurgical  test  work 
carried out on composite drill hole samples drilled during the 
previous financial year, the potential of retreating the Bramber 
tailings dam was assessed in a feasibility study on the proposed 
construction of a tailings retreatment plant at Fairview Mine. 
The  viability  of  a  retreatment  plant  was  confirmed  in  an 
independent review by Venmyn Rand (Pty) Ltd. 

With a forecast cost structure of USD725/oz, this project falls 
well  in  line  with  the  Company’s  strategy  of  developing  low 
cost, high margin projects. 

The LOM of the BTRP has been augmented by auger drilling 
on an additional 6 Mt of tailings at the Consort tailings dam, 
extending the life of the project from 6 to 12 years.

Detailed  engineering,  process  and  flow  design  to  treat 
approximately  1.2  Mt  per  annum  was  carried  out  by  Basil 
Read Matomo. 

Final  commissioning  was  completed  in  June  2013  and 
production  build-up  commenced. The  commissioning  of  the 
BTRP project created 83 new jobs in the Barberton area.

When  in  full  production,  the  BTRP  will  increase  the  annual 
production  profile  at  Barberton  Mines  by  20,000  oz,  to 
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Management team

 Name 

Age Designation

Qualification

Experience

Casper Strydom

55

General Manager

National Higher Diploma Metalliferous Mining
Mine Managers Certificate

36 years of mining-
related experience

Jonathan Irons

47

Manager: Metallurgy

National Higher Diploma Extractive Metallurgy
Programme for Management Development
(GIBS – University of Pretoria)
Competence levels include Refractory
Gold Extraction Technologies –
(Roasting and Hydrobiological)

25 years of metallurgy-
related experience

Ruben Mathada

33

Plant Manager

BTech Metallurgy

Richard Kunneman

52

Engineering Manager

Government Certificate of Competency

11 years of metallurgy-
related experience

24 years of 
engineering-related 
experience

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BTRP capital expenditure
Barberton  Mines  spent  ZAR229.6  million  in  the  current  financial  year  (2012:  ZAR43.3  million). The  capital  expenditure  is 
related directly to the plant and tailings storage facility construction and excludes the purchase of Harper tailings and the 
associated land purchased in the prior year for ZAR12.1 million.

BTRP construction

Historical capital

12 months

Forecasted capital

Forecasted

Prior year

30 June 2012
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Amount spent

to completion

Total project

30 June 2013
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project to date
ZAR millions

costs
ZAR millions

forecast costs
ZAR millions

Construction 
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Quantity surveying
Environmental
Tailings storage facility

Total

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228.2
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BTRP Life of Mine
The  final  stage  of  the  BTRP  was  completed  during  June  2013. The  first  gold  pour  on  28  June  2013  was  a  success  for  the 
management team of Barberton Mines, who was responsible for bringing this value-adding mineral asset to fruition. The project 
was in time and within budget, testifying to excellent leadership in the project execution. The BTRP is expected to contribute an 
additional 20,000 oz of gold sold to the bottom line of Barberton Mines. 

An additional inferred Mineral Resource has been identified which will possibly extend the life of mine to 12 years. 

Mineral Resource

 As at 30 June 2013 BTRP

BTRP

Category

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Tonnes 
(million)

Grade 
(g/t)

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9.72

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1.20

1.30

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11.58

22.81

 Moz

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0.36

 0.72

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Mineral Reserve modifying factors

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Gold price 
(ZAR/kg)

Cut-off 
value 
(g/t Au)

Cut-off 
value 
(cmg/t)

Stoping 
width 
(cm)

Dilution 
(%)

BTRP

490,000

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–

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MCF 
(%)

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PRF 
(%)

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 As at 30 June 2013 BTRP

Category

Tonnes million

Grade g/t

Contained Gold
Tonnes

 BTRP

Proved

Probable

Total

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7.28

7.28

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0.56

0.56

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4.07

The table below forms the keynotes to the sources of material that constitute the above Mineral Reserve.

Moz

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0.13

0.13

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Fairview Bramber Low Grade 

Fairview Bramber High Grade 

Fairview Harper South 

Fairview Harper North 

Calcine Northern Segalla 

Total 

Tonnes

 2,369,655 

 758,496 

 1,082,970 

 2,693,250 

 378,861 

 7,283,232 

Grade 
(g/t)

Au content 
(kg)

 0.50 

 1.59 

 0.66 

 0.24 

 0.83 

 0.56 

 1,180 

 1,206 

 709 

 656 

 314 

Ounces 
(oz)

 37,934 

 38,770 

 22,808 

 21,093 

 10,109 

 4,065 

 130,714

NB: Grade (g/t) in the above table indicates recovered grade.

Advanced  infill  drilling  and  metallurgical  testwork  was  concluded  during  the  year  on  the  Calcine  Northern  Segalla  slimes. 
The Calcine Northern Segalla tonnage increased by 30% from 290,000 tonnes (2012) to 378,861 tonnes with an attributable 
10,109 oz at a recoverable grade of 0.83 g/t as shown in the table above.

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Operation at a glance

 Operation name

Evander Mines

Parent and ownership percentage

Pan African Resources Resources PLC (100% attributable)

Company name

Country of operation

Provincial jurisdiction

Number of employees

Number of contractors

Commodity being mined

Geological setting

Mining method

Evander Gold Mines

South Africa

Mpumalanga

2,530

608

Gold

Evander Mines exploits the Kimberley reef in the Evander basin of the 
Witwatersrand basin

Underground conventional scraper mining, rail bound equipment, with some 
trackless mechanised development

Extraction method

CIL/CIP hybrid plant

Name Plate Annual Production Capacity

Tonnage (t)

Head grade (g/t)

Gold produced (oz)

Cash cost

Sustainable capital per annum

LOM

400,000

5.35

100,000 

USD900/oz

ZAR100 million

14 years

Setting the scene
Evander  Mines  was  acquired  from  Harmony  for  a  total  net 
purchase  consideration  of  ZAR1.313  billion. The  transaction 
was  effective  from  1  March  2013,  the  date  from  which  its 
results of operations have been consolidated by the Group. 
In terms of the sale agreement, cash generated by the mine 
between  the  date  of  signature  and  the  effective  date  was 
applied to reduce the purchase consideration. A management 
agreement between the Group and Harmony is in place to 
ensure the efficient and effective transfer of the assets.

The  Evander  Mines  operations  comprise  the  operating 
Evander Mines No. 8 Shaft and several potential development 
projects – namely Rolspruit, Poplar, Evander South and Libra 
(a  surface  tailings  storage  facility),  as  well  as  the  Kinross 
metallurgical  processing  plant  and  tailings  storage  facility. At 
the time of the acquisition, the total underground Resource 
was 28.74 Moz (109.55 Mt at 8.16 g/t) and Reserve 7.66 Moz 

(28.21 Mt at 8.45 g/t). Refer to the abridged Mineral Resource 
and  Mineral  Reserve  report  on  page  67  for  more  details 
of  Evander  Mines’  Mineral  Resources  and  Mineral  Reserves. 
The  Evander  Mines  No  8  Shaft  currently  has  an  expected 
LOM of approximately 14 years, and is expected to produce 
approximately 95 koz of gold per annum.

The  original  Harmony-appointed  management  remained 
intact at Evander Mines, and is led by general manager Manny 
da Silva. 

The  management  and  directors  are  extremely  pleased  with 
this acquisition and its performance to date. The opportunities 
it presents for organic growth, and the current year’s progress 
made  by  both  the  Evander  Mines  and  head  office  teams  in 
successfully incorporating it into the Group, are most satisfying. 

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Management team

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Age

Designation

Qualification

Experience

Manuel da Silva

43

General Manager

Marius Pelser

55

Mine Manager

Bernhard Georg 
Lindner

51

Manager: Engineering

Walter Seymore

36

Manager: Mineral 
Resource

Thabang Hlalele

36

Manager: Metallurgy

BSc Mining Engineering
Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
Mine Managers Certificate of Competency

21 years mining-related 
experience

Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
Mine Managers Certificate of Competency

37 years mining-related 
experience

National Higher Diploma Mechanical 
Engineering.  
Engineering Certificate of Competency

National Diploma in Geotechnology

34 years mining-related 
experience

14 years mining-related 
experience

National Diploma in Chemical Engineering
B-Tech Metallurgy

6 years mining-related 
experience

Nomathema Mabikwa 40

Manager: Finance and 
Administration

BCompt- Accounting Science
IMDP – UCT

Craig Richard Le Court 
De Billot

44

Manager: Finance and 
Administration

BCompt (Hons)

Louis Gouws van Wyk 49

Manager: Human 
Resources

BA (Hons) Industrial Psychology

6 years mining-related 
experience

19 years mining-related 
experience

27 years mining-related 
experience

Operational performance

Tonnes milled: underground
Tonnes milled: surface
Tonnes milled: total
Head grade: underground
Head grade: surface
Head grade: total
Recovered grade
Overall recovery
Production: underground
Production: surface
Gold sold
Average price: spot
Cash cost
All-in sustaining cash cost
All-in cash cost 
Total cash costs
Capital expenditure

20131

127,957
74,428
202,385
7.8
1.2
5.4
5.1
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31,522
2,675
34,197
412,641
259,640
303,790
326,061
1,365.6
62.4

(t)
(t)
(t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(%)
(oz)
(oz)
(oz)
(R/kg)
(R/kg)
(R/kg)
(R/kg)
(R/t)
(R millions)

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Exploiting the orebody
During  the  four-month  period  under  review,  underground 
production was conducted through No 8 Shaft in the No 2 
Decline area on 24 Level. All stoping was concentrated in the 
western side of the larger Kinross Payshoot. In the old mine, 
only one stope was mined, on 18 Level. 

The  mining  plan  for  the  development  was  to  continue 
opening Reserves on 24 Level at North 1C and 1D, as well as 
developing the winzes down from 24 Level up to the fault to 
25 Level. Capital was allocated to extending the new decline 
down  to  25  Level,  starting  with  infrastructure  development, 
which is now underway. It is anticipated that the first raise will 
hole in August 2014.

Stoping  was  to  follow  the  upside-down  Christmas  tree 
configuration in North 1A, 1B and 1C raise lines on 24 Level. 
Some stoping was also done at North 1D on 23 Level. In the 
last  quarter,  compressed  air  pressure  levels  were  raised  on 
24 Level.

Mining and processing –  
challenges and achievements
The most significant challenge faced at Evander Mines is the 
need to haul rock along 11 conveyors from the rockface to 
the  bottom  of  No.  7  Shaft,  where  it  is  hoisted  to  surface. 
This requires extensive supervision and means mining relies 
on  a  single  chain  of  infrastructural  assets,  with  no  mining 
flexibility should a failure in any component occur. However, 
the underground rock handling and ventilation infrastructure 
was upgraded by Harmony between 2011 and 2013, and the 
majority of this infrastructure is in good working condition. 

There were no significant interruptions to mining operations 
during the year, although the No. 1 cooling plant performed 
below standard and several stoppages were necessitated by 
failure in major pieces of equipment. Despite these challenges, 
the  operation  achieved  93%  of  its  targeted  underground 
production  tonnes.  There  were  no  incidents  of  industrial 
action or section 54 safety stoppages at Evander Mines.

Cost of production – current year
Despite  projects  to  reduce  energy  consumption,  Evander 
Mines’  electricity  bill  increased  by  17%  during  the  year,  due 
to tariff rate hikes. The cost of food provided to the hostels 
increased  by  15%,  well  above  the  official  inflation  rate. 
Management  has  introduced  various  initiatives  to  manage 
costs.

Cash cost breakdown (excluding capex) 
For 4 months ended 30 June 2013 (%)

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Salaries
Mining
Processing
Engineering
Electricity
Security
Other

Totals:
£19.9 million
ZAR275.5 million
USD915/oz

In total, ZAR0.16 million was invested in training the Evander 
Mines workforce during the four months ended 30 June 2013.

As at Barberton Mines, the management of absenteeism and 
sick  leave  remains  a  time-consuming  function,  necessary  to 
ensure continuous, safe mining. Approximately 91 employees 
(3.6%  of  the  workforce)  were  either  sick  or  absent  each 
working  day.  Evander  Mines  has  introduced  a  wellness 
programme.  Employees  who  abuse  their  sick  leave  are 
counselled by a social worker. If employees continue with this 
practice, disciplinary steps are taken. 

As  a  former  subsidiary  of  Harmony,  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Mines,  Evander  Mines  concluded  a  two-year 
wage  agreement  that  expired  in  2013.  Under  the  terms  of 
this agreement, employees received the following increases:

Categories 3 and 4: 
Categories 5 to 8: 
Miners/artisans and officials: 

10.0%
8.5%
7.5%

Industrial  action  throughout  the  mining  industry  during 
October 2012 resulted in additional wage adjustments being 
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The  latter  two  initiatives,  together  with  other  potential 
value-adding projects, will require capital expenditure. Given 
the  challenging  times  the  industry  finds  itself  in  at  present, 
management  is  conscious  of  the  need  to  commit  only  to 
capital  expenditure  that  provides  quick  returns,  following  a 
rigorous project evaluation. 

Besides optimising Evander Mines current operations through 
the above short-term initiatives, 2014 will focus on evaluating 
and  prioritising  the  larger,  medium-term  organic  projects, 
as  described  in  the  abridged  Mineral  Resource  and  Mineral 
Reserve report on page 67.

 (cid:118) Roll-up of Category 3 underground and surface 

employees to Category 4,

 (cid:118) creation of new operator categories,
 (cid:118) increase in rock drill operator allowances, 
 (cid:118) 1.5% upward adjustment for Categories 5 to 8.

Evander Mines has two hostels with a total of 1,208 rooms, 
accommodating  1,435  employees  in  the  Category  4  to  8 
bargaining  unit.  A  detailed  action  plan  has  been  developed 
to meet the Mining Charter’s requirement of one person per 
room  by  2014.  Block A,  B  and  C  family  units  at  Musimuhle 
Village  are  being  renovated  to  accommodate  an  additional 
26 families.

Risk
Mining  activities  moved  into  an  area  of  lower  gold  grades 
during the year. The mining of this lower grade will continue 
until the first quarter of 2015. This lower grade cycle, together 
with the current lack of flexibility in mining operations, makes 
Evander Mines vulnerable to a falling gold price. 

To mitigate this risk, management has identified the following 
initiatives for 2014:

 (cid:118) ETRP is at a pre-feasibility stage and indications are 

positive to move this project to a bankable stage in the 
following 3 to 6 months. Should the project be approved 
the ETRP will generate between 8,000 oz to 10,000 oz 
annually over the LOM.

 (cid:118)  Increase sweeping and vamping operations throughout 

the current assets.

 (cid:118) Upgrade an autogenous mill to a ball mill in the second 
quarter of 2014, allowing for the processing of fine 
surface material. It is estimated that this mill will process 
the available material at a rate of 20,000 tonnes per 
month for 21 months.

 (cid:118) Re-open the No 3 Decline at No. 7 Shaft. This decline 
was closed by Harmony in 2009 as part of the mine’s 
rationalisation. However, this decline has approximately  
12 months of reserves at grades similar to those in 
No 8 Shaft. In addition, working this decline will provide 
access to the 2010 payshoot, an area of interest for 
further exploration.

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PHOENIX PLATINUM

Operation at a glance

 Operation name

Phoenix Platinum CTRP

Parent and ownership percentage

Pan African Resources Resources PLC (100% attributable)

Company name

Country of operation

Provincial jurisdiction

Number of employees

Number of contractors

Commodity being mined

Geological setting

Mining method

Extraction method

Phoenix Platinum (Pty) Ltd (South African incorporated)

South Africa

North west

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Platinum (61.2%), Palladium (18.7%), Rhodium (7.3%), Gold (0.3%), 
Ruthenium (8.6%) and Iridium (3.9%) (PGM 6Es)

Chrome tailings from ore mined from the MG1 and MG2 seams of the 
Bushveld Igneous Complex

Current arisings tailings produced by IFM during its mining operation are 
delivered directly to the CTRP, in addition to material from old tailings dams 

SMD bead milling and floatation (concentrate is delivered to Lonmin’s 
Mooinooi Smelter for toll extraction)

Name Plate Annual Production Capacity

Float feed tonnage (t)

Plant feed grade (g/t)

PGM 6E produced (oz)

Cash cost

Sustainable capital per annum

LOM

240,000

3.27

12,000: Sulphide feedstock; 7,200: Oxide feedstock

USD855/oz

ZAR2 million

20 years

Setting the scene
The  chrome  tailings  retreatment  plant  (CTRP  or  Phoenix 
Platinum)  was  designed  to  treat  sulphide  material  from 
International  Ferrous  Metals  Limited’s  (‘IFM’)  Lesedi  Mine. 
IFM  initially  supplied  Phoenix  with  sulphide-rich  material 
from  its  Lesedi  underground  operations.  However,  IFM  cut 
back drastically on operations at Lesedi in January 2012 and 
started  mining  oxidised  material  from  an  open  cast  section. 
This  resulted  in  oxidised  tailings  being  blended  into  the 
Phoenix feedstock.

The metallurgy of oxidised tailings negatively affects recovery 
and  concentrate  grade  in  the  CTRP. This  in  turn  results  in 
poor PGM concentrate production. The oxide versus sulphide 
ratio  has  increased  since  beginning  November  2012  and 
100% oxide material is now being mined by IFM. The Group 
is currently exploring the expediting of an additional Tailings 
Storage Facility (‘TSF’) that will allow management at Phoenix 
to  bypass  oxidised  tailings.  Once  the TSF  is  completed  the 
Group  will  expect  recoveries  and  revenue  to  increase 
significantly at this time.

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Management team

 Name

Age Designation

Qualification

Experience

Bertin Mcleod

36

Plant Manager: 
Metallurgy

BTech: Chemical Engineering
Management Development Certificate
Senior Management Development Certificate

10 of platinum industry 
experience

Avinash Kandhai

31

Cost Accountant

BTech: Accounting

Phumzile Mokoena 25

Metallurgist

BTech: Chemical Engineering

John Martin

57

Plant Engineer

Diploma (T4): Electrical Engineering

Hendrik Snyman

39

Manager: Metanza

BEng Metallurgical (Extractive)
Certificate in Business Management
Certificate in Leadership Programme
Professional Engineer

Hector Mapheto

32

Operations Manager:  
Metanza

BSc Eng Chemical
Professional Engineer

Daniel Maponya

32

Site Manager:  
Fraser

National Diploma: Civil Engineering
Mine Residue Deposits Certificate
BTech: Engineering Water

Operational performance

7 years of mining 
experience and eight 
years of financial 
experience

1 year of metallurgy-
related experience

25 years of 
engineering-related 
experience

16 years of metallurgy-
related experience

7 years of metallurgy-
related experience

4 years of tailings dams 
experience

Plant feed – Lesedi
Plant feed – IFM opencast
Plant feed – IFM toll 
Plant feed – Buffelsfontein dumps 
Head grade
Plant recovery
Chrome content in concentrate
Production and sales of PGM 4E
Basket price received
Total cash costs
Total cash costs
Capital expenditure

2013

20121

(t)
(t)
(t)
(t)
(g/t)
(%)
(%)
(oz)
(ZAR/oz)
(ZAR/oz)
(ZAR/t)
(ZAR millions)

16,216
76,258
7.607
174,109
3.68
21
2.20
6,480
9,093
7,551
178
2.2 

58,185
33,627
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32,652
4.16
21
2.49
3,474
7,499
7,847
170
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Note 1:  Phoenix Platinum was fully commissioned for accounting purposes on 1 July 2012, therefore all associated revenues and costs were capitalised  

in the prior year.

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PHOENIX PLATINUM
continued

Mining and processing – 
challenges and achievements
To  mitigate  the  effect  of  the  highly  oxidised  feed  source, 
the following actions have been implemented:

 (cid:118) The re-mining from surface tailings (the re-mining of 

sulphide-rich tailings discards that have been stored on 
the IFM tailings storage facility) was increased by 38% to 
compensate for the loss in recoverable ounces.

 (cid:118) To reduce the chrome content in the concentrate being 
supplied to Lonmin, a reagent (an oxide collector) was 
introduced into the CTRP floatation section. Excessive 
chrome content in the concentrate leads to chrome 
penalties from Lonmin.

The current CTRP tailings storage facility has limited capacity. 
A  new  long-term  tailings  storage  facility  has  been  designed 
and  the  necessary  EIA  and  water  usage  licence  applications 
have been submitted. This long-term facility will allow Phoenix 
Platinum  to  bypass  any  oxidised  chrome  tailings  from  IFM 
directly  to  the  new  site,  thereby  enabling  more  re-mining 
tonnages to be treated in the CTRP. 

The effect of the increased re-mining tonnages and the oxide 
collector  has  led  to  improved  recoveries  at  the  CTRP,  from 
21%  in  2012  to  26%  in  May  2013  and  29%  in  June  2013 
respectively.

Cost of production – current year
In  this  year,  the  electricity  price  increased  by  8%  and  wage 
increases impacted on the cost per ounce and the cost per 
tonne  processed. To  manage  these  unit  costs,  management 
targeted additional material for processing through the plant, 
and further ramping up of volumes will continue in 2014. 

Various laboratory tests were conducted to reduce chrome 
fees charged by Lonmin, and a new reagent was introduced 
to  the  process,  reducing  the  chrome  fees  by  nearly  50%.  In 
addition, local suppliers were sourced to supply consumables 
previously obtained from overseas suppliers, with prices linked 
to South Africa’s CPI. 

Costs were well contained. Re-mining costs were reduced by  
5.9% to ZAR3.2 million (2012: ZAR3.4 million). 

To  improve  efficiencies,  a  training  shift  was  introduced, 
dedicated  to  improving  employees’  know-how  and  safety 
awareness. In addition, Saturday work hours were introduced 
for the engineering team to reduce plant downtime.

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Cash cost breakdown (excluding capex) 
Year ended 30 June 2013 (%)

Totals:
£3.5 million
ZAR48.9 million 
ZAR7,550/oz

27
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13
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5
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16

Labour cost
Site production cost
Tailings cost
Transport and Lab cost
Consumables
Indirect site cost
Admin cost
Electricity and utilities
Refinery fees

Cash cost breakdown (excluding capex) 
Year ended 30 June 2012 (%)

Totals:
£2.2 million
ZAR27.3 million 
ZAR7,847/oz

27
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Labour cost
Site production cost
Tailings cost
Transport and Lab cost
Consumables
Indirect site cost
Admin cost
Electricity and utilities
Refinery fees

Note: Phoenix Platinum was fully commissioned for accounting purposes on 1 July 
2012,  therefore all associated revenues and costs were capitalised in the prior year.

Only six shifts were lost in the past year due to absenteeism 
and sick leave.

Salary  scales  in  the  Rustenburg/Brits  mining  region  were 
benchmarked and employee salaries adjusted accordingly. The 
current workforce is not unionised.

ABRIDGED MINERAL RESOURCES 
AND MINERAL RESERVES REPORT

Scope of report
The following abridged information has been extracted from 
the  Mineral  Resource  and  Mineral  Reserve  Report  2013, 
which  is  available  at  http://www.panafricanresources.com. 
The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Report 2013 is 
a key component of the Pan African Resources suite of 2013 
annual reports produced to record the Group’s performance 
regarding its finances, operations and sustainability activities for 
the year ended 30 June 2013. 

This report conforms to the standards described by the South 
African Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral 
Resources and Mineral Reserves (the SAMREC Code, 2007 
edition). Pan African Resources asserts its legal entitlement to 
the Mineral Resources and Reserves reported on here. 

The  Mineral  Resource  is  inclusive  of  the  Mineral  Reserve 
component.  Information  is  presented  either  by  operation, 
mine  or  project. The  following  tables  and  graphs  are  used 
to  illustrate  developments  across  operations  of  Pan African 
Resources, during the 2013 financial year:

 (cid:118) Resource and reserve tables by Group, mine and project.
 (cid:118) Development sampling results.
 (cid:118)  Year-on-year reconciliation of the Group Mineral 

Resource and Mineral Reserve. 

Note:  The  rounding  of  numbers  in  the  abridged  Mineral 
Resources and Mineral Reserves report may result in minor 
computational discrepancies.
Group Mineral Resource  
and Reserve strategy
Pan  African  Resources  intends  to  realise  its  vision  through 
the strategic acquisition and development of precious metal 
assets close to or in production, that:

 (cid:118) Are profitable – significant grade margin and a low cash 

cost profile.

 (cid:118) Are sustainable – a long production life.
 (cid:118) Show growth – potential to grow organically.
 (cid:118) Benefit stakeholders – a significant socio-economic win.

Pan African Resources’ Mineral Resource Management (MRM) 
philosophy  is  that  a  detailed  understanding  of  the  mineral 
asset undoubtedly contributes to its optimal extraction. From 
this standpoint, it is clear that the ‘orebody dictates’ through 
its various characteristics and, when aligned effectively to the 
business model, can yield significant returns.

Profitable – Pan African Resources’ mineral assets are located 
in geological terrains that are described as world-class quality 
mineral assets with high grade and significant tonnage profiles. 
Barberton  Mines  is  located  in  the  Barberton  Greenstone 
Belt, a unique ancient geological setting that hosts economic 
shear gold that is among the most consistent high grade gold 
deposits  globally  (2013:  9.64  g/t  recovered  grade).  Evander 
Mines is located in the Witwatersrand Basin, the world’s most 
renowned gold-producing region. Evander Mines is one of the 
substantial,  remaining  Mineral  Resources  that  is  untapped  in 
the basin (2013: 31.61 Moz Mineral Resource and 8.01 Moz 
Mineral  Reserve). The  Phoenix  Platinum  operation  re-treats 
tailings from ore derived from the famous Bushveld Igneous 
Complex, the largest mineral resource of PGMs in the world. 

Within  the  accepted  MRM  framework  of  survey,  geology, 
resource  estimation  and  mine  planning,  functions  on  the 
operations  are  focused  towards  maximising  and  optimising 
the value of the residing mineral assets. The key operational 
focus is to integrate all intellectual capital and technical data 
to  enhance  the  Mineral  Resource  confidence  in  relation  to 
volume  and  grade.  Efficient  and  effective  LOM  plans  are 
designed  to  execute  mining  methods  that  are  safe  and  low 
cost. The low cost base allows the orebody to be extracted 
at optimal cut-off grades to yield the desired financial margins.

Group Mineral Resource – 
gold ↑ 496%.

Group Mineral Reserve –  
gold ↑ 693%.

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AND MINERAL RESERVES REPORT
continued

Sustainable – MRM at Barberton Mines, Evander Mines and 
Phoenix  Platinum  has  the  strategic  role  of  applying  best 
practices  in  identifying,  optimising  and  realising  the  value  of 
the mineral asset through converting it from an initial inferred 
Resource  at  the  exploration  phase  through  to  a  proved 
Reserve at the production stage, and ultimately to a saleable 
product. The  diligent  application  of  this  methodology  allows 
for  greenfield,  brownfield,  near  mine  and  organic  growth 
projects to be realised and economic value added to deliver a 
sustainable business model, see figure below.

set of organic and brownfield projects – ETRP, Evander Mines  
No  7  Shaft  No  3  Decline,  Rolspruit,  Evander  South,  Poplar 
and Libra – that are at an advanced confidence and economic 
value, see figure on page 69. This enables Pan African Resources 
to grow organically and sustainably, benefiting all stakeholders.

The  successful  commissioning  of  the  BTRP  in  June  2013  is 
a  testament  to  the  leadership  at  Pan  African  Resources  in 
creating  value  from  its  mineral  assets. This  organic  growth 
project will add 20,000 oz/annum of production ounces.

Growth  –  Pan African  Resources  strives  to  create  value  by 
growing its major asset – the Mineral Resource and Mineral 
Reserve  of  the  Company. This  drive  is  based  on  an  active 
acquisition  strategy,  a  well-defined  exploration  programme, 
innovation  in  both  geological/Resource  modelling,  optimal 
mine planning, and continual optimisation of the asset portfolio.

Stakeholder – Pan African Resources is pleased to note that 
there  were  no  production  stoppages  due  to  labour  issues 
during the year under review. This had a positive impact on 
realising the targeted grade tonnage profiles for each of the 
operations,  resulting  in  excellent  quantities  of  ounces  being 
produced.

The acquisition of Evander Mines has propelled Pan African 
Resources into a mid-tier status. The Group has increased its 
mineral asset significantly, as outlined in this report. The mineral 
assets  of  Evander  Mines  comprise  an  operating  mine  and  a 

The Group is committed to complying with the MPRDA and 
achieving the objectives of the Mining Charter. In this regard, 
it  continues  to  engage  with  stakeholders,  both  within  and 
outside the Group.

Target
(Project/Company 
/Mine)

Filter 1 *

Desktop Study
(Initial Financial 
Model)

Filter 2 ‡

Detailed Review
(Technical and 
Financial)

Recommendation

* Filter 1: Type/size/grade of onebody; economic/political risk; infrastructure/services.
‡ Filter 2: NPV; IRR; other financial parameters.

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Group Mineral Resource – gold
The total Mineral Resource for the Group increased from 5.89 Moz in June 2012 to 35.13 Moz in June 2013 – a gross annual 
increase of 29.24 Moz or 496%. Of this, 3.52 Moz can be attributed to Barberton Mines and a significant 31.61 Moz can be 
attributed to the acquisition of Evander Mines.

 As at 30 June 2013
 Pan African Resources

Mineral Resource

Pan African Resources 

Category

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Tonnes
(million)

Grade
(g/t)

6.78

273.39

56.94

337.11

10.58

2.38

6.04

3.10

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tonnes

68.27

655.10

369.36

1,092.73

Moz

2.19

21.06

11.88

35.13

Barberton Mines’ Mineral Resources had a positive variance of 574,164 oz contained gold. This was a result of the addition of 
new Resources from an aggressive exploration strategy at each of the operating mines and the inclusion of Segalla and Camelot 
slimes dams into the Mineral Resource.

Group Mineral Reserve – gold
Pan African Resources’ Mineral Reserve increased from 1.16 Moz in June 2012 to 9.20 Moz in June 2013 – a gross annual increase 
of 8.04 Moz, and a 693% increase. Of this, 1.18 Moz can be attributed to Barberton Mines, while the acquisition of Evander Mines 
contributed 8.02 Moz.

 As at 30 June 2013
 Pan African Resources

Mineral Reserve

Pan African Resources

Category

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Probable

Total

Tonnes
(million)

Grade
(g/t)

Contained gold

tonnes

Moz

4.42

75.39

79.81

6.98

3.23

3.43

29.03

256.95

285.98

0.93

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9.20

Barberton Mines had a positive variance of 18,547 oz. Mining depletion accounted for 87,128 oz..

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Group Mineral Resource Table PGM 4E

The Group’s total Mineral Resource PGM 4E increased from 0.49 Moz in June 2012 to 0.68 Moz in June 2013 - a gross annual 
increase of 0.19 Moz, and a 39% increase. Of this, 0.16 Moz can be attributed to IFM Reserves (2012). 

 As at 30 June 2013
 Pan African Resources

Mineral Resource

Pan African Resources

Category

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Tonnes
(million)

Grade
(g/t)

2.00

3.40

1.10

6.50

2.68

3.57

3.37

3.27

PGM 4E

tonnes

5.23

12.22

3.85

21.30

Moz

0.17

0.39

0.12

0.68

Group Mineral Reserve Table PGM 4E
Pan African Resources Resources’ Mineral Reserve PGM 4E increased from 0.18 Moz in June 2012 to 0.25 Moz in June 2013 – 
a gross annual increase of 0.07 Moz, and a 39% increase. This significant increase can be attributed to the IFM Proven and Probable 
Reserves (2012) for Lesedi Mine.

 As at 30 June 2013
 Pan African Resources

Mineral Reserve

Pan African Resources 

Category

Proved

Probable

Total

Tonnes
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Grade
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tonnes

1.96

3.42

5.38

1.21

1.61

1.46

2.36

5.50

7.86

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0.07

0.18

0.25

Group organic growth
Extensive exploration drilling was conducted during the year, focusing on defining the geometries of the various orebodies on 
each mine. This geo-scientific knowledge assisted in increasing the confidence of the mineral resource, and thus supported the 
LOM plans and the Company’s business plan. A well-designed mine plan for accessing and developing the orebody – outlined in 
the tables below, resulted in significant gold attributed ounces to the mineral resource for the year.

Exploring the orebody – exploration drilling

 Operation

Barberton Mines

Evander Mines

Phoenix Platinum

Total 
metres

Number of 
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Average 
channel width
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No. of 
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Average 
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Total 
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16,937

1,803

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22

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63

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32.62

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5. 87

1.65

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Accessing the orebody – on-reef development

 Operation

Barberton Mines

Evander Mines

Phoenix Platinum

Total on-reef 
development 
(m)

2 128,5 

1 333,0 

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Average grade 
(g/t)

6.92

56.44

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Developing the orebody – capital ore Reserve projects: Barberton Mines

 Project

Sheba – pillar development

Sheba – Edwin Bray to Thomas and Joe’s Luck area 

Fairview –11 Level Royal reef

Fairview – 1# ore Reserve opening

Fairview – No 3 Shaft deepening 

Fairview – 62 Level

Consort – 40 Level

Consort – 50 Level Decline West 

Consort – MMR pillar development

Y/E 30 June 
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Y/E 30 June 
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Y/E 30 June 
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317

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228

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Capital Ore Reserve Projects: Evander Mines

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2 decline 24-25 level

25 A block ventilation

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Barberton Mines
Barberton  Mines  is  situated  in  the  Magisterial  District  of 
Barberton,  Mpumalanga,  Republic  of  South  Africa,  some 
370  km  east  of  Johannesburg  and  47  km  south-east  of 
Nelspruit. The mineralisation at Barberton Mines is classified 
as  Achaean  epigenetic  hydrothermal  lode  gold  deposits 
within  a  granite  greenstone  terrain.  The  grade  and  the 
structure  in  the  ore  shoots  are  highly  erratic  in  nature  and 
most of the data for evaluating Resource blocks are derived 
from  development  adjacent  to  the  mining  blocks  and  from 
the  position  of  the  present  mining  areas.  The  tectonic 
structure  and  orebody  geometry  are  modelled  using  the  
Lynx orebody modelling system.

Barberton Mines has continued with the application of semi-
mechanised  cut  and  fill  mining  method. The  mineral  rights 
pertaining  to  Barberton  Mines  were  issued  by  the  DMR  in 
terms of Item 7 of Schedule II of the Minerals and Petroleum 
Resources Development Act, 2002 (No 28 of 2002) (MPRDA). 
Mineral rights to Barberton Mines comprise of three separate 
mining  rights  for  the  three  different  mining  operations.  All 
three operations’ old order rights were converted to the sole 
and exclusive “new order” right to mine on 28 April 2011.

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(cid:30)(cid:51)(cid:31)(cid:46)(cid:48)(cid:40)(cid:44)(cid:45)(cid:45)(cid:39)(cid:35)(cid:47)(cid:1)(cid:14)(cid:44)(cid:46)(cid:42)(cid:31)(cid:48)(cid:39)(cid:44)(cid:43)
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Mineral Resource table – Barberton Mines

Mineral Resource at 30 June 2013

 Operations

Sheba

Consort

Fairview

Total mines

Slimes dumps

Surface ore

Outside sections

Total Barberton Mines

Classification

tonnes

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

1,001,200

1,575,200

1,850,000

4,426,300

385,900

184,800

279,100

849,800

1,813,000

896,100

956,400

3,665,600

3,200,200

2,656,100

3,085,500

8,941,700

–

7,283,200

11,138,600

18,421,800

192,300

–

214,300

183,100

397,400

3,200,200

10,345,900

14,407,200

27,953,300

g/t

7.52

5.31

4.70

5.56

8.67

11.58

8.99

9.41

7.76

18.70

19.65

13.54

7.80

10.26

9.73

9.19

–

1.54

1.20

1.27

1.79

–

6.19

5.69

5.96

7.80

3.88

3.08

3.92

kg

7,530

8,360

8,703

24,593

3,347

2,139

2,508

7,993

14,076

16,755

18,798

49,629

24,952

27,254

30,008

82,215

–

11,227

13,392

24,619

344

–

1,327

1,042

2,369

24,952

40,152

44,442

oz

242,083

268,791

279,796

790,671

107,593

68,766

80,629

256,988

452,559

538,693

604,353

1,595,605

802,235

876,251

964,779

2,643,264

–

360,946

430,548

791,548

11,057

–

42,664

33,511

76,176

802,235

1,290,917

1,428,838

109,546

3,521,990

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Mineral Reserve at 30 June 2013

 Operations

Sheba

Consort

Fairview

Total mines

Slimes dumps

Surface ore

Total Barberton Mines

Classification

tonnes

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Probable

Probable

Proved

Probable

Total

529,500

1,562,700

2,092,200

89,700

149,000

238,600

1,132,900

917,400

2,050,200

1,752,100

2,629,100

4,381,000

7,283,000

153,800

1,752,000

10,066,100

11,818,200

g/t

6.52

4.27

4.84

7.83

7.71

7.76

6.29

14.50

9.96

6.44

8.04

7.40

0.56

1.16

6.44

2.52

3.10

kg

3,450

6,676

10,126

702

1,149

1,851

7,126

13,302

20,428

11,278

21,127

32,405

4,066

179

11,278

25,371

36,650

oz

110,934

214,626

325,560

22,562

36,943

59,505

229,115

427,664

656,779

362,612

679,233

1,041,845

130,714

5,752

362,612

815,699

1,178,311

As  at  30  June  2013,  Barberton  Mines  reported  a  Mineral  Reserve  of  1,178,311  oz  and  Mineral  Resource  of  3,521,990  oz 
contained gold. The measured and indicated Mineral Resources are inclusive of those Resources modified to produce the Mineral 
Reserves. Reserves are reported as mill-delivered tonnes at the grade recovered, having duly considered all modifying factors.

The report date for Resources and Reserves was moved from end March to end June, to bring it in line with Evander Mines’ 
reporting cycle and the Group’s year end.

The graph below illustrates Mineral Reserve sensitivities to a changing gold price. 
Mineral Reserve sensitivities Barberton

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Competent person
Frans Chadwick, the Chief Surveyor at Barberton Mines, signs 
off  the  Mineral  Resources  for  Barberton  Mines.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  South African  Council  for  Professional  and 
Technical  Surveyors  (PLATO)  (PMS0033).  He  is  based  at 
Fairview Mine, GMO Building, Barberton, 1300.
Evander Mines
Evander  Mines  is  located  approximately  120  km  south-east 
from Johannesburg in Mpumalanga Province. Evander Mines’ 
mineral  asset  comprises  a  set  of  Mineral  Resources  ranging 
from  early  prefeasibility  studies  to  a  production  mine. 
The  current  revenue  streams  for  Evander  Mines  are 
generated  from  the  Evander  Mines  No  8  Shaft  and  surface 
sources. The principal economical horizon mined at Evander 

Mines  is  the  Kimberley  Reef,  which  was  deposited  in  the 
Witwatersrand sedimentary basin, ca 2,300 million years ago. 
Evander Mines No 8 Shaft is situated in the distal part of the 
Evander  Basin. The  Kimberley  Reef  is  the  only  economical 
horizon  that  is  mined  and  is  developed  as  the  Kinross 
Payshoot, illustrated in Figure 4 below.

Evander  Mines  No.  8  Shaft  mining  method  is  footwall 
development  to  reef  horizon  and  then  developing  on  reef 
horizon (raise). The mining follows an upside-down Christmas 
tree sequence to extract the reef horizon. Old areas of the 
mine are also cleaned up by means of vamping activities.

The mineral rights pertaining to Evander Mines were issued 
by the DMR in terms of Item 7 of Schedule II of the MPRDA, 
and were registered on 15 October 2010.

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(cid:77)(cid:105)(cid:110)(cid:101)(cid:114)(cid:97)(cid:108)(cid:32)(cid:82)(cid:105)(cid:103)(cid:104)(cid:116)(cid:115)(cid:32)(cid:65)(cid:114)(cid:101)(cid:97)
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Mineral Resource table – Evander Mines

 Operations

Classification

tonnes

Evander Mines No 8 Shaft

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Evander Mines surface sources

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Evander Mines No 7 Shaft (vamping) Measured

Evander Mines No 7 Shaft No 3 
Decline

Libra (ETRP incl.)

Rolspruit

Poplar

Evander South

Total Evander Mines 

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

2,565,437

2,687,695

11,386,966

16,640,099

290,160

46,186

161,880

498,226

67,550

–

–

67,550

653,447

567,640

5,540,222

6,761,309

–

202,909,694

–

202,909,694

–

24,533,910

937,985

25,471,895

–

18,739,880

9,776,663,

28,516,543

–

13,557,535

14,728,265

28,285,799

3,576,294

263,042,540

42,531,982

309,151,115

Mineral Resource 30 June 2013

g/t

14.06

15.56

10.23

11.68

0.94

0.76

0.93

0.92

3.29

–

–

3.29

10.30

9.15

10.78

10.60

–

0.29

–

0.29

–

10.89

9.17

10.83

–

7.16

6.22

6.84

–

7.93

5.37

6.60

kg

oz

36,083

41,808

116,489

194,380

1,160,000

1,344,000

3,745,000

6,249,000

274

35

150

459

222

–

–

222

6,733

5,195

59,736

71,664

–

9,000

1,000

5,000

15,000

7,000

–

–

7,000

216,000

167,000

1,921,000

2,304,000

–

59,004

1,897,000

–

–

59,004

1,897,000

–

–

267,227

8,592,000

8,599

276,000

275,826

8,868,000

–

–

134,214

4,315,000

60,773

1,954,000

194,987

6,269,000

–

–

107,466

3,455,000

79,157

2,545,000

186,623

6,000,000

12.11

43,312

1,392,000

2.34

7.64

3.18

614,949

19,771,000

324,905

10,446,000

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Mineral Reserve table – Evander Mines

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Classification

Evander Mines No 8 Shaft

Evander Mines surface sources

Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total

Evander Mines No 7 Shaft (vamping) Proved

Libra (ETRP incl.)

Rolspruit

Total Evander Mines

Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total
Proved
Probable
Total

tonnes

2,347,199
2,345,485
4,692,685
256,000
–
256,000
67,550
–
67,550
–
39,615,959
39,615,959
–
23,362,565
23,362,595
2,670,749
65,324,009
67,994,759

Mineral Reserve at 30 June 2013

g/t

kg

7.37
7.61
7.49
1.02
–
1.02
2.80
–
2.80
–
0.32
0.32
–
8.60
8.60
6.65
3.55
3.67

17,300
17,860
35,161
261
–
261
189
–
189
–
12,713
12,713
–
201,006
201,006
17,750
231,580
249,330

oz

556,000
574,000
1,130,000
8,000
–
8,000
6,000
–
6,000
–
409,000,
409,000
–
6,462,000
6,462,000
570,000
7,445,000
8,015,000

As at 30 June 2013, Evander Mines reported a Mineral Reserve of 8,015,000 oz and Mineral Resource of 31,609,000 oz contained 
gold. The measured and indicated Mineral Resources are inclusive of those Resources modified to produce the Mineral Reserves. 
Reserves are reported as mill-delivered tonnes at the head grade, having duly considered all modifying factors.

The graph below illustrates Mineral Reserve sensitivities to a changing gold price. 
Mineral Reserve sensitivities Evander No. 8 Shaft

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250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

500,000

550,000

600,000

ZAR/kg Gold Price

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131.83

631.96

1,126.24

1,358.96

1,419.70

1,443.40

1,464.63

1,880.81

1,922.26

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9.43

8.42

7.97

7.78

7.70

7.61

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EV ANDER SOUTH PROJECT EXTENSION

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(cid:16)(cid:5)(cid:11) (cid:4)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:13)

Map illustrating Evander projects.

Competent person
The competent person for Evander Mines, Barry Naicker, the Group Mineral Resource Manager, signs off the Mineral 
Resources for Evander Mines. He is a member of the South African Council for Scientific Professions (400234/10). He has 
a Master’s degree in mineral resource management from Witwatersrand University and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) 
in economic geology. He has 12 years of experience in economic geology and mineral resource management.

He is based at First Floor, The Firs, cnr Cradock Avenue and Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, 2196, Gauteng.

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Group mineral inventory reconciliation (gold) year-on-year

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Resource at June 2012

Resource at June 2013

+/– variance

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Moz

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Moz

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g/t

t Au

Moz

Mt

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+/– variance

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Mt

g/t

t Au

Moz

Mt

g/t

t Au

Moz

Mt

g/t

t Au

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3.18

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1.16

4.42

6.98

29.03

75.39

79.81

3.23

256.95

3.43

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9.20

2.85

6.07

17.30

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181.50

81.00

147.50

144.70

65.62

68.47

3.54

232.61

7.49

671.60

142.40

955.70

960.30

3.65

249.91

8.04

603.80

114.80

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Phoenix Platinum
The  concept  of  recovering  the  PGM  6Es  from  tailings  was  pioneered  by  Phoenix  Platinum  through  an  antecedent  company  
GB Mining (Pty) Ltd which, together with Aquarius Platinum Limited, built the RK1 floatation plant in the Kroondal area.

Pan  African  Resources  acquired  100%  of  Phoenix  Platinum  from  Metorex  on  21  May  2009.  Phoenix  Platinum  recovers  
PGM 6Es from old tailings and current arisings through mineral rights agreements from the IFM Lesedi Mine dams and current 
arisings, the Elandskraal dumps and pits, and the Kroondal dump. These tailings are covered through various agreements with 
Phoenix Platinum to be the feed source for a 240 ktpa CTRP.

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The Buffelsfontein, Elandskraal and Kroondal Mineral Resource originates from the mining of the chromitite layers of the Bushveld 
Igneous Complex. The chromitite layers in the western limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex are confined to the critical zone 
of the layered complex and are grouped from the bottom upwards, into lower, middle and upper groups.

The middle group consists of four chromitite seams of which the sixth seam, numbered from bottom (MG1) to top (MG4) is 
being mined. The mining that took place at Elandskraal and at Buffelsfontein (IFM Lesedi Mine) are from the MG1 and MG2 seams. 
The MG1 seams sits in the Lower Critical Zone of the Bushveld Complex, whereas MG2 is in the Upper Critical Zone of the 
Bushveld Complex.

Mineral Resource table – Phoenix Platinum

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Classification

Buffelsfontein tailings dams

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Buffelsfontein current arisings

Measured

Total Buffelsfontein

Elandskraal

Kroondal

Total Phoenix Platinum

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Measured

Indicated

Inferred

Total

Mineral Resource at 30 June 2013

tonnes

494,000

–

274,000

768,000

–

3,230,000

826,000

4,056,000

494,000

3,230,000

1,100,000

4,824,000

1,149,000

145,000

42,000

1,336,000

316,000

50,000

–

366,000

1,959,000

3,425,000

1,142,000

6,526,000

g/t

3.66

–

2.72

3.38

–

3.66

3.66

3.66

3.66

3.66

3.43

3.61

2.45

2.04

2.00

2.39

2.00

2.00

–

2.00

2.68

3.57

3.37

3.27

kg

1,808

–

745

2,553

–

11,822

3,023

14,845

1,808

11,822

3,768

17,398

2,815

295

84

oz

58,130

–

23,961

82,091

–

380,079

97,197

477,276

58,130

380,079

121,158

559,367

90,506

9,510

2,701

3,194

102,717

632

100

–

732

5,255

12,218

3,852

21,325

20,319

3,215

–

23,534

168,952

392,817

123,844

685,614

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 Operations

Classification

Buffelsfontein tailings dams

Buffelsfontein current arisings

Total Buffelsfontein

Elandskraal

Kroondal

Total Phoenix Platinum

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Proved

Probable

Total

Mineral Reserve at 30 June 2013

g/t

1.65

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1.65

–

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.10

0.92

1.08

0.90

0.90

0.90

1.21

1.61

1.46

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814

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814

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5,320

5,320

814

5,320

6,133

1,267

133

1,400

284

45

329

2,365

5,498

7,863

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26,158

–

26,158

–

171,036

171,036

26,158

171,036

197,194

40,728

4,280

45,007

9,144

1,447

10,590

76,030

176,762

252,792

tonnes

494,000

–

494,000

–

3,230,000

3,230,000

494,000

3,230,000

3,724,000

1,149,000

145,000

1,294,000

316,000

50,000

366,000

1,959,000

3,425,000

5,384,000

Group mineral inventory reconciliation (PGM 4E) – year-on-year

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Resource at June 2012

Resource at June 2013

+/– variance

% variance year-on-year

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g/t

t PGM

Moz

Mt

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Moz

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Inferred

Total

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3.22

0.83

0.80

4.85

3.09

3.25

3.33

3.16

9.98

2.68

2.67

15.33

0.32

0.09

0.09

0.49

2.00

3.40

1.10

6.50

2.68

3.57

3.37

3.27

5.23

12.22

3.85

21.30

0.17

0.39

0.12

0.68

(1.22)

2.57

0.30

1.65

3.89

3.71

3.93

3.62

(4.75)

(0.15)

(37.90) 126.00

(47.60)

(46.90)

9.54

1.18

5.97

0.30 309.60 114.20 356.00 333.30

0.03

0.19

37.50 118.10

44.20

33.30

34.00 114.50

38.90

38.80

Resource at June 2012

Reserve at June 2013

+/– variance

% variance year-on-year

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Mt

g/t

t PGM

Moz

Mt

g/t

t PGM

Moz

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Probable

Total

3.22

0.83

4.05

1.39

1.46

1.41

4.49

1.21

5.70

0.14

0.04

0.18

1.96

3.42

5.38

1.21

1.61

1.46

2.36

5.50

7.86

0.07

0.18

0.25

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2.59

1.33

1.69

1.66

1.62

(2.13)

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(39.10) 121.60

(47.40)

(50.00)

4.29

2.16

0.14 312.00 113.50 354.50 350.00

0.07

32.80 115.20

37.90

38.90

Competent person
The competent person for Phoenix Platinum, Barry Naicker, the Group Mineral Resource Manager, signs off the Mineral Resources 
for Phoenix Platinum. He is a member of the South African Council for Scientific Professions (400234/10). He has a Master’s 
degree  in  mineral  resource  management  from Witwatersrand  University  and  a  Bachelor  of  Science  (Honours)  in  economic 
geology. He has 12 years of experience in economic geology and mineral resource management.

He is based at First Floor, The Firs, cnr Cradock Avenue and Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, 2196, Gauteng.

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Pan African  Resources  uses  the  SAMREC  Code,  which  sets 
out the internationally recognised procedures and standards 
for  reporting  Mineral  Resources  and  Mineral  Reserves  in 
South Africa. This code was developed by the South African 
Institute  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  and  is  the  recommended 
guideline for Reserve and Resource reporting for companies 
listed on the JSE Limited. In reporting Resources and Reserves, 
distinct cognisance has also been taken to comply with AIM 
Rules for Mining and Oil and Gas Companies of the London 
Stock Exchange.
Definitions as per  
the SAMREC Code
The definitions of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve, as 
contained in the 2007 edition of the SAMREC Code, are as 
follows:

A  ‘Mineral  Resource’  is  a  concentration  or  occurrence  of 
material  of  economic  interest  in  or  on  the  Earth’s  crust  in 
such  form,  quality  and  quantity  that  there  are  reasonable 
and  realistic  prospects  for  eventual  economic  extraction. 
The location, quantity, grade, continuity and other geological 
characteristics of a Mineral Resource are known, or estimated 
from  specific  geological  evidence,  sampling  and  knowledge 
interpreted from an appropriately constrained and portrayed 
geological model. Mineral Resources are subdivided, and must 
so be reported, in order of increasing confidence in respect 
of geo-scientific evidence, into Inferred, Indicated or Measured 
categories.

An  ‘Inferred  Mineral  Resource’  is  that  part  of  a  Mineral 
Resource  for  which  volume  or  tonnage,  grade  and  mineral 
content can be estimated with only a low level of confidence. 
It  is  inferred  from  geological  evidence  and  sampling  and 
assumed  but  not  verified  geologically  or  through  analysis  of 
grade continuity. It is based on information gathered through 
appropriate  techniques  from  locations  such  as  outcrops, 
trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that may be limited in 
scope or of uncertain quality and reliability.

An  ‘Indicated  Mineral  Resource’  is  that  part  of  a  Mineral 
Resource  for  which  tonnage,  densities,  shape,  physical 
characteristics,  grade  and  mineral  content  can  be  estimated 
with a reasonable level of confidence. It is based on information 
from  exploration,  sampling  and  testing  of  material  gathered 
from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and 
drill  holes. The  locations  are  too  widely  or  inappropriately 
spaced  to  confirm  geological  or  grade  continuity  but  are 
spaced closely enough for continuity to be assumed.

A  ‘Measured  Mineral  Resource’  is  that  part  of  a  Mineral 
Resource  for  which  tonnage,  densities,  shape,  physical 
characteristics,  grade  and  mineral  content  can  be  estimated 
with  a  high  level  of  confidence.  It  is  based  on  detailed  and 
reliable  information  from  exploration,  sampling  and  testing 
of  material  from  locations  such  as  outcrops,  trenches,  pits, 
workings  and  drill  holes.  The  locations  are  spaced  closely 
enough to confirm geological and grade continuity.

A  ‘Mineral  Reserve’  is  the  economically  mineable  material 
derived  from  a  Measured  or  Indicated  Mineral  Resource 
or  both.  It  includes  diluting  and  contaminating  materials 
and  allows  for  losses  that  are  expected  to  occur  when  the 
material  is  mined.  Appropriate  assessments  to  a  minimum 
of  a  Pre-Feasibility  Study  for  a  project  and  a  Life  of  Mine 
Plan  for  an  operation  must  have  been  completed,  including 
consideration  of,  and  modification  by,  realistically  assumed 
mining, metallurgical, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, 
social and governmental factors (the modifying factors). Such 
modifying factors must be disclosed.

A  ‘Probable  Mineral  Reserve’  is  the  economically  mineable 
material  derived  from  a  Measured  or  Indicated  Mineral 
Resource  or  both.  It  is  estimated  with  a  lower  level  of 
confidence than a Proved Mineral Reserve. It includes diluting 
and  contaminating  materials  and  allows  for  losses  that  are 
expected to occur when the material is mined. Appropriate 
assessments  to  a  minimum  of  a  Pre-Feasibility  Study  for  a 
project  or  a  Life  of  Mine  Plan  for  an  operation  must  have 
been carried out, including consideration of, and modification 
by,  realistically  assumed  mining,  metallurgical,  economic, 
marketing,  legal,  environmental,  social  and  governmental 
factors. Such modifying factors must be disclosed.

A  ‘Proved  Mineral  Reserve’  is  the  economically  mineable 
material  derived  from  a  Measured  Mineral  Resource.  It  is 
estimated with a high level of confidence. It includes diluting 
and  contaminating  materials  and  allows  for  losses  that  are 
expected to occur when the material is mined. Appropriate 
assessments  to  a  minimum  of  a  Pre-Feasibility  Study  for  a 
project  or  a  Life  of  Mine  Plan  for  an  operation  must  have 
been carried out, including consideration of, and modification 
by,  realistically  assumed  mining,  metallurgical,  economic, 
marketing,  legal,  environmental,  social  and  governmental 
factors. Such modifying factors must be disclosed.

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compliance with SAMREC
To  meet  the  requirements  of  the  SAMREC  Code  that 
the  material  reported  as  a  Mineral  Resource  should  have 
“reasonable  and  realistic  prospects  for  eventual  economic 
extraction”,  Pan  African  Resources  has  determined  an 
appropriate  cut-off  grade,  which  has  been  applied  to 
the  quantified  mineralised  body  according  to  a  process 
incorporating a long-term view on future economic modifying 
factors.  In  applying  this  process,  Pan African  Resources  uses 
a gold price of ZAR550,000/kg to derive a cut-off grade to 
determine the Mineral Resources at each of its underground 
operations.

Barberton Mines employs a weighted arithmetic mean and an 
inverse  distance  estimation  technique,  while  Evander  Mines 
uses a kriging estimation method to create an estimated grade 
model. The  in-house  developed  Mineral  Resource  optimiser 
tool  was  applied  to  the  Mineral  Resource  inventory. At  the 
underground mines, this is done by defining the optimal cut-
off  as  the  lowest  grade  at  which  an  orebody  can  be  mined 
such  that  the  total  profits,  under  a  specified  set  of  mining 
parameters, are maximised.

The  Mineral  Resource  is  converted  to  Mineral  Reserve, 
using  the  modifying  factors  listed  below.  Cut-off  grades  are 
determined using the optimiser programme.

 (cid:118) The database inventory of all Mineral Resource blocks, 

 (cid:118) an assumed gold price – ZAR490,000/kg, 

 (cid:118) planned production rates for each mine, 

 (cid:118) mine call factor (MCF),

 (cid:118) plant recovery,

 (cid:118)  planned cash operating costs and other efficiency factors 
are calculated using historical achievements as a baseline. 

The Mineral Reserves represent that portion of the measured 
and  indicated  Resources  above  cut-off  in  the  LOM  plan 
and  have  been  estimated  after  consideration  of  the  factors 
affecting extraction, including mining, metallurgical, economic, 
marketing,  legal,  environmental,  social  and  governmental 
factors.  A  range  of  disciplines,  including  geology,  survey, 
planning,  mining  engineering,  rock  engineering,  metallurgy, 
financial  management,  human  resources  management  and 
environmental management, has been involved at each mine 
in the LOM planning process and the conversion of Resources 
into Reserves.

The modifying factors related to the ore flow that are used 
to  convert  the  Mineral  Resources  to  Mineral  Reserves 
through the LOM planning process are stated for each shaft 
in  the  Mineral  Resource  and  Mineral  Reserve  Report  2013. 
For these factors, historical information was used.

Phoenix  Platinum  and  BTRP  are  optimised  on  a  100% 
extraction  plan  on  their  Mineral  Reserves.  No  selectivity 
is  applied  on  tonnages,  and  thus  no  cut-off  grades  are 
determined. Modifying factors for these projects are detailed 
in the Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Report 2013.

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SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW 

Ensuring a healthy and safe workplace
The full sustainability report can be found on the Company 
website, www.panafricanresources.com.

 (cid:118) exercising their right to work in a healthy and safe 

environment and their responsibility to withdraw from an 
unhealthy or dangerous situation.

Approach
We  consider  safe  and  healthy  working  conditions  to  be  vital 
to  the  sustainability  of  our  operations,  and  we  are  committed 
to fostering an environment where employees at all levels are 
empowered and engage freely around safety, health, environment, 
quality and community (SHEQC) matters. During the past year, 
we  have  updated  the  Group’s  SHEQC  Charter  and  Policy  to 
reflect  our  ongoing  objectives  of  zero  injuries  and  continually 
improving the culture of health and safety at our operations.

In  terms  of  this  charter,  we  strive  for  world-class  health 
and  safety  performance  and  aim  to  prevent  all  incidents 
and  accidents  at  our  operations  in  a  reasonably  practicable 
manner. We  also  strive  to  minimise  hazards  inherent  in  the 
working environment. 

the  Occupational  Health  and  Safety  Policy 

Specifically, 
embedded in the charter commits Pan African Resources to:
 (cid:118) Continually improving occupational health and safety 

performance through the setting and achievement of goals,

 (cid:118) providing a working environment that is conducive to 

good health and safety,

 (cid:118) managing risks in the workplace and ensuring that there is 

adequate surveillance of workplaces and employees,
 (cid:118) complying with applicable legal requirements and with 

other requirements to which the organisation subscribes; 
in the absence of relevant occupational health and safety 
laws, the Company will apply best practice standards 
and procedures,

 (cid:118) ensuring that appropriate resources, training and 

All Pan African Resources operations comply with the Mine 
Health and Safety Act (Act 29 of 1996).

The year in numbers
Consolidated performance figures are not presented due to 
the acquisition of Evander Mines, which has only four months 
effective reporting within the Group. Please refer to the GRI 
content index on our website www.panafricanresources.com 
for relevant figures. 

Safety
A constant awareness of and commitment to safety underpins 
all  our  operations. We  are  committed  to  implementing  and 
complying  with  legal  and  other  safety  requirements,  and 
continually  work  towards  world-class  health  and  safety 
standards for all our employees.

It is with regret that we have to report two fatalities which 
occurred  at  Barberton  Mines.    On  17  November  2012,  a 
truck left the road, overturned and rolled down a hill at Sheba 
Mine,  fatally  injuring  the  driver.  On  7  March  2013,  a  welder 
was  fatally  electrocuted  whilst  working  underground.  The  
board  and  management  of  Pan  African  Resources  extend 
their deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues 
of Gert Fourie and  Velly Malumane.

Subsequent  to  these  accidents,  employees  were  counselled 
and  engaged  as  to  possible  causes  and  remedial  actions  to 
prevent similar accidents happening in the future. To encourage 
them to work safe, each employee, supervisor and manager 
also signed a commitment pledge.

personal protective equipment are provided to improve 
occupational health and safety,

Barberton Mines regrets to report two fatalities at its Barberton 
Mines operation during July 2013.

 (cid:118) ensuring that employees and contractors have the 

relevant skills to perform work-related tasks in a safe 
manner and that they are aware of their individual health 
and safety obligations and rights.

Employees  and  contractors  working  at  our  operations  play 
an  essential  role  in  achieving  occupational  health  and  safety 
objectives through:
 (cid:118) Taking ownership of, and participating in, occupational 

health and safety management programmes and initiatives 
and complying with standards and procedures,

Barberton Mines 
In the 2013 financial year, Barberton Mines’ total recordable 
injury frequency rate (TRIFR) improved from 25.10 to 19.22 
per  million  man  hours  worked,  and  the  lost  time  injury 
frequency rate (LTIFR) improved from 3.26 to 2.57 per million 
man  hours  worked.  Due  to  two  fatalities  at  the  operation, 
the  reportable  injury  frequency  rate  (RIFR)  has  shown  a 
regression from 0.74 to 1.51 per million man hours worked.

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Barberton Mines – Fatality injury frequency rate

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12 Months 
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12 Months 
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12 Months 
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12 Months 
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Fatal Injury Frequency Rate (rate per 
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Evander Mines
With  Pan African  Resources  only  managing  Evander  Mines 
for  the  last  four  months  of  the  period  under  review,  it  is 
not possible to consolidate annual safety statistics. However, 
Evander Mines’ five-year safety record is presented. 

Evander Mines’ TRIFR improved from 7.99 to 7.70 per million 
man hours worked. The LTIFR has shown a vast improvement 
from  4.00  to  2.90  per  million  man  hours  worked,  and  its 
RIFR has improved from 3.07 to 1.70 per million man hours 
worked. 

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Phoenix Platinum
Phoenix  Platinum  recorded  a  zero  LTIFR  and  RIFR  for  the 
reporting year – a sound demonstration of our zero tolerance 
safety record.

The  Phoenix  Platinum  team  strives  to  eliminate  potential 
hazards,  thus  ensuring  a  safe  workplace  for  its  employees 
by  constantly  mitigating  day-to-day  operational 
risks, 
communicating  identified  challenges  and  training  accordingly, 
and through visible leadership.

Key safety efforts and achievements
Evander Mines
The  metallurgical  plant  achieved  365  white  flag  (injury-free) 
days on 13 June 2013.

Phoenix Platinum
The operation recorded no lost time or recordable injuries in the 
2013 financial year. A significant milestone of two years without 
any lost time or reportable injuries was realised.

General

Apart from the challenges of improving and maintaining safety 
at  our  operations,  following  the  Evander  Mines’  acquisition  the 
board restructured the corporate office, among other things by 
appointing Mandla Ndlozi as Group SHEQC Manager to drive 
and standardise safety programmes across the Group operations.

We continue to pursue improvements in the health and safety 
of  our  workforce,  and  review  our  procedures  regularly  as 
part of our focus on a behavioural-based safety approach. An 
example of this is Evander Mines’ Vuka Sizwe safety programme, 
which is now entering its third phase of implementation.

A  major  initiative  at  our  operations  is  a  fall-of-ground 
identification  system  that  concentrates  on  early  morning 
examinations by the teams and, if necessary, triggers an action 
response programme.

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Stakeholder 
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Approach
The  board  of  directors 
that  corporate 
governance  is  essential  to  protect  the  interests  of  all 
stakeholders.  It  remains  committed  to  compliance  with  all 
legal requirements and the application of sound corporate 
governance principles. 

recognises 

The board of directors ensures that the business of the Group 
is conducted with openness, integrity and accountability. 

Statement of compliance
Pan African Resources complies with the UK Companies Act, 
AIM rules and the JSE Listings Requirements. 

The  board  of  directors  acknowledges  the  valuable 
contribution  that  the  application  of  the  King  Code  of 
Governance  for  South  Africa,  2009  (King  III)  has  with 
regard to good corporate governance. Wherever practical, 
the  board  of  directors  applies  the  recommendations 
contained  within  King  III.  In  the  Company’s  2012  Annual 
Repor t, the board of directors identified five areas where 
it  believed  it  was  deficient  with  regard  to  the  application 
of  the  King  III  principles,  and  has  worked  hard  to  rectify 
these  shortcomings.  To  formalise  the  management  of 
its  application  of  King  III,  the  Company  has  adopted  the 
Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA) Governance 
Assessment Instrument (GAI), allowing for the maintenance 
of  a  register  of  its  progress  in  applying  the  principles  of  
King III and the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited.

The IoDSA, GAI register can be found on the Company’s 
website (www.panafricanresources.com).

The overall score rating as per the GAI was AAA, highligting 
the highest application of King III.

The Group complies with the mandatory principles of King III: 
in terms of paragraph 3.84 of the JSE Listings Requirements.

Structures
The  Pan  African  Resources  board  has  a  unitary  structure, 
comprising three independent non-executive directors, two non-
executive directors and two executive directors. The Chairman 
of the board is an independent non-executive director. 

According  to  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association,  the 
board may consist of not less than four and not more than 
eight members. At the end of the financial year under review, 
the board consisted of six members, details of whom appear 

on page 14. The board is required to meet at least once every 
quarter in terms of the Company’s Articles of Association.

On 28 February 2013, Jan Nelson resigned from the board 
and  as  Chief  Executive  Officer  (CEO)  to  pursue  other 
opportunities. Cobus Loots and Ron Holding were appointed 
as  Joint  Interim  CEOs,  with  effect  from  1  March  2013.  
Ron  Holding  was  appointed  to  the  board  on  9  September 
2013 as the CEO and Cobus Loots as the Financial director 
with effect from 1 October 2013. Busi Sitole resigned as the 
Financial director with effect from 30 September 2013.

The Board Charter details the manner in which business is to 
be conducted by the board in accordance with the principles 
of sound corporate governance, and is reviewed by the board 
on an annual basis. A copy of the Board Charter is available 
from the Group Company Secretary on request.

In  accordance  with  the  Company’s Articles  of Association,  a 
director appointed since the last annual general meeting (AGM) 
is required to be re-elected at the next AGM of the Company. 
The  appointment  of  directors  is  a  formal  and  transparent 
process  and  is  a  matter  for  the  entire  board,  assisted  by  the 
nominations  committee,  which  is  tasked  with  identifying  and 
recommending directors who will add the appropriate balance 
of skills and experience to the board. In addition, the Articles of 
Association require that at least one third of the directors are 
subject to retirement by rotation every year. The nominations 
committee, having assessed the performance of those directors 
who are due for re-election, makes a formal recommendation 
for  re-election  to  the  board  and  shareholders.  In  this  regard, 
the  nominations  committee,  having  concluded  its  assessment, 
recommends the re-election of the retiring directors, as detailed 
in the Notice of the AGM on page 163.

On appointment, all directors are provided with information 
aimed  at  broadening  their  understanding  of  their  fiduciary 
duties  and  responsibilities,  the  regulatory,  statutory  and 
governance 
framework,  the  Group,  and  the  business 
environment and markets in which it operates. All directors 
are  expected  to  keep  abreast  of  changes  and  trends  in  the 
Group’s business and markets. 

The role of non-executive directors, who are independent of 
management, are to protect shareholders’ interests, including 
those  of  minority  shareholders.  Non-executive  directors 
are also responsible for ensuring that individual directors or 
groups of directors are subject to appropriate scrutiny in their 
decision-making.

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kept separate.

Through  the  board  Chairman  and  the  Group  Company 
Secretary,  the  directors  have  access,  at  all  reasonable 
times,  to  all  relevant  Company  information  and  to  senior 
management, to assist them in the discharge of their duties 
and  responsibilities  and  to  enable  them  to  take  informed 
decisions. Directors are also allowed to obtain independent 
professional  advice  for  the  furtherance  of  their  duties, 
if  necessary,  at  the  Company’s  expense,  subject  to  prior 
notification to the board Chairman or Company Secretary 
and in line with the Group’s procurement policies. 

St James’ Corporate Services Limited has been the Group’s 
Company Secretary since 8 July 2008. The Group Company 
Secretary provides a central source of advice to the board 
on  ensuring  compliance  procedures  and  regulations  of 
a  statutory  nature.  In  addition  to  the  Group  Company 
Secretary’s statutory and other duties, it provides the board 
as  a  whole,  directors  individually  and  the  committees  with 
guidance  as  to  the  manner  in  which  their  responsibilities 
should be discharged in the best interests of the Company. 
The  appointment  and  removal  of  the  Group  Company 
Secretary is a matter for the board as a whole. 

One Capital is, in accordance with the Listings Requirements 
of the JSE Limited, the Company’s appointed sponsor. One 
Capital is responsible for ensuring that the Company is at all 
times guided and advised as to the application of the Listings 
Requirements of the JSE Limited.

Cannacord  Genuity  is  the  Company’s  nominated  adviser 
(NOMAD) and joint broker, together with finnCap Limited 
in the UK. The duty of the NOMAD and joint broker is to 
advise the Group on compliance concerning the AIM Rules 
and continuing obligations as an AIM quoted company. 

The  board  has  established  various  committees,  on  which 
non-executive  directors  play  important  roles.  Terms  of 
reference  are  in  place  for  all  these  committees,  and  these 
were reviewed during the year. The terms of reference of the 
committees are available from the Group Company Secretary 
on  request.  All  committees  are  chaired  by  independent 
non-executive  directors  except  for  the  Remuneration 
Committee. The formation of these committees does not in 
any way absolve the board of its overall responsibility to the 
shareholders and the Company. As such, each committee is 
required to report back to the board at each board meeting.

In addition to regularly attending board and board committee 
meetings,  the  executive  directors  and  senior  management 
review  both  the  mining  operations  and  the  exploration 
projects on a formal basis each month. This includes a detailed 
review of technical and financial parameters, as well as capital 
requirements and expenditure. 

All parameters are measured against the strategic plans, and 
any variations are discussed and action plans put in place to 
rectify  such  deviations.  Investment  and  technical  decisions 
form part of the board’s responsibilities.

Details  of  the  membership  of  the  board  and  committees, 
attendance at meetings, and a summary of responsibilities are 
set out in the table below. 

  Element of 
governance 
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Pan African 
Resources 
board 

Roles and responsibilities

Members

Attendance 
at meetings

The board remains the focal point of the Company’s corporate 
governance system, and is ultimately accountable and responsible for 
the key governance process and the sustainable growth, performance 
and affairs of the Company. 

The board’s purpose is to ensure that it retains full and effective 
control over the Company that it directs and controls, by ensuring that 
management is guided by established goals and strategies.

Busi Sitole, the financial director, was on maternity leave from 
1 February 2013 until 1 June 2013. Neal Reynolds was the acting 
Financial director during Busi Sitole’s maternity leave of four months. 
Busi Sitole resigned with effect from 30 September 2013 to focus on 
personal commitments.

Keith Spencer 
(Chairman)
Rob Still
Phuti Mahanyele
Hester Hickey
Cobus Loots
Busi Sitole (resigned 
with effect from 
30 September 
2013)
Jan Nelson 
(resigned  
28 February 2013)

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Attendance 
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Members

Hester Hickey 
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Rob Still
Cobus Loots
Keith Spencer 
appointed on 
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Audit 
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Roles and responsibilities

The audit committee reviews the effectiveness of the risk management 
process and internal control in the Group. In particular, the committee 
is responsible for:

 (cid:118) Overseeing integrated reporting process,
 (cid:118) ensuring that a combined assurance model is applied,
 (cid:118) overseeing the internal audit function,
 (cid:118) reviewing the expertise, resources and experience of the Company’s 

finance function,

 (cid:118) forming an integral component of the risk management process,
 (cid:118) recommending the appointment of the external auditor.

Three of the committee members are independent non-executive directors. 
The fourth committee member, Cobus Loots, is considered a non-executive 
committee member, whilst not independent due to being a representative 
of  a  significant  shareholder.  Keith  Spencer  is  considered  an  independent 
director  in  terms  of  King  III. As  a  result  of  having  historical  share  options 
issued during 2007, the UK Companies Act does not consider Keith Spencer 
independent.  The committee’s report appears on page 108.

External auditors, internal auditors, CEO, financial director and financial 
executives are always invited to attend the audit committee meetings.

Remuneration 
committee

This committee’s function is to approve a broad remuneration strategy 
for  the  Group  and  to  ensure  that  directors  and  senior  executives  are 
adequately remunerated for their contribution to Pan African Resources’ 
operating and financial performance. Details of the remuneration of the 
Company’s executive and non-executive directors and senior executives 
appear in note 32 to the annual financial statements. 

Phuti Mahanyele 
(Chairperson)
Rob Still
Jan Nelson 
(resigned 
28 February 2013)

Nominations 
committee

Information  regarding  the  Company’s  remuneration  philosophy  and 
policies appear in the remuneration section of this report on page 104. 

The  nominations  committee  is  required  to  review  the  composition  of 
the board and board committees and to make recommendations to the 
board in this regard. The appointment of directors is a transparent and 
formal  procedure  governed  by  the  nominations  committee’s  mandate 
and  terms  of  reference  as  well  as  the  Board  Charter. With  regard  to 
composition of the board, the committee ensures that its size, diversity 
and demographics makes the board effective and that it is structured to 
ensure a wide range of skills, views, knowledge and experience to meet 
the  Company’s  strategic  objectives. The  committee  also  ensures  that  a 
formal succession plan for the board is in place, and that induction and 
ongoing training and development of directors continues.

Keith Spencer 
(Chairman)
Rob Still
Phuti Mahanyele

2/2

2/2
1/2

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Safety, health, 
environment 
and community 
(SHEQC) 
committee

Roles and responsibilities

Members

The SHEQC Committee is the cornerstone of ensuring the Company 
maintains its social licence to operate through the following activities

 (cid:118)  Establishing  a  safety,  health,  environment  and  community  policy 

framework for the Company,

 (cid:118) strategically  reviewing  the  safety  performance  of  all  operations 

compared to the policy framework,

 (cid:118)  implementing  corrective  measures  when  necessary  to  achieve  the 

objectives of the policy framework,

 (cid:118)  establishing a Social and Ethics Committee as a sub-committee of the 
SHEQC Committee, which will perform the functions required on 
behalf of subsidiary companies.

Keith Spencer 
(Chairman)
Ron Holding
Hester Hickey
Thandeka Ncube 
Jan Nelson 
(resigned 
28 February 2013)

Attendance 
at meetings

4/4

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2/2

Monitoring of performance
In accordance with the Board Charter, an evaluation of the 
board,  its  committees  and  individual  directors,  including 
the Chairman, is in the process of being implemented. The 
nominations committee assesses the independence of non-
executive directors annually. 

In 2013, an assessment of the performance of the board and 
its committees was conducted by the board, in line with the 
latest recommendations of King III (released in the form of 
practice  notes). The  assessments  found  the  structures  and 
processes governing the board and its committees were well 
established  and  functioning  satisfactorily.  It  also  found  that 
the  board  had  fulfilled  its  role  and  responsibilities  and  had 
discharged  its  responsibility  to  the  Company,  shareholders 
and other stakeholders.

Codes of conduct
The directors, management and staff of Pan African Resources 
are committed to the following code of ethics:

“As  leaders  and  employees  of  Pan  African  Resources,  we 
hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical conduct and 
agree to:

 (cid:118) Respect the laws of the Republic of South Africa and of 
any other country in which we may operate or visit.

 (cid:118) Live the principle of integrity in all our activities and 

refrain from any behaviour, overt and otherwise, that may 
damage the organisation’s image and or performance of 
whatever nature.

 (cid:118) Treat our employees and any other person with 

dignity, respect and in a just manner irrespective of 
race, religion, gender, disability, age or nationality or any 
other characteristic.

 (cid:118) Be honest in all our dealings and undertake to distance 

ourselves from any activity that has the potential of being 
regarded as inconsistent with what is expected of a 
responsible Company and individual.

 (cid:118) Avoid any potential conflict of interest and when it may 
exist, disclose it to affected parties without any delay.

 (cid:118) Reject any form of bribery and act upon any non-

compliance as strongly as possible.

 (cid:118) Accept the full responsibility and ultimate accountability 
when we make decisions that may impact on the health 
and safety of our employees and the communities in 
which we operate, and take full responsibility for the 
environment and the well-being of the communities.

 (cid:118) Assist in developing our colleagues and teams to 

become worthy team players and responsible South 
African citizens. 

The  board  has  introduced  a  Bribery  and  Corruption  Policy 
and  has  adopted  a  zero-tolerance  approach  to  bribery  and 
corruption,  and  will  uphold  all  laws  relevant  to  countering 
bribery and corruption in all jurisdictions in which the Group 
operates. This policy has been communicated to all employees 
and contractors.

All  directors  and  employees  are  prohibited  from  dealing  in 
shares during any period in which price-sensitive information 
is  available. The  CEO  distributes  memoranda  informing  the 
affected parties of these periods. Should a senior employee 
or  director  wish  to  trade  Pan  African  Resources  shares, 
written  permission  must  be  obtained  from  either  the  CEO 
or Financial director.

A register of directors’ interests is maintained and updated at 
board meetings.

Board statement
The  board  considers  that  this  integrated  annual  report 
complies  in  all  material  respects  with  the  relevant  statutory 
requirements of the various regulations governing disclosure 
and reporting by Pan African Resources, and that the annual 
financial  statements  comply  in  all  material  respects  with  the 
UK’s companies acts as well as with IFRS. As such, the board 
approves the content of the Integrated Annual Report 2013, 
including the annual financial statements.

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Approach and principles
The  Group  defines  stakeholders  as  people,  groups  or 
organisations  that  have  a  direct  interest  in  Pan  African 
Resources  in  that  they  can  affect  –  or  be  affected  by  –  its 
operations,  policies  and  procedures.  Stakeholders  are 
identified  at  both  an  operations  level  and  by  the  various 
governance  structures  of  the  Group.  Identified  stakeholders 
include:  shareholders,  prospective  shareholders,  investment 
analysts  and  lenders  (investors);  employees,  unions  and 
contractors (employees); communities; suppliers; government, 
regulatory authorities and civil society (society). 

Proactive and sincere stakeholder engagement is fundamental 
to  the  Group  preserving  and  building  on  its  social  and 
relationship  capital  and  moving  it  further  along  the  road  to 
achieving  its  goal  of  a  profitable  and  sustainable  business. 
Stakeholder  engagement  is  undertaken  at  all  levels  of  the 
enterprise following the principles of inclusiveness, materiality 
and  responsiveness.  As  such,  stakeholders  participate  in 
outlining  key  elements  of  the  Group’s  response  to  material 
economic,  social  and  environmental  issues,  and  the  Group’s 
business  is  conducted  at  the  intersection  of  the  interests 
of  its  dominant,  definitive  and  dependent  stakeholders. 
This  approach  ensures  that  there  exists  a  common 
understanding  and  frequent  communication  at  the  core  of 
the collective interest.

Stakeholder  engagement  can  be  conducted  in  one  of  two 
ways:  direct  engagement  involving  verbal,  direct  written  or 
visual  communication  with  targeted  stakeholder  groupings; 
or  indirect  engagement,  represented  by  compliance  with 
regulations and standards expected to deliver on stakeholder 
issues and concerns. 

Direct  engagement  is  the  approach  used  for  investors 
through  regular  presentations  and  roadshows,  including 

operational  visits;  communication  through  the  London 
Stock  Exchange  and 
JSE  news  services;  one-on-one 
communication  with  executive  management  and  members 
of the board; the publication of interim and full-year financial 
results and an annual integrated report; and the provision of 
financial information demonstrating conformance with debt 
covenants. 

Direct engagement with the employee stakeholder grouping 
is conducted through various structures including bargaining 
council 
forums;  shaft  committees;  health  and  safety 
structures;  and  supervisory  and  disciplinary  structures. The 
methods  of  communication  involved  scheduled  meetings, 
briefings, emails and posters, standard policy and procedures 
documents, one-on-one supervision and instruction, contract 
negotiations, and performance discussions. 

Direct  community  engagement  frequently  takes  place  at 
operational level where operational management, community 
liaison  officers  and  the  community  social  investment 
department  engage  with  ward  councillors,  the  IDP  and 
LED  offices  and  the  communities  themselves  at  scheduled 
community  meetings.  Various  media 
communication 
channels  are  used  to  inform  the  communities  and  their 
representatives.

Indirect  engagement  with  a  variety  of  stakeholders  –  in 
particular, those in the society and community groupings – 
is achieved through compliance with a range of regulations 
and guidelines, including: the Mining Charter, the Mine Health 
and Safety Act, environmental and water management acts, 
the  UK  and  South African  companies’  acts,  and  the  listing 
requirements  of  AIM  and  the  JSE.  Achieving  compliance 
and  informing  regulators  requires  regular  and  frequent 
communication with the departments of Mineral Resources, 
Labour, Water Affairs, Education and Public Works, and local 
municipalities and IDP and LED offices.

Company well-being is 
only sustainable if all 
stakeholders share and 
buy into the Company 
vision and strategy

Arrows represent a common 
understanding, respect and attitude 
towards safe performance behaviour 
delivering on Company strategy that 
rewards all stakeholders.

Shareholders

Profitability and 
sustainability  
of business

Communities 
around our mining 
operations

Employees and 
business partners

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 Issue

Stakeholders

Status/response

Safe mining

Employees Society 
Investors

Safety statistics for the individual operations, which have shown an overall 
improvement, are provided on pages 86 to 89. Regrettably, two employees lost 
their lives while on duty at Barberton Mines during the year. Gert Fourie and 
Velly Malumane were both fatally injured. 

Transformation

Employees Society 
Investors

The Group enjoys a constructive and valuable relationship with a BEE partner, 
Shanduka Resources, via its wholly owned subsidiary Shanduka Gold, which owns 
25.3% of Pan African Resources. 

The Group complies with both the Employment Equity and Skills Development 
Acts. The Group’s progress in achieving its employment equity targets is 
summarised below:

Top management
Senior management
Middle management
Junior management
Other officials

2013 
target 
(%)

2013 
actual 
(%)

2012 
actual 
(%)

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46
40
57
95

36
46
38
55
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20
27
32
45
57

Pan African Resources supports the development of small and medium black-
owned enterprises. Procurement spend from BEE entities during the year was as 
follows:

 Barberton Mines

Capital goods
Services
Consumable goods

 Evander Mines

Capital goods
Services
Consumable goods

2012 
actual 
(%)

26
42
34

2013 
target 
(%)

30
40
60

2013 
target 
(%)

30
60
40

2013 
actual 
(%)

90
78
40

2013 
actual 
(%)

37
23
42

During the 2013 financial year, the Group invested a total of ZAR20.2 million 
(2012: ZAR14.4 million) in projects designed to improve the quality of life of 
members of neighbouring communities. 

Barberton Mines continues with its Barberton Mines Transformation Trust, 
established in 2011 and funded through contributions from the operation and its 
suppliers. Contributions to the trust can be applied in the determination of the 
suppliers’ B-BBEE contributor status. 

Evander Mines now forms part of the Group and, as such, enjoys support from the 
Shanduka Group in terms of transformation initiatives.

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Stakeholders

Status/response

Environmental 
management

Society  
Communities

Job security and 
creation

Employees 
Communities 
Society

The Group’s operations are directed by an integrated SHEQC Charter.
In particular, the Environmental Policy commits Pan African Resources to: 
continual improvement in the assessment of its environmental performance 
and the prevention of pollution; the integration of environmental management 
practices throughout the Group; minimising the use of consumptive resources 
and promoting the reduction and recycling of waste; rehabilitating disturbed 
land and protecting biodiversity; exercising prudence with critical ecological 
resources; managing environmental risk in the workplace; complying with applicable 
legal requirements; and training and educating its employees in environmental 
responsibilities. 

All operations have EMPs approved by the DMR. Barberton Mines submitted an 
amended EMP in 2010 and is still awaiting approval.

Statistics relating to the Group’s impact on the environmental are provided in the 
GRI Report www.panafricanresources.com

The Group’s total payroll cost amounted to ZAR507.0 million.

No redundancies occurred during the year. Employee turnover is monitored 
and reported on in the GRI content index on the Group’s website at 
www.panafricanresources.com. 

ZAR2.9 million was invested in the training and development of employees across 
the Group.

Statistics relating to training and learnerships appears in the table below:

Profitable mining

Investors Society 
Communities

The Group returned to paying dividends during the 2013 financial year, following 
its decision to forgo a dividend in 2012 due to the cash demands of the Evander 
Mines acquisition.

Total taxes collected on behalf of the South African government amounted to 
ZAR149.0 million during 2013. Other direct taxes paid by the Group to the 
South African fiscus amounted to ZAR117.7 million.

Direct investment in the Group’s surrounding communities amounted to  
ZAR20.2 million.

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The management of risk 
The board of directors, supported by the work of the audit 
committee, is ultimately responsible for the management and 
mitigation of risks that impact upon the Group’s operations, 
its employees and the environment and communities in which 
it  operates. The  Group  follows  a  formal  risk  management 
programme,  engaging  with  employees,  assurance  service 
providers,  insurers,  regulatory  bodies,  local  communities 
and  specialist  risk  advisors.  The  culture  of  the  Group  is 
that  everyone  associated  with  it  assumes  responsibility  for 
conducting  themselves  in  conformance  with  established 
policies and procedures, to minimise the potential occurrence 
of  any  risk  event  and  constantly  to  seek  opportunities  to 
improve performance and efficiencies.

The  identification  of  risks  is  informed  by  the  external 
environment, described on pages 40 to 42, and the nature of 
the individual operations’ activities. At first glance, risks could 
be  described  as  either  strategic  or  operational.  However, 
so  many  of  the  strategic  risks  require  mitigating  strategies 
to  be  implemented  at  the  operations,  the  Group  does  not 
distinguish between the types of risk. Risks can be identified at 
an operational level, during risk workshops, and through the 
strategy-setting process. 

Initiatives to mitigate risks at the operational level are designed 
to ensure continuous, safe and responsible production of gold 
and  PGMs.  Each  of  the  Group’s  operations  maintains  a  risk 
register, which includes risk identification, risk mitigating factors 
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The  board  regularly  reviews  the  risk  reports  from  the 
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risk 
management programmes are implemented, and monitoring 
progress against key risk indicators such as safety statistics. 

the  appropriate 

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that 

The  board,  together  with  executive  management,  is  also 
responsible  for  the  identification  of  strategic  risks  and 
opportunities. Strategic workshops are conducted to evaluate 
risks and opportunities, confirm or amend Group strategy and 
establish strategic actions for the forthcoming period. Controls 
and actions to mitigate strategic risks can be implemented at 
the  individual  operations,  across  a  Group  discipline  (human 
resources, for example) or at executive management level.

Risks and our achievements
The  board  and  executive  management  believe  that  within 
every  risk  lies  an  opportunity  for  Pan  African  Resources 
to  improve  its  financial,  operational  or  social  performance, 
enhance its reputation, strengthen its team and create value 
for all its stakeholders in the short, medium and long term. As 
such, the risks described below are also seen as key areas of 
opportunity  for  the  Group.  Specific  identified  opportunities 
relating to the exploitation of Mineral Resources and Mineral 
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 Risk

Mitigation strategies

Outcomes

Safety statistics for the individual 
operations are provided on 
pages 86 to 89.

Safety – including fall of 
ground, transport, blasting, 
equipment handling and 
underground fires

 (cid:118) SHEQC Charter.
 (cid:118) Safety management systems, including standard 

operating procedures and regular risk assessments.

 (cid:118) Legal appointments of responsible persons.
 (cid:118) Workplace safe declarations.
 (cid:118) Seismic monitoring.
 (cid:118) Rock mechanic engineers are involved with mine 

planning, design and operation.

 (cid:118) DMR mandatory code of practice to combat rockfall 

events implemented.

 (cid:118) Support standards for stoping and 

development applied.

 (cid:118) MQA accredited employee training – both general 

and job-specific.

 (cid:118) Communication through managers, safety 
representatives, safety meetings and 
safety committees.

 (cid:118) Record keeping and reporting of statistics.
 (cid:118) Blasting schedules.
 (cid:118) Adequate signage of dangers and risks.
 (cid:118) Legal workplace inspections.
 (cid:118) Disaster action plans.
 (cid:118)  Fire prevention measures.

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The profitability of the 
Group’s operations and 
the cash flows generated 
are significantly affected by 
changes in precious metal 
prices and the Group’s cost 
of production

The Group’s results of 
operations and financial 
condition may be materially 
adversely affected by 
appreciation in the value of 
the ZAR against the USD 
and GBP.

Industrial action work 
stoppages and higher 
operating costs as the 
result of wage settlements 
or changes in employment 
legislation

The average price of gold 
realised during the period 
resulted in positive margins 
achieved.

Management of costs remained 
in line with expectations and 
increases operational all-in cost 
of production was a result of
–  wage rate increases
–  electricity increases
–  BTRP capital expenditure
–   Evander Mines Shaft Deeping 

Project.

The average USD/ZAR 
exchange rate was 13.9% 
weaker, at ZAR8.83:1, compared 
to the previous year (2012: 
ZAR7.75:1).

The average ZAR/GBP exchange 
rate was 12.8% weaker at 
ZAR13.84:1 compared to 
the previous year (2012: 
ZAR12.27:1). Therefore Group 
results in GBP would be 
materially affected by a 12.8% 
movement year-on-year.

No industrial action took place 
at any of the Group’s operations 
during the year.

 (cid:118) Historically, the Group has sold its gold at prevailing 
market prices and has not entered into any price 
hedging arrangements to establish a price in advance 
for the sale of future gold production. Such hedging 
opportunities, together with economic indicators 
and an informed outlook for the price of gold, are 
considered on a regular basis by both the executive 
management and the board.

 (cid:118) The Group is committed to being a high-grade, low 

cash cost gold producer. Appropriate mineral resource 
management ensures optimum grade tonnage profiles 
are achieved on a sustainable basis.

 (cid:118) all costs are monitored and addressed in detail to 

ensure sufficient cash flows are available to meet all 
stakeholder requirements.

 (cid:118) Capital and management resources are applied to 

improve underground working conditions, enhancing 
productivity and controlling costs.

 (cid:118) Should the gold price fall to a level approaching the 
Group’s all-in cost of production for any sustained 
period, a review of all projects, capital expenditure 
and costs would be performed to focus on 
cash preservation.

 (cid:118) The Group is managed by experienced teams at the 
operations and supported by a lean and experienced 
executive team.

 (cid:118) The Group’s policy is not to hedge its exposure to 

foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

 (cid:118) Exchange rates are monitored daily.
 (cid:118) The Group focuses on cost control to maximise 

profitability per production unit.

 (cid:118) The Group complies with all of the relevant South 

African labour legislation.

 (cid:118) Unions are recognised in line with labour legislation 
and engaged with on a frequent and regular basis.

 (cid:118) The Group engages with collective bargaining units, 
either directly or through the Chamber of Mines.

 (cid:118)  The Group has adopted appropriate remuneration 

practices to reward all levels of employees, based on 
the Group’s production and financial performance.

 (cid:118) In terms of the Mining Charter, the Group prepares 

and implements social and labour plans, which include 
employee training and development goals.

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Outcomes

Employee turnover is 
monitored and reported on 
in the GRI content index on 
the Group’s website at www.
panafricanresources.com.

The Group’s performance 
in appointing HDSAs to 
management positions is 
reflected in the table under 
the heading Transformation in 
the Stakeholder Engagement 
and our Response section on 
page 97.

BTRP commissioned on time 
and on budget.

Successful integration of the 
Evander Mines acquisition.

Total Group gold production 
increased by 38.2% and gold 
reserves by 69.4%.

Recording and reporting 
incidences of occupational 
diseases. These statistics are 
provided in the GRI content 
index on the Group’s website 
at www.panafricanresources.com.

The Group’s ability to 
recruit and retain skilled and 
experienced employees is 
critical to the success of its 
operations

 (cid:118) SLPs.
 (cid:118) Recruitment and training strategy.
 (cid:118) Appropriate remuneration.
 (cid:118) Employee health initiatives.
 (cid:118) In-house training and development.
 (cid:118) Talent pool and mentorship.

Integrating new acquisitions 
and construction of new 
plants

Health – liabilities related to 
occupational diseases and 
the management of the high 
incidence of HIV/Aids in the 
workforce

 (cid:118) BTRP construction was monitored on a daily basis.
 (cid:118) A management and service agreement was signed 
with Harmony when acquiring the Evander Mines 
operation, to ensure a smooth and managed 
handover of responsibilities.

 (cid:118) An integration programme for all aspects of the 

Evander Mines operation was prepared and has been 
strictly managed during the year.

 (cid:118) Annual medical examinations for all employees.
 (cid:118) Daily monitoring of workplace environment for heat, 

noise and airborne pollutants.

 (cid:118) Targets and limits set for noise, heat and dust.
 (cid:118) Standard operating procedures for working with 

cement and asbestos products.

 (cid:118) Ventilation control.
 (cid:118) Personal protective equipment.
 (cid:118) Health clinic.
 (cid:118) First aid training.
 (cid:118) Awareness campaigns.
 (cid:118) Voluntary HIV counselling and testing.
 (cid:118) Free condoms and antiretroviral drugs.
 (cid:118) Entrance and exit medical screenings.

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Environmental degradation – 
water pollution

Illegal mining and theft

 (cid:118) Zero-discharge mines.
 (cid:118) Environmental management programmes.
 (cid:118) Pollution control and water catchment dams.
 (cid:118) Sealing of underground water sources.
 (cid:118) Compliance with water use licence guidelines.
 (cid:118) Recycling/reuse targets.
 (cid:118) Containment of arsenic-contaminated storage areas.
 (cid:118) Engagement with the Department of Water Affairs 
regarding the outstanding water licence of Sheba 
Mine.

 (cid:118) Access controls.
 (cid:118) Attendance registers.
 (cid:118) Security patrols.
 (cid:118) Camera surveillance.
 (cid:118) Mine clearance procedures.
 (cid:118) Disciplinary procedures.
 (cid:118) Communication and awareness campaigns.
 (cid:118) Engagement with authorities and community.
 (cid:118) Remedial action of historic pollution.

Number and value of fines or 
sanctions for non-compliance. 
These statistics are provided 
in in the GRI content index on 
the Group’s website at www.
panafricanresources.com.

Significant progress has been 
made in securing the mines’ 
properties and limiting access 
to the workings. This is reflected 
in the reduced security costs at 
Barberton Mines.

Poor governance resulting 
in non-compliance with 
legislation and/or regulations

 (cid:118) The Group has appointed a JSE sponsor and a UK 
NOMAD to ensure compliance with regard to 
corporate governance and public disclosure.

The Group has remained 
compliant throughout the year.

Unavailability of 
infrastructure (including 
power interruptions)

 (cid:118) Safety and environmental management systems.
 (cid:118) Operational management engage the services of 

environmental specialists to ensure compliance with 
regulations and compliance thereof.

 (cid:118) Private contractors required to comply with 

Company systems.

 (cid:118) Regular audits.

 (cid:118) Statutory site inspections.
 (cid:118) Engineering risks registers for all operations.
 (cid:118) Appointment of a Group consulting engineer.
 (cid:118) Planned routine maintenance and 

maintenance contracts.

 (cid:118) Equipment registers.
 (cid:118) Critical spares maintained.
 (cid:118) Refurbishment, major overhaul and capital 

expenditure programmes.

 (cid:118) Engagement with Eskom on planned 

power interruptions.

 (cid:118) Back-up generators provide limited power to 

processing plants.

 (cid:118)  Power management and load monitoring.
 (cid:118) Energy-efficiency programmes.

Production and financial 
indicators.
Readers are referred to the 
Operational performance 
section of this report, on pages 
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Remuneration – Rewarding effort
All the executive directors have employment contracts with 
the  Company  and  are  remunerated  by  the  Company  for 
services performed. 

In  accordance  with  the  Company’s  Articles  of  Association, 
non-executive directors are entitled to directors’ fees (refer 
to  annual  financial  statements  note  32. These  fees  are  paid 
quarterly in arrears.

The  remuneration  committee  comprises  one  independent 
non-executive  director  and  one  non-executive  director. 
The invitees of the remuneration committee are the Group 
CEO,  the  Financial  director  and  the  Executive:  Human 
Resources,  all  of  whom  are  are  excluded  from  the  meeting 
in  the  event  that  their  remuneration  and/or  benefits  are 
discussed. The remuneration committee meets at least twice 
a year. It reviews the performance of the CEO, executives and 
senior management and sets the scale, structure and basis of 
their remuneration and the terms of their service agreements 
with  due  regard  to  the  interest  of  all  stakeholders  and  the 
performance of the Company.

Basic  salary  and  benefits  are  reviewed  annually  against 
competitive  market  data  and  analysis  (PwC  Remchannel 
Survey). 

Short-term  incentives  paid  annually  are  based  on  the 
Company’s  performance.  The  collective  key  performance 
areas  (KPAs)  account  for  80%  and  are  based  on  gold  sold 
ounces,  costs  of  production  and  safety  targets,  whereas  the 
individual KPAs account for 20% and are specific to the person 
concerned. These are objective measurements based on the 
Company’s actual achievements versus the set business plan 
for the financial year.

Share options
The Equity Share Option Plan was discontinued (2008) and 
has  been  replaced  with  the  Pan  African  Resources  Group 
Share  Appreciation  Bonus  Plan. The  main  objective  of  the 
Group Share Appreciation Bonus Plan is to give appropriate 
incentives  to  selected  employees  who  are  employed  at  a 
managerial level within the Group to ensure retention of key 
skills  required  for  the  ongoing  profitable  performance  and 
growth  of  Pan  African  Resources,  its  subsidiary  companies 
and  any  other  entities  that  Group  controls  and  to  align 
management  interests  with  those  of  shareholders  of  Pan 
African Resources.

Further details in terms of the Equity Share Option Plan and 
the  Group  Share Appreciation  Bonus  Plan  are  disclosed  in 
the  annual  financial  statements  notes  33  and  27. Additional 
information in relation to the Equity Share Option Plan and 
the  Group  Share Appreciation  Bonus  Plan  can  be  obtained 
from the Group Company Secretary.

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ANNUAL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Audit Committee 
report

Directors’ report

Independent auditor’s 
report

(cid:39)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:77)(cid:189)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:3)
Company secretary

Consolidated and 
Company statement 
of comprehensive 
income

Consolidated and 
Company statement 
(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:189)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:77)(cid:69)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:77)(cid:88)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:82)

Consolidated and 
Company statement 
(cid:83)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:3)(cid:190)(cid:83)(cid:91)(cid:87)

Consolidated and 
Company statement 
of changes in equity

(cid:50)(cid:83)(cid:88)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:189)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:77)(cid:69)(cid:80)(cid:3)
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AUDIT
COMMITTEE REPORT

Financial statements
The  committee  has  evaluated  the  Group  financial  statements 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2013  and,  based  on  the  information 
provided to the committee, considers that the Group complies, in 
all material respects, with the requirements of the Companies Act 
and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

The requirements from King III are continuously being assessed and 
improved on with significant issues resolved.

External auditor
The  committee  nominated  the  South  African  and  UK  firm  of 
Deloitte & Touche for reappointment as external auditors of the 
Pan African Group.

The  committee  satisfied  itself  through  enquiry  that  the  external 
auditors are independent as defined by the Companies Act and as 
per the standards stipulated by the auditing profession.

The Audit Committee, in consultation with executive management, 
agreed to the terms of engagement. The audit fee for the external 
audit  has  been  considered  and  approved  for  the  2013  financial 
year-end, taking into consideration such factors as the timing of the 
audit, the extent of the work required and the scope.

The  committee  approved  a  non-audit  services  policy  which 
determines  the  nature  and  extent  of  any  non-audit  services 
which Deloitte & Touche may provide to the Company. The policy 
allows for limited tax and corporate governance advice as well as 
the provision of reporting accountant services in relation to capital 
market transactions.

Financial Director
During  the  financial  year,  Financial  Director  Busi  Sitole  was  on 
maternity  leave  for  a  four-month  period.  Neal  Reynolds,  Group 
Financial Manager, acted in Busi Sitole’s stead during this period.

Busi  Sitole  resigned  as  Financial  Director  effective  30  September 
2013, and is replaced by Cobus Loots effective 1 October 2013.

The  directors  have  considered  the  functioning  of  Pan  African 
Resources  financial  department  and  believe  that  it  functions 
effectively, with the required controls and systems in place.

The committee has assessed and is satisfied that the new Financial 
Director,  Cobus  Loots,  has  the  appropriate  skill,  expertise  and 
experience as required by the JSE Listings Requirement 3.84(h).

Internal auditor
The committee plays an oversight role of internal audit by approval 
of the internal audit plan and review of the reporting of any findings 
on a regular basis. The committee satisfied itself that the internal audit 
function is independent and has the necessary resources, standing 
and authority to discharge its duties. The Head of Internal Audit has 
direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and internal 
audit are invited to attend each Audit Committee meeting.

Accounting practices  
and internal control
Based  on  the  available  and  communicated  information,  together 
with  discussions  with  the  independent  external  auditor,  the 
committee  is  satisfied  that  there  was  no  material  breakdown  in 
the  internal  accounting  controls  during  the  financial  year  under 
review. The  committee  reviewed  the  auditor’s  report  to  those 
charged  with  governance  and  can  report  that  there  were  no 
material issues requiring immediate additional attention. The value- 
added  issues  raised  are  receiving  the  appropriate  attention  to 
ensure increased effectiveness in all areas of financial and business 
systems and controls.

On behalf of the Audit Committee

HH Hickey
Chairperson: Audit Committee

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The directors present their annual report and the audited financial 
statements for the year ended 30 June 2013.

Principal activities
The Group’s principal activity during the year was gold and platinum 
mining. A full review of the activities of the business and of future 
prospects is contained in the Chief Executive Officer’s report that 
accompanies  these  financial  statements,  with  financial  and  non-
financial key performance indicators shown on page 16.

Results and dividends
The results for the year are disclosed in the Consolidated Statement 
of  Comprehensive  Income  on  page  114. The  salient  features  of 
these results can be found on page 5.

The Pan African Resources board of directors previously stated the 
Company’s policy is to pay an annual dividend, subject to the capital 
requirements of the Company. Following the successful acquisition 
of Evander Mines, the board of directors has therefore proposed 
to declare a dividend in respect of the 2013 financial year subject to 
the approval of the shareholders at the next AGM. Currently, with 
the satisfactory results from Barberton Mines and Evander Mines, 
the  board  of  directors  remains  committed  to  continue  with  the 
Company’s dividend policy and has resumed the dividend payment 
in the 2013 financial year.

The board of directors proposes a final dividend for the year ended 
30 June 2013 of ZAR240 million (GBP15.21 million). The proposed 
final dividend is calculated on 1,825,834,263 issued shares currently 
outstanding,  equating  to  ZAR0.1314  per  share  or  approximately 
0.831  pence  per  share  (2012:  Nil),  and  is  to  be  approved  by 
shareholders at the forthcoming AGM of the Company.

Note 1:   The dividend in GBP is based on an exchange rate on 13 September 2013 of 
ZAR15.76:1, and approximates GBP15.2 million. The final exchange rate will 
be communicated upon final approval at the AGM.

Policy for payment of creditors
It is the Company’s policy to settle all agreed transactions within 
the terms established with suppliers. The Company’s target credit 
days are 60 days.

Risk management
The  key  business  risks  to  which  the  Company  is  exposed  have 
been considered and addressed under the operational review of 
each business segment. Refer to page 52 for gold operations and 
page 64 for platinum operations.

A  separate  risk  committee  is  not  considered  necessary,  as  this 
role  is  fulfilled  by  the  board,  its  sub-committees  and  executive 
management. The identification and management of critical risks is 
a  strategic  focus  area  for  executive  management,  reviewed  on  a 
monthly  basis  and,  together  with  action  plans,  reported  regularly 
to  the  board.  Executive  management  has  the  ability  to  call  for 
emergency  board  meetings,  should  the  need  arise.  Risk  registers 

for each business segment are in place. The board has reviewed the 
current risks to the business and, at the time of reporting, believes 
that the current business risks do not exceed the risk appetite of 
the Group.

Residual risks include the current South African labour market and 
associated union rivalry, USD gold price, USD/ZAR exchange rate, 
and government and regulatory frameworks, as well as unforeseen 
natural disasters.

The  board  believes  that  the  current  processes  of  identifying  and 
dealing with risks are effective.

Internal control
The  board  is  responsible  for  maintaining  a  sound  system  of 
internal controls to safeguard shareholders’ investment and Group 
assets. The  directors  monitor  the  operation  of  internal  controls. 
The objective of the system is to safeguard Group assets, ensure 
proper  accounting  records  are  maintained  and  that  the  financial 
information used within the business and for publication is reliable. 
Any such system of internal control can only provide reasonable 
but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

Internal  financial  control  procedures  undertaken  by  the  board 
include:

 (cid:118) Review of monthly financial reports and 

monitoring performance.

 (cid:118) Review of internal audit reports and follow-up action of 

weaknesses identified by these reports.

 (cid:118) Review of competency and experience of senior 

management staff.

 (cid:118) Prior approval of all significant expenditure, including all major 

investment decisions.

 (cid:118) Review and debate of treasury and other policies.

The  board  has  reviewed  the  operation  and  effectiveness  of 
the  Group’s  system  of  internal  control  for  the  financial  year  and 
the period up to the date of approval of the financial statements.

Going concern
The board confirms that the business is a going concern and that 
it  has  reviewed  the  business’s  working  capital  requirements  in 
conjunction with its future funding capabilities for at least the next 
12 months, and has found them to be adequate. The Group has 
secured a ZAR600 million RCF with Nedbank Limited and ABSA 
Limited. The Group utilised ZAR350 million (GBP23.3 million) of 
the RCF to fund the Evander Mines acquisition and has since been 
able to further settle ZAR185 million (GBP12.3 million), resulting in 
a closing balance of ZAR165 million (GBP11.0 million) at year-end.

Management is not aware of any material uncertainties that may 
cast  significant  doubt  on  the  Group’s  ability  to  continue  as  a 
going concern. Should the need arise, the Group can cease most 
exploration and capital activities, and by doing so conserve cash.

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Events after the reporting period
Refer to note 36 to the Annual Financial Statements.

Directors
The  following  were  directors  during  the  year  under  review  and 
subsequently:

KC Spencer (Chairman)*
P Mahanyele
JP Nelson (resigned on 28 February 2013)
YB Sitole (resigned effective 30 September 2013)
JAJ Loots
RG Still*
H Hickey*
R Holding (appointed on 9 September 2013)

* Independent non-executive director.

 (cid:118) so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant information 

of which the Group’s auditor is unaware,

 (cid:118) the director has taken all the steps that he/she ought to have 
taken as a director in order to make him/herself aware of any 
relevant audit information and to establish that the Group’s 
auditor is aware of that information.

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance 
with S418 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

Deloitte LLP has expressed its willingness to continue in office as 
auditor,  and  a  resolution  to  reappoint  it  will  be  proposed  at  the 
forthcoming AGM.

By order of the board.

Auditor
Deloitte LLP has been appointed as auditor until the conclusion of 
the next AGM.

Each of the persons who are directors at the date of approval of 
this annual report confirms that:

Ron Holding
Chief Executive Officer

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
UNITED KINGDOM

To the members of Pan African Resources PLC
We have audited the financial statements of Pan African Resources PLC for the year ended 30 June 2013 which comprise the Group and 
Parent Company Statements of Comprehensive Income, the Group and Parent Company Statements of Financial Position, the Group and 
Parent Company Cash Flow Statements, the Group and Parent Company Statements of Changes in Equity and the related notes 1 to 39. 
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards 
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our 
audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an 
auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other 
than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of directors and auditor
As explained more fully in the Directors’ Responsibilities Statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements 
and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements 
in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the 
Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.
Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the 
financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error.  This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting 
policies are appropriate to the Group’s and the parent Company’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the 
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors; and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we 
read all the financial and non-financial information in the annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If 
we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.
Opinion on financial statements
In our opinion:

 (cid:118)  the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the parent Company’s affairs as at 30 June 2013 and 

of the Group’s profit and the parent company’s loss for the year then ended;

 (cid:118) the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union; and
 (cid:118) the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion the information given in the Directors’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent 
with the financial statements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 (cid:118)  adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from 

branches not visited by us; or

 (cid:118) the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
 (cid:118) certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
 (cid:118) we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

David Paterson  
Senior Statutory Auditor

for and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
London, United Kingdom

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SOUTH AFRICA

To the shareholders of Pan African Resources PLC
We have audited the consolidated and separate financial statements of Pan African Resources PLC set out on pages 114 to 162, which comprise 
the  statements  of  financial  position  as  at  30  June  2013,  and  the  statements  of  comprehensive  income,  statements  of  changes  in  equity  and 
statements of cash flows for the year then ended, and the notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory 
information. 

Directors’ responsibility for the consolidated financial statements

The Company’s directors are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated and separate financial statements in 
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable 
the preparation of consolidated and separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated and separate financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit 
in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform 
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated and separate financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An  audit  involves  performing  procedures  to  obtain  audit  evidence  about  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements. The 
procedures  selected  depend  on  the  auditor’s  judgement,  including  the  assessment  of  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial 
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s 
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but 
not  for  the  purpose  of  expressing  an  opinion  on  the  effectiveness  of  the  entity’s  internal  control. An  audit  also  includes  evaluating  the 
appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the 
overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated and separate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated and separate financial 
position of Pan African Resources PLC as at 30 June 2013, and its consolidated and separate financial performance and consolidated and 
separate cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. 

Deloitte & Touche
Registered Auditor

Per: MLE Tshabalala
Partner

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CERTIFICATE OF THE 
COMPANY SECRETARY

I hereby certify that Pan African Resources PLC has lodged with the Registrar of Companies all such returns as are required of a public 
company in terms of the Companies Act 2006. All such returns are true, correct and up to date.

St James’s Corporate Services Limited

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CONSOLIDATED AND COMPANY STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

for the year ended 30 June 2013

Notes

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16, 17

8
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10
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Revenue
Gold sales
Platinum sales
Realisation costs

On-mine revenue
Gold cost of production
Platinum cost of production
Mining depreciation

Mining profit
Other (expenses)/income
Bargain purchase gain
Loss in associate
Loss on disposal of asset held for sale
Impairments
Royalty costs

Net income before finance income and finance costs
Finance income
Finance costs

Profit before taxation
Taxation 

Profit after taxation

Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently  
to profit and loss
Foreign currency translation differences 

Total comprehensive income for the year
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent

Group*

Company

30 June 2013
(Audited)
£

30 June 2012
(Audited)
£

30 June 2013
(Audited)
£

30 June 2012
(Audited)
£

 129,277,438 
 4,257,512 
 (226,738)

 133,308,212 
 (67,646,119)
 (3,535,046)
 (5,998,267)

 56,128,780 
 (5,652,226)
 24,114,255 
 (152,312)
 (586,138)
 (16,143,604)
 (3,198,622)

 54,510,133 
 1,454,659 
 (1,257,696)

 101,068,596 
 – 
 (163,217)

 100,905,379 
 (46,122,811)
–
 (3,259,010)

 51,523,558 
 (5,916,227)
 – 
 – 
 – 
 (48,238)
 (3,848,450)

 41,710,643 
 652,267 
 (136,765)

 54,707,096 
 (12,133,063)

 42,226,145 
 (12,984,511)

–
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 (3,229,348)
 – 
 (152,312)
 (586,138)
 (18,058,860)
 – 

 (22,026,658)
 1,079,235 
 – 

 (20,947,423)
 289,876 

–
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

–
 21,644,712 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 21,644,712 
 551,154 
 – 

 22,195,866 
 –

 42,574,033 

 29,241,634 

 (20,657,547)

 22,195,866 

 (20,228,836)

 (10,248,051)

 (1,596,822)

 (7,013,252)

 22,345,197 

 18,993,583 

 (22,254,369)

 15,182,614 

 42,574,033 

 29,241,634 

 (20,657,547)

 22,195,866 

 42,574,033 

 29,241,634 

 (20,657,547)

 22,195,866 

 22,345,197 

 18,993,583 

 (22,254,369)

 15,182,614 

 22,345,197 

 18,993,583 

 (22,254,369)

 15,182,614 

Earnings per share (pence)
Diluted earnings per share (pence)

14
14

 2,63 
 2,62 

 2,02 
 2,01 

–
–

–
–

*    Pan African Resources Plc (Pan African Resources) acquired Evander Gold Mines Limited (Evander Mines) on 28 February 2013. Therefore the audited financial statements at  

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FINANCIAL POSITION

as at 30 June 2013

ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment and mineral rights
Other intangible assets
Deferred taxation
Goodwill
Investments
Investments in associate
Rehabilitation trust fund

Current assets
Inventories
Receivables from other Group companies
Current tax asset
Trade and other receivables
Cash and cash equivalents

Non-current assets held for sale

Total assets

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Capital and reserves
Share capital
Share premium
Translation reserve
Share option reserve
Retained income
Realisation of equity reserve
Merger reserve

Group

Company

30 June 2013
(Audited)
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30 June 2012
(Audited)
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30 June 2013
(Audited)
£

30 June 2012
(Audited)
£

Notes

16
17
28
18
19
19
20

21
34

22
23

35

24

 209,489,677 
 340,484 
 312,798 
 21,000,714 
 – 
 1,199,071 
 16,973,713 

 62,411,655 
 – 
 – 
 21,000,714 
 – 
 – 
 2,662,934 

 85,141 
 – 
 267,281 
 – 
 122,007,254 
1,182,606 
 – 

 126,209 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 50,101,244 
 – 
 – 

 249,316,457 

 86,075,303 

 123,542,282 

 50,227,453 

 6,595,740 
 – 
 1,479,339 
 13,904,416 
 4,768,916 

 1,868,735 
 – 
 – 
 6,828,047 
 19,782,179 

 – 
 12,524,940 
 – 
 1,221,443 
 3,304,949 

 – 
 19,505,668 
 – 
 1,621,219 
 17,812,893 

 26,748,411 

 28,478,961 

 17,051,332 

 38,939,780 

 213,191 

 13,135,215 

 – 

 13,155,070 

 276,278,059 

 127,689,479 

 140,593,614 

 102,322,303 

 18,228,342 
 94,515,562 
 (22,166,345)
 1,031,955 
 102,005,124 
 (10,701,093)
 (10,705,308)

 14,482,623 
 51,149,299 
 (1,937,509)
 904,902 
 59,432,741 
 (10,701,093)
 (10,705,308)

 18,228,342 
 94,515,562 
 (6,754,874)
 897,658 
 16,224,374 
 – 
 1,560,000 

 14,482,623 
 51,149,299 
 (5,158,052)
 792,143 
 36,881,921 
 – 
 1,560,000 

Equity attributable to owners of the parent

 172,208,237 

 102,625,655 

 124,671,062 

 99,707,934 

Total equity

Non-current liabilities
Long-term provisions 
Long-term liabilities 
Deferred taxation

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 
Current portion of long-term liabilities
Payable to other Group companies
Current tax liability

 172,208,237 

 102,625,655 

 124,671,062 

 99,707,934 

26
27
28

25
27
34

 14,821,152 
 11,132,960 
 54,049,440 

 3,043,954 
 868,881 
 10,088,530 

 80,003,552 

 14,001,365 

 – 
 390,681 
 – 

 390,681 

 23,202,052 
 864,218 
 – 
–

 7,709,729 
 – 
 – 
 3,352,730 

 1,758,875 
 – 
 13,772,996 
 – 

 – 
 429,565 
 – 

 429,565 

 886,569 
 – 
 1,298,235 
–

 24,066,270 

 11,062,459 

 15,531,871 

 2,184,804 

Total equity and liabilities

 276,278,059 

 127,689,479 

 140,593,614 

 102,322,303

Ron Holding  
Chief Executive Officer 

Cobus Loots
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Notes

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

Net cash generated from/(used in)  
operating activities

Investing activities
Dividends received
Deposit
Additions to property, plant and equipment  
and mineral rights
Net cash outflows from the acquisition of Evander
Additions to intangibles
Investments acquired
Loans from/(to) subsidiaries
Proceeds on disposals of assets
Funding of the rehabilitation trust fund

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 48,265,537 

 30,575,270 

 (757,723)

 (8,392,150)

 –   
 –   

 –   
 (1,548,779)

 –   
 –   

 24,500,396 
 (1,548,779)

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 (27,566,533)
 (96,006,400)
 –   
 –   
 –   

 10,555 
 359,172 

 (17,424,906)
 –   
 (505,273)
 –   
 –   
 –   

 115,970 

 (12,542)
 –   
 –   
 (72,026,895)
 9,415,791 
 –   
 –   

 (13,202)
 –   
 –   
 –   
 (6,836,569)
 –   
 –   

Net (cash used in)/generated from investing activities

 (123,203,206)

 (19,362,988)

 (62,623,646)

 16,101,846 

Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
Borrowings repaid
Loans from subsidiaries
Shares issued
Share issue costs

 34,763,874 
 (22,545,100)
 –   

 50,614,255 
 (3,502,273)

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 –   
 –   
 –   

 –   
 –   
 –   

 258,686 

 –   

 50,614,255 
 (3,502,273)

 –   
 –   
 1,298,235 
 258,686 

 –   

Net cash from financing activities

 59,330,756 

 258,686 

 47,111,982 

 1,556,921 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and  
cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

 (15,606,913)
 19,782,179 
 593,650 

 11,470,968 
 10,123,822 
 (1,812,611)

 (16,269,387)
 17,812,893 
 1,761,443 

 9,266,617 
 11,546,466
 (3,000,190)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

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 4,768,916 

 19,782,179 

 3,304,949 

 17,812,893 

During the year, the Group completed a major non-cash transaction with regards to its disposal of Manica projects (refer to note 35).

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OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the year ended 30 June 2013

GROUP

Balance at 30 June 2011
Issue of shares
Total comprehensive 
income
Dividends paid
Share-based payment
– charge for the year

Balance at 30 June 2012
Issue of shares
Share issue costs
Other reserves
Total comprehensive 
income
Share-based payment 
– charge for the year

Share 
capital
£

Share 
premium 
account
£

Translation
 reserve
£

Share 
option
 reserve
£

Retained
 earnings
£

Realisation 
of equity 
reserve
£

Merger
 reserve
£

Total
£

 14,440,406 
 42,217 

 50,932,830 
 216,469 

 8,310,542 
 –   

 861,450 
  –  

 37,607,283 
  –  

 (10,701,093)
  –  

 (10,705,308)
  –  

 90,746,110 
 258,686 

  –  
 – 

 – 

  –    (10,248,051)
 – 
 – 

–
 –   

 29,241,634 
 (7,416,176)

 – 

 – 

 43,452 

 – 

  –  
 – 

 – 

   –  
 – 

 18,993,583 
 (7,416,176)

 – 

 43,452 

 14,482,623 
 3,745,719 
  –  
  –  

 51,149,299 
 46,868,536 
 (3,502,273)
  –  

 (1,937,509)
 –   
  –  
  –  

 904,902 
  –  
  –  
  –  

 59,432,741 
  –  
 –   
 (1,650)

 (10,701,093)
  –  
  –  
  –  

 (10,705,308)  102,625,655 
 50,614,255 
 (3,502,273)
 (1,650)

  –  
  –  
  –  

 –   

 –   

 –     (20,228,836)

 –   

 42,574,033 

 –   

 –   

 127,053 

 –   

 –   

 –   

 –   

 22,345,197 

 –   

 127,053 

Balance at 30 June 2013

 18,228,342 

 94,515,562 

 (22,166,345)

 1,031,955   102,005,124 

 (10,701,093)

 (10,705,308)  172,208,237 

Share 
capital
£

Share 
premium
 account
£

Translation
 reserve
£

Share 
option 
reserve
£

Retained
 earnings
£

Realisation
of equity 
reserve
£

Merger
 reserve
£

Total
£

COMPANY

Balance at 30 June 2011
Issue of shares
Total comprehensive 
income
Dividends paid
Share-based payment 
– charge for the year

Balance at 30 June 2012
Issue of shares
Share issue costs
Total comprehensive loss
Share-based payment 
– charge for the year

 14,440,406 
 42,217 

 50,932,830 
 216,469 

 1,855,200 
  –  

 777,585 
  –  

 22,102,231 
  –  

  –  
  –  

  –  

  –  
  –  

  –  

 (7,013,252)
  –  

  –  
  –  

 22,195,866 
 (7,416,176)

  –  

 14,558 

 – 

 14,482,623 
 3,745,719 
 – 
 – 

 51,149,299 
 46,868,536 
 (3,502,273)
 – 

 (5,158,052)
–
 – 
 (1,596,822)

 792,143 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 36,881,921 
 – 
 – 
 (20,657,547)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 105,515 

 – 

Balance at 30 June 2013

 18,228,342 

 94,515,562 

 (6,754,874)

 897,658 

 16,224,374 

 – 
  –  

  –  
  –  

  –  

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 1,560,000 
  –  

 91,668,252 
 258,686 

  –  
  –  

 15,182,614 
 (7,416,176)

  –  

 14,558 

 1,560,000 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 99,707,934 
 50,614,255 
 (3,502,273)
 (22,254,369)

 – 

 105,515 

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for the year ended 30 June 2013

1  GENERAL INFORMATION 

 Pan African is a Company incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006. The Company has a dual primary listing 
on the AIM Market (‘AIM’) of the London Stock Exchange and JSE Limited (JSE). The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal 
activities relate to gold and PGE mining and exploration activities. The financial statements are presented in Pounds Sterling. Foreign 
operations  are  included  in  accordance  with  the  policies  set  out  below. The  individual  financial  results  of  each  Group  Company  are 
maintained in their functional currencies, which are determined by reference to the primary economic environment in which it operates.

 For  the  purpose  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the  results  and  financial  position  of  each  Group  Company  is  expressed  in 
Pounds Sterling. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. 

 The financial statements have also been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by 
the European Union and South Africa.

2  ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Basis of preparation and general information 
 The annual financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost basis, except for certain financial instruments which are 
stated at fair value. The principal accounting policies are set out below and are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the 
previous year, except where otherwise indicated. 

  Historic reverse acquisition

 On 31 July 2007 the Company acquired 74% of Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd (Barberton) in a share-for-share transaction. IFRS 3 ‘Business 
Combinations’  defines  the  acquirer  in  a  business  combination  as  the  entity  that  obtains  control.  Accordingly,  the  combination  was 
accounted for as a reverse acquisition.

  Going concern 

 The financial position of the Group, its cash flows and liquidity position are described in these financial statements. In addition, note 29 
to the financial statements includes the Group’s objectives, policies and processes for managing its capital; its financial risk management 
objectives; details of its financial instruments and its exposure to credit, foreign currency, commodity price, interest rate and liquidity risk.

 Management is not aware of any material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going 
concern.  Based  on  the  current  status  of  the  Group’s  finances,  the  directors  have  formed  a  judgement,  at  the  time  of  approving  the 
Financial Statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has, or will have, adequate resources to enable the Group to 
continue to meet its financial commitments for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern 
basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details are provided in the going concern section of the Directors’ Report.

  New and revised International Financial Reporting Standards not yet adopted

 The  Group  applies  all  applicable  IFRS  in  preparation  of  the  financial  statements.  Consequently,  all  IFRS  statements  adopted  by  the 
European Union that were effective at 30 June 2013 and are relevant to its operations have been applied.

 At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following standards and interpretations, which have been applied in these 
financial statements, for the first time, were in issue and effective as at 30 June 2013:

 New and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

Effective date

IAS 12

Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets (amendment)

IAS 1

Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income (amendment)

Annual periods beginning on or after  
1 January 2012

Annual periods beginning on or after  
1 July 2012

 At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following standards and interpretations, which have not been applied in 
these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective:

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 New and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

Effective date

IFRS 1

First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

–  Amendments for government loan with a below-market rate of 

interest when transitioning to IFRSs

IFRS 1

First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

–   Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009-2011 Cycle 

(repeat application, borrowing costs)

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

IFRS 7

Financial Instruments: Disclosures
–   Amendments enhancing disclosures about offsetting of financial assets 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

and financial liabilities

IFRS 9

Financial Instruments

IFRS 10

Consolidated Financial Statements

IFRS 10

Consolidated Financial Statements
–  Amendments to transitional guidance

IFRS 11

Joint Arrangements

IFRS 11

Joint Arrangements
–  Amendments to transitional guidance

IFRS 12

Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

IFRS 12

Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
–  Amendments to transitional guidance

IFRS 13

Fair Value Measurement

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

IAS 1

IAS 16

Presentation of Financial Statements
–   Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009 – 2011 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Cycle (comparative information)

Property, Plant and Equipment
–   Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009 – 2011 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Cycle (servicing equipment)

IAS 19

Employee Benefits

IAS 27

Separate Financial Statements

IAS 28

Investments in Associates

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

IAS 32

IAS 34

Financial Instruments: Presentation
–   Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009 – 2011 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Cycle (tax effect of equity distributions

Interim Financial Reporting
–   Amendments resulting from Annual Improvements 2009 – 2011 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2013

Cycle (interim reporting of segment assets)

IFRIC 20

Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine

Annual periods beginning on or after  
1 January 2013

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for the year ended 30 June 2013

 At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the following standards and interpretations, which have not been applied in 
these financial statements, were in issue but not yet effective:

 New and revised International Financial Reporting Standards

Effective date

IFRS 10

IFRS 12

IAS 27

Consolidated Financial Statements
–  Amendments for investments entities

Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
–  Amendments for investment entities

Separate Financial Statements
–  Amendments for Investment Entities

IAS 32

Financial Instruments: Presentation

IAS 36

Impairment of Assets

IAS 39

Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

IFRIC 21

Levies 

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2014

Annual periods beginning on or after  
1 January 2014

IFRS 7

Financial Instruments: Disclosures 
–  Amendments requiring disclosures about the initial application of IFRS 9

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2015

IFRS 9

Financial Instruments

Annual periods beginning on or after 
1 January 2015

 The impact of the adoption of the above standards and interpretations still needs to be considered, but is not expected to have a material 
impact on the financial results.

Basis of consolidation 
 The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company (its 
subsidiaries) to 30 June each year. Control is achieved where the Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies 
of an investee enterprise so as to obtain benefits from its activities. The results of the subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year 
are included in the consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date 
of disposal, as appropriate. Inter-company transactions and balances between Group entities are eliminated on consolidation. 

 Business combinations
  Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses are accounted for using the purchase method. The cost of a business combination is measured 
as the aggregate of the fair values (at the date of exchange) of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued 
by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. The acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities that meet the 
conditions for recognition under IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ are recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date, except for non-
current assets (or disposal Groups) that are classified as held-for-sale in accordance with IFRS 5 ‘Non-current Assets Held-for-Sale and 
Discontinued Operations’, which are recognised and measured at fair value less costs-to-sell.

 Goodwill arising on acquisitions is recognised as an asset, and initially measured at cost, being the excess of the cost of the business 
combination over the Group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised. If, after 
reassessment, the Group’s interest in the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities exceeds the 
cost of the business combination, the excess is recognised immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase consideration. The interest 
of minority shareholders in the acquiree is initially measured at the minority’s proportion of net fair value of the assets, liabilities and 
contingent liabilities recognised. 

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  Change in ownership interest

 In terms of IAS 27, changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in a change of control are accounted for as 
equity transactions.

 Investment in associate
 An associate is an entity over which the group and the company have significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest 
in a joint venture. 

 In  the  Company’s  separate  financial  statements,  an  investment  in  associate  is  stated  at  fair  value  less  impairment  losses,  if  any.  An 
investment in associate is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. The investment 
in associate in the consolidated balance sheet is initially recognised at fair value and adjusted thereafter for the post acquisition change in 
the group’s share of net assets of the investment.

Property, plant and equipment

  Mining assets 

 Mining  assets,  including  mine  development  costs  and  mine  plant  facilities,  are  recorded  at  cost  less  provision  for  impairment  and 
accumulated depreciation. 

 Expenditure incurred after feasibility stage to develop new ore bodies, to define mineralisation in existing ore bodies, to establish or 
expand productive capacity and expenditure designed to maintain productive capacities, is capitalised within capital under construction 
until  commercial  levels  of  production  are  achieved.  Capital  under  construction  is  not  depreciated. All  revenue  generated  during  the 
commissioning phase is capitalised back to the property, plant and equipment as per IAS16.

  Mineral and surface rights 

 Mineral and surface rights are recorded at cost less provision for impairment and accumulated depreciation. 

 Land 

Land is shown at cost and is not depreciated.  

  Gain or loss on disposal or retirement of assets 

 The  gain  or  loss  arising  on  the  disposal  or  retirement  of  an  item  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  is  determined  as  the  difference 
between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognised in profit or loss. 

  Depreciation 

 Mining assets, mineral and surface rights mining assets, mine development costs, mineral and surface rights and plant mine facilities are 
depreciated over the estimated life of mine (‘LOM’) to their residual values using the units-of-production method linked to the reserves 
and resources on a straight line basis. 

Other mining plant and equipment is depreciated on the straight-line basis over the shorter of the LOM or their estimated useful lives. 

  Depreciation of non-mining assets 

 Buildings and other non-mining assets are recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over their expected useful lives, 
which vary between three to ten years. 

 Research, development, mineral exploration and evaluation costs
 Research, development, mineral exploration and evaluation costs are expensed in the year in which they are incurred until they result in 
projects that the Group:

 (cid:118)  Evaluate as being technically or commercially feasible,
 (cid:118)  has sufficient resources to complete development,
 (cid:118)  can demonstrate will generate future economic benefits.

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 Once  these  criteria  are  met,  all  directly  attributable  development  costs  and  ongoing  mineral  exploration  and  evaluation  costs  are 
capitalised within other intangible assets. Capitalisation of pre-production expenditure ceases when the mining property is capable of 
commercial production.

Capitalised pre-production expenditure is assessed for impairment in accordance with the Group accounting policy stated below:

Impairment (except for goodwill) 
 At each Statement of Financial Position date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine 
whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of 
the asset being the higher of fair value less costs to sell or value in use is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment 
loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable 
amount of the cash-generating unit (‘CGU’) to which the asset belongs. Impairment losses are immediately recognised as an expense. 
A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.  

  Goodwill 

 Goodwill  arising  on  consolidation  represents  the  excess  of  the  cost  of  acquisition  over  the  Group’s  interest  in  the  fair  value  of  the 
identifiable assets and liabilities of a subsidiary, associate or jointly-controlled entity at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised 
as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. 

 For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s CGUs expected to benefit from the synergies of the 
combination. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when 
there is an indication that the CGU may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than the carrying amount of the CGU, 
the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets 
of the CGU, pro rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the CGU. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not 
reversed in a subsequent period. On disposal of a subsidiary, associate or jointly-controlled entity, the attributable amount of goodwill is 
included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal. 

Taxation 
 The charge for current tax is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items which are non-deductible or disallowed. It is calculated 
using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Statement of Financial Position date. 

 Deferred tax is accounted for using the liability method in respect of temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying 
amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax basis used in the computation of taxable profit. 
In principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred tax assets are recognised to the 
extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets 
and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than a business 
combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction, which affects neither tax nor accounting profit. 

 Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based 
on tax rates (and laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Statement of Financial Position date. The measurement 
of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the 
reporting date, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. Deferred tax is charged or credited to the Statement 
of Comprehensive Income, except when it relates to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also 
recorded within equity, or where they arise from the initial accounting for a business combination. In a business combination, the tax effect 
is taken into account in calculating goodwill or in determining the excess of the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the acquiree’s 
identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of the business combination. 

 The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each Statement of Financial Position date and reduced to the extent that it 
is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or parts of the assets to be recovered.

 Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated VAT, unless VAT incurred is not recoverable from the 
taxation authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense. Receivables and 
payables are stated inclusive of the amount of VAT receivable or payable. The net amount of VAT recoverable from, or payable to, the 
taxation authority is included with other receivables or payables in the consolidated statement of financial position. 

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Provisions
 Provisions are recognised when the Group has a legal or constructive obligation resulting from past events, it is probable that an outflow 
of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount 
of the obligation. 

 The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Statement 
of Financial Position date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. 

 When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be received from a third party, the receivable 
is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured 
reliably. 

Lease assets
 The Group leases certain property, plant and equipment. A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and 
rewards incidental to ownership to the Group. Other leases are classified as operating leases.

 Finance lease assets are capitalised at the lease’s commencement at the lower of the fair value of the leased property and the present 
value of the minimum lease payments. 

  Operating leases

 Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The difference between the amounts 
recognised as an expense and the contractual payments are recognised as an operating lease liability.

Foreign currencies 
 Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the relevant subsidiary are initially recorded at the rates of exchange 
ruling on the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in such other currencies are translated at the rates 
ruling at the Statement of Financial Position date. Profits and losses arising on exchange are recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive 
Income. In order to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange risks, the Group may enter into forward contracts. On consolidation, the 
assets and liabilities of the Group’s foreign operations are translated into Pounds Sterling at exchange rates ruling at the Statement of 
Financial Position date. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences 
arising from the translation of foreign operations are classified as equity and are recognised as income or expenses in the period in which 
the operation is disposed of. Translation differences on foreign loans to subsidiaries which are classified as equity loans are also accounted 
for as equity. 

Inventories
Inventories include the gold bullion on hand, 6PGE concentrate, gold or 6PGE in process and consumable stores.

 Bullion on hand and 6PGE concentrate are valued at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted-average basis, and net realisable value. 
Costs include direct mining costs and mine overheads.

 Gold or 6PGE in process inventories represent materials that are currently in the process of being converted to a saleable gold or 6PGE 
product. The gold or 6PGE in process inventories are valued only if they are reliably measurable and are valued at the average cost of the 
material fed to process plus the in-process conversion costs.

 Consumable stores are valued at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, and estimated net realisable value. Net 
realisable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling 
and distribution. Obsolete and slow-moving consumable stores are identified and are written down to their economic or realisable values. 

Retirement and pension benefits 
 Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are charged as an expense as they fall due. Payments made to state-managed 
schemes are dealt with as defined contribution plans where the Group’s obligations under the schemes are equivalent to those arising in 
a defined contribution retirement benefit plan and are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Post-retirement benefits other than pension
 Historically Barberton Mines and Evander Mines provided retirement benefits by way of medical-aid scheme contributions for certain 
employees. The practice has been discontinued for some years. The net present value of estimated future costs of Company contributions 

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towards medical aid schemes for these retirees is recorded as a provision on the Group Statement of Financial Position. The provision is 
reviewed annually with movements in the provision recorded in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Equity participation plan 
 Equity-settled share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date. The fair 
value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting 
period, based on the Group’s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At each Statement of Financial Position date, the 
Group revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, 
if any, is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with 
corresponding adjustments to the equity-settled employee benefits reserve. 

  Cash participation plan 

 Cash-settled  share-based  payments  to  employees  are  measured  at  the  fair  value  of  the  cash  instruments  at  the  grant  date. The  fair 
value  determined  at  the  grant  date  of  the  cash-settled  share-based  payments  is  expensed  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  vesting 
period, based on the Company’s estimate of cash instruments that will eventually vest. At each Statement of Financial Position date, the 
Company revises its estimate of the number of cash instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, 
if any, is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with 
corresponding adjustments to the cash-settled employee benefits liability. 

Provision for environmental rehabilitation costs 
 Long-term  environmental  obligations  are  based  on  Barberton  Mines,  Evander  Mines  and  Phoenix  Platinum  environmental  plans,  in 
compliance with current environmental and regulatory requirements. The provision is based on the net present value of the estimated cost 
of restoring the environmental disturbance that has occurred up to the Statement of Financial Position date. Increases due to additional 
environmental disturbances are capitalised and amortised over the remaining lives of the mines. The estimated cost of rehabilitation is 
reviewed annually and adjusted as appropriate for changes in legislation or technology. Cost estimates are not reduced by the potential 
proceeds from the sale of assets or from plant clean up at closure. 

  Contributions to rehabilitation trust

 Contributions are made to a dedicated environmental rehabilitation trust to fund the estimated cost of rehabilitation during and at the 
end of the life of the Group’s mines. The trust’s assets are recognised separately on the balance sheet as non-current assets at fair value. 
Interest earned on funds invested in the environmental rehabilitation trust is accrued on a time : proportion basis and credited to the 
provision for environmental rehabilitation costs.

Provision for decommissioning costs 
 The Group provides for decommissioning costs, other than rehabilitation costs, if any, when the directors have prepared a detailed plan 
for closure of the particular operation, the remaining life of which is such that significant changes to the plan are unlikely, and the directors 
have raised a valid expectation in those affected that it will carry out the closure by starting to implement that plan or announcing its 
main features to those affected by it. 

Revenue recognition 
 Sales represents the value of minerals sold, excluding value-added tax, and is recognised when goods are delivered and risk and reward 
has passed, and is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, 
by reference to the principal outstanding and at the interest rates applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future 
cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset’s net carrying amount. Dividend income from investments is 
recognised when the shareholders’ rights to receive payment have been established. Revenue is recognised when the buyer takes title, 
provided that: 

 (cid:118) It is probable that delivery will be made, 
 (cid:118) the item is on hand, identified and ready for delivery to the buyer at the time the sale is recognised,
 (cid:118) the buyer specifically acknowledges the deferred delivery instructions, 
 (cid:118) the usual payment terms apply. 

Loans and receivables 
 Trade receivables, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments and that are not quoted in an active market 
are classed as loans and receivables. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less 

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impairment if necessary. Interest income is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables, when the 
recognition of interest would be immaterial. 

Impairment of financial assets 
 Financial  assets,  other  than  those  at  Fair Value Through  Profit  and  Loss  (‘FVTPL’),  are  assessed  for  indicators  of  impairment  at  each 
Statement of Financial Position date. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events 
that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have been negatively 
impacted. 

  Derecognition of financial assets 

 The Group derecognises a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers 
the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownerships of the asset to another entity. If the Group neither transfers 
nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Group recognises 
its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Group retains substantially all the risks 
and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Group continues to recognise the financial asset and also recognises a 
collateralised borrowing for the proceeds received. 

Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group 
Classification as debt or equity 

 Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual 
arrangement. 

Equity instruments

 An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity 
instruments issued by the Group are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Financial liabilities

 Financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities at FVTPL or “other financial liabilities”. 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL 

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL where the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL. 

 A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:

 (cid:118)  It has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing in the near future;
 (cid:118)   it is part of an identified portfolio of financial instruments that the Group manages together and has a recent actual pattern of 

short-term profit-taking;

 (cid:118)  it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument. 

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

 (cid:118) Such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;
 (cid:118) the financial liability forms part of a Group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance 
is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Group’s documented risk management or investment strategy, and 
information about the Grouping is provided internally on that basis;

 (cid:118)  it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and 

Measurement’ permits the entire combined contract (asset or liability) to be designated as at FVTPL.

 Financial  liabilities  at  FVTPL  are  stated  at  fair  value,  with  any  resultant  gain  or  loss  recognised  in  profit  or  loss. The  net  gain  or  loss 
recognised in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability. The Group has no financial liabilities classified as FVTPL. 

  Other financial liabilities

 Other financial liabilities are initially valued at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, 
with interest recognised on an effective yield basis. 

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 The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over 
the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that discounts the estimated future cash payments through the expected life of 
the financial liability or, where appropriate, a shorter period. 

  Derecognition of financial liabilities 

 The Group derecognises financial liabilities only when the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire. 

  Derivative financial instruments 

 In the ordinary course of its operations, the Group may enter into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to 
commodity prices, volatility of interest rates and foreign exchange rate risk.

 Derivatives are initially recognised at cost at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured to their 
fair value at each Statement of Financial Position date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in Statement of Comprehensive Income 
immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in 
Statement of Comprehensive Income depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. A derivative is presented as a non-current asset 
or a non-current liability if the remaining maturity of the instrument is more than 12 months and it is not expected to be realised or 
settled within 12 months. Other derivatives are presented as current assets or current liabilities. 

  Hedge accounting 

 The Group may designate certain hedging instruments, which include derivatives, embedded derivatives and non-derivatives in respect 
of foreign currency risk, as either fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, or hedges of net investments in foreign operations. Hedges of 
foreign exchange risk or firm commitments are accounted for as cash flow hedges. At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity 
documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its 
strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Group 
documents whether the hedging instrument that is used in a hedging relationship is effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash 
flows of the hedged item. 

Fair value hedge 
 Changes in the fair value of any derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recorded in profit or loss immediately, 
together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged item that are attributable to the hedged risk. The change in the fair value of 
the hedging instrument and the change in the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognised in the line of the Statement of 
Comprehensive Income relating to the hedged item. Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, 
the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. The adjustment to the 
carrying amount of the hedged item arising from the hedged risk is amortised to profit or loss from that date. 

  Cash flow hedge 

 The effective portion of changes in the fair value of any derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are deferred in 
equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognised immediately in profit or loss, and is included in the “other gains and 
losses” line of the Statement of Comprehensive Income. Amounts deferred in equity are recycled in profit or loss in the periods when 
the hedged item is recognised in profit or loss, in the same line of the Statement of Comprehensive Income as the recognised hedged 
item. However, when the forecast transaction that is hedged results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, 
the gains and losses previously deferred in equity are transferred from equity and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the 
asset or liability. Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationships, the hedging instrument expires or 
is sold, terminated, or exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any cumulative gain or loss deferred in equity at that time 
remains in equity and is recognised when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in profit or loss. When a forecast transaction is 
no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss that was deferred in equity is recognised immediately in profit or loss. 

  Cash and cash equivalents

 Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash-on-hand and demand deposits, and other short-term highly-liquid investments that are readily 
convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. 

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  Non-current assets held-for-sale

 A non-current asset is designated as held-for-sale when its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather 
than through continuing use and the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition and the sale is highly probable. A sale is 
considered highly probable if management is committed to a plan to sell the non-current asset, an active divestiture programme has been 
initiated, the non-current assets is marketed at a price reasonable to its fair value and the disposal is expected to be completed within 
one year from classification. Non-current assets held-for-sale are stated at lower of carrying value and fair value less cost to sell and are 
reviewed for impairment at each subsequent reporting date.

 At the time of classification as held for sale, these assets are reviewed for impairment. The impairment charged to the income statement 
is  the  excess  of  the  carrying  value  of  the  non-current  asset  and  its  expected  net  selling  price  (fair  value  less  costs  to  sell). At  each 
subsequent reporting date, the carrying values are reassessed for possible impairment. A reversal of impairment is recognised for any 
subsequent  increase  in  net  selling  price  but  not  in  excess  of  the  cumulative  impairment  loss  already  recognised.  No  depreciation  is 
provided on non-current assets from the date they are classified as held-for-sale. 

Segment reporting
 Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The 
chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been 
identified as the Pan African Resources Executive Committee. Management has determined the operating segments of the Group based 
on the reports reviewed by the Executive Committee that are used to make strategic decisions. The Executive Committee considers the 
business principally according to the nature of the products and service provided, with the segment representing a strategic business unit. 
The reportable operating segments derive their revenue primarily from mining, extraction, production and selling of gold and 6PGEs.

3  CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS 

 In preparing the annual financial statements in terms of IFRS, the Group’s management is required to make certain judgements, estimates 
and assumptions that may materially affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported 
amounts of revenue and expense during the reported year and the related disclosures. The estimates and judgements are based on historical 
experience, current and expected future economic conditions and other factors. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

  Critical accounting estimates and judgements made by management

 The following judgements, that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements, have been made 
by management in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies:

 (cid:118)  Estimates made in determining the present obligation of environmental provisions including decommissioning and rehabilitation (this 

includes the scope and timing of work required, the related costs and the discount rate used). 

 (cid:118)  Estimates made in determining the recoverable amount of assets, this includes the estimation of cash flows and the discount rates 

used (including future production levels, commodity price and costs). 

 (cid:118) Estimates made in determining the life of the mines:

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– 

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 the Life of Mine is determined from development plans based on mine management’s estimates and includes total mineral reserve 
and a portion of the mineral resource. These plans are updated from time to time and take into consideration the actual current 
cost of extraction, as well as certain forward projections. These projections are reviewed by the board,
 estimates made of legal or constructive obligations resulting in the raising of provisions, and the expected date of probable outflow 
of economic benefits to assess whether the provision should be discounted,
 estimates of mineral resources and ore reserves in accordance with the SAMREC Code (2000) for South African properties. Such 
estimates relate to the category for the resource (measured, indicated or inferred), the quantum and the grade.

 (cid:118) Estimates of the recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets. 
 (cid:118) Estimates involved in feasibility studies related to exploration and growth projects and hence the recoverability of any related capital 

expenditure. 

 (cid:118) Estimates made in determining the fair values of assets and liabilities at acquisition in terms of IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’, 

together with any resulting goodwill or gains on bargain purchase considerations.

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TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the year ended 30 June 2013

4 REVENUE
Gold sales
Platinum sales
Finance income

5 COST OF PRODUCTION

Gold cost of production
Salaries and wages
Mining
Processing
Engineering and technical services
Electricity
Security
Administration and other

Platinum cost of production
Salaries and wages
Mining
Other plant operation costs
Electricity
Additional refining costs

6  SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 129,277,438 
 4,257,512 
 1,454,659 

 101,068,596 
 – 
 652,267 

 – 
 – 
 1,079,235 

 134,989,609 

 101,720,863 

 1,079,235 

 –
 –
 551,154

 551,154

 (33,352,148)
 (10,020,621)
 (4,460,161)
 (5,165,876)
 (8,993,056)
 (3,476,653)
 (2,177,604)

 (22,477,760)
 (6,026,400)
 (4,081,816)
 (4,070,486)
 (5,114,015)
 (2,393,207)
 (1,959,127)

 (67,646,119)

 (46,122,811)

 (973,776)
 (655,780)
 (1,544,243)
 (219,661)
 (141,586)

 (3,535,046)

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

 A segment is a distinguishable component of the Group that is engaged in providing products or services in a particular business sector 
or segment, which is subject to risk and rewards that are different to those of other segments. The Group’s business activities were 
conducted through five business segments:

 (cid:118)  Barberton Mines (Pty) Limited (Barberton Mines), located in Barberton South Africa.
 (cid:118)  Evander  Gold  Mining  (Pty)  Limited  and  Evander  Gold  Mines  Limited  (collectively  known  as  Evander  Mines),  located  in  Evander 

South Africa.

 (cid:118)  Phoenix Platinum Mining (Pty) Limited (Phoenix Platinum).
 (cid:118)  corporate and growth projects, which includes Auroch investments.
 (cid:118)  Pan African Resources Funding Company (Pty) Limited (Funding Company).

The Chief Executive Officer reviews the operations in accordance with the disclosures presented on the next page.

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30 June 2013

30 June 2012

 Barberton
Mines 

 Evander
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 Phoenix
Platinum 

 Corporate
and 
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 £ 

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ANALYSIS 
continued
Revenue
Gold sales***
Platinum sales
Realisation costs

 97,564,881   31,712,557 
 – 
 (47,468)

 – 
 (179,270)

 – 
 4,257,512 
 – 

On-mine revenue
Cost of production
Depreciation

 4,257,512 
 97,385,611   31,665,089 
 (47,739,505) (19,906,614)  (3,535,046)
 (941,061)
 (3,000,640)  (2,056,566)

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 –   129,277,438   101,068,596 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 (163,217)

 4,257,512 
 (226,738)

 –   133,308,212   100,905,379 
 – 
 (46,122,811)
 – 
 (3,259,010)

 (71,181,165)
 (5,998,267)

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 101,068,596
 –
 (163,217)

 100,905,379
 (46,122,811)
 (3,259,010)

Mining profit
Other expenses **
Bargain purchase
Loss from associate
Loss on disposal of asset 
held for sale
Impairment costs
Royalty costs

Net income/(loss) before 
finance income and finance 
costs
Finance income
Finance costs

Profit/(loss) before  
taxation
Taxation 

 46,645,466 
 (2,188,879)

 9,701,909 
 (8,783)
 –   24,114,255 
 – 
 – 

 (218,595)
 – 
 (221,604)  (3,231,154)
 – 
 (152,312)

 – 
 – 

 – 
 (1,806)
 – 
 – 

 56,128,780 
 (5,652,226)
 24,114,255 
 (152,312)

 51,523,558 
 (1,484,792)
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 (59,957)  (4,371,478)
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 51,523,558
 (5,916,227)
 –
 –

 – 
 – 
 (2,450,476)

 – 
 – 
 (748,146)

 – 

 (586,138)
 (2,495,480) (13,648,124)
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 (586,138)
 (16,143,604)
 (3,198,622)

 – 
 (48,238)
 (3,848,450)

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 –
 (48,238)
 (3,848,450)

 42,006,111   33,059,235 
 283,229 
 (296,888)

 77,463 
 (107,810)

 (2,935,679)  (17,617,728)
 1,093,967 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 (1,806)
 – 
 (852,998)

 54,510,133 
 1,454,659 
 (1,257,696)

 46,142,078 
 96,202 
 (136,765)

 (59,957)  (4,371,478)
 551,154 
 – 

 4,911 
 – 

 41,710,643
 652,267
 (136,765)

 41,975,764   33,045,576 
 (962,917)
(11,408,506)

 (2,935,679) (16,523,761)
 286,257 

 (24,863)

 (854,804)
 54,707,096 
 (23,034)  (12,133,063)

 46,101,515 
 (13,058,128)

 (55,046)  (3,820,324)
 – 
 73,617 

 42,226,145
 (12,984,511)

Profit/(loss) after taxation

30,567,258   32,082,659 

 (2,960,542) (16,237,504)

 (877,838)

 42,574,033 

 33,043,387 

 18,571 

 (3,820,324)

 29,241,634

Segmental assets (total 
assets excluding goodwill)
Segmental liabilities
Goodwill
Net assets (excluding 
goodwill)
Capital expenditure

 63,530,231   172,971,365 
 65,569,101 
 25,018,515 
 – 
 21,000,714 

 13,897,511 
 320,175 
 – 

 4,867,060 
 11,178 
 2,151,222   11,010,809 
 – 

 – 

 255,277,345 
 104,069,822 
 21,000,714 

 48,864,455   19,617,673  38,206,637 
 1,235,655 
 275,378 
 23,552,791 
 – 
 – 
 21,000,714 

 106,688,765
 25,063,824
 21,000,714

 38,511,716   107,402,264 
 4,506,501 
 22,886,611 

 13,577,336 
 160,879 

 2,715,838  (10,999,631)
 – 

 12,542 

 151,207,523 
 27,566,533 

 25,311,664   19,342,295  36,970,982 
13 201
 10,739,237   6,672,468 

 81,624,941
 17,424,906

All assets are held within South Africa. The segmental assets and liabilities above, exclude inter-company balances.

* 

 Costs directly attributable to Phoenix Platinum, along with attributable overheads, were capitalised to capital under construction in the prior years. On 1 July 2012 
Phoenix Platinum was fully commissioned for accounting purposes, therefore all costs and revenue incurred and received, respectively, were allocated to Statement of 
Comprehensive Income in the current year.

**  Other expenses exclude inter-company management fees and dividends.
***  All gold sales were made in the Republic of South Africa and the majority of revenue (more than 90%) was generated from a single customer, Rand Refinery.
**** The Funding Company was established during the 2013 financial year with effect from 1 March 2013.

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7  OPERATING LEASES

 At  the  financial  year  end,  the  Group  and  Company  had  outstanding  commitments  under  non-cancellable  operating  leases,  mainly  in 
respect of office equipment, security cameras, building rentals and compressors, which fall due as follows:

Not later than one year
Later than one year and no later than five years 

Minimum lease payments under operating leases 
recognised as an expense in the year

Leases are negotiated for an average term of three to 
five years.

8 OTHER (EXPENSES)/INCOME

Dividends received – subsidiaries
Management fees
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
Operating leases
Non-mining depreciation
Non-executive directors’ fees
Executive directors’ fees
Equity-settled share option expense (refer to note 33)
Cash-settled share option expense (refer to note 27)
Auditors fees
Salaries head office 
Investor and public relations
New business
Evander Mines deal costs
Legal fees
Community projects
Profits arising from realised financial instruments  
(refer to note 29)
Profit on disposal of assets
Other net income/(expense)

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 109,462 
 96,609 

 206,071 

 125,066 
 211,447 

 336,513 

 92,191 
 73,210 

 165,401 

 99,221
 192,256

 291,477

 124,554 

 135,073 

 83,222 

 87,684

 – 
 – 
 79,861 
 (124,554)
 (41,197)
 (223,376)
 (1,068,060)
 (127,053)
 (209,465)
 (198,979)
 (2,310,305)
 (249,245)
 (230,304)
 (1,348,819)
 (59,025)
 (1,462,907)

 1,589,595 
 11,768 
 319,839 

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 – 
 850,775 
 (135,073)
 (57,617)
 (205,120)
 (363,638)
 (43,452)
 (775,049)
 (135,515)
 (1,301,623)
 (229,683)
 (1,629,808)
 – 
 (116,943)
 (1,183,416)

 – 
 – 
 (590,065)

 – 
 1,378,483 
 (44,061)
 (83,222)
 (40,154)
 (223,376)
 (1,068,060)
 (105,515)
 (22,903)
 (112,073)
 (2,310,305)
 (249,245)
 (230,304)
 (1,348,819)
 (58,370)
 (310)

 1,589,595 
 – 
 (300,709)

 24,500,396
 1,486,277
 850,775
 (87,684)
 (46,985)
 (205,120)
 (363,638)
 (14,558)
 (425,430)
 (79,397)
 (1,301,623)
 (229,683)
 (1,629,808)
 –
 (76,313)
 (9,378)

 –
 –
 (723,119)

 (5,652,226)

 (5,916,227)

 (3,229,348)

 21,644,712

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FINANCE INCOME/(COSTS)
Interest received – bank
Interest paid – bank

 1,454,659 
 (1,257,696)

 652,267 
 (136,765)

 1,079,235 
 – 

Net finance income

 196,963 

 515,502 

 1,079,235 

 551,154
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10 PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

Profit before taxation has been arrived at after charging:
Management fee expense/(income)
–  Shanduka Gold Pty Ltd (Shanduka)
–  Barberton Mines
–  Phoenix Platinum
Equity-settled share option expense (refer to note 33)
Cash-settled share options expense (refer to note 27)
Mining depreciation
Impairment costs
Staff costs
Royalty costs
New business
Evander Mines deal costs
Operating leases

Impairment costs
Property, plant and equipment and mineral rights 
(refer to note 16)
Phoenix Platinum inter-company investments  
(refer to note 34)
Investment in Auroch (refer to note 19)

11 AUDITORS’ REMUNERATION

Fees payable to the Company’s auditors for the audit 
of  he Company’s annual financial statements
Audit of the consolidated financial statements
Audit of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to 
legislation
Under provision of audit fee in the prior year

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 76,203 
 – 
 – 
 127,053 
 209,465 
 5,998,267 
 16,143,604 
 36,636,229 
 3,198,622 
 230,304 
 1,348,819 
 124,554 

 77,887 
 – 
 – 
 43,452 
 775,049 
 3,316,627 
 48,238 
 23,779,383 
 3,848,450 
 – 
 – 
 135,073 

 – 
 (1,161,720)
 (216,763)
 105,515 
 22,903 
 40,154 
 18,058,860 
 2,310,305 
 – 
 230,304 
 1,348,819 
 83,222 

 –
 (1,241,823)
 (244,453)
 14,558
 425,430
 46,985
 –
 1,301,623
 –
 –
 –
 87,684

 6,662,225 

 48,238 

 – 

 – 
 9,481,379 

 – 
 – 

 8,327,781 
 9,731,079 

 16,143,604 

 48,238 

 18,058,860 

 9,000 
 68,973 

 83,611 
 37,395 

 12,077 
 58,824 

 56,118 
 8,496 

 9,000 
 68,973 

 – 
 34,100 

 –

 –
 –

 –

 12,077
 58,824

 –
 8,496

 79,397

 –
 –
 6,177

 6,177

Total audit fees

 198,979 

 135,515 

 112,073 

Other services rendered by the auditors
Tax advisory services
Corporate finance services
Other 

Total non-audit fees

14,000
 271,491 
 – 

 285,491 

 – 
 – 
 6,177 

 6,177 

14,000
 271,491 
 – 

 285,491 

All audit fees were paid within South Africa with the exception of £38,000 (2012: £32,000) which was paid in the United Kingdom. 
The majority of the £285,491 non-audit fee was paid to Deloitte in the United Kingdom and relates to corporate finance reviews* 
performed  during  the  acquisition  of  Evander  Mines,  of  which  £266,764  has  been  deducted  from  share  premium,  as  part  of  share 
issue costs.

* 

 Services performed were in respect of UK regulatory requirements in relation to the fund raising for the Evander acquisition and do not affect the external auditor’s 
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12 STAFF COSTS

The average number of employees were:
Corporate 
Evander Mines
Phoenix Platinum
Barberton Mines

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
Salary and wages
Other retirement costs (refer to note 30)

13 TAXATION

INCOME TAX EXPENSE
South African normal taxation
–  current year
–  prior year
Deferred taxation
–  current year

Total taxation charge
Profit before taxation
Taxation at the domestic taxation rate of 28% 
(Exempt income)/Non-deductible expenses
Taxation rate differential
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses

Group

Company

30 June 2013
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30 June 2012
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30 June 2013
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30 June 2012
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 14 
 2,328 
 3 
 1,815 

 4,160 

 12 
 – 
 3 
 1,820 

 1,835 

 14 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 14 

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 –
 –
 –

 12

 34,179,081 
 2,457,148 

 22,302,552 
 1,476,831 

 2,225,242 
 85,063 

 1,253,599
 48,024

 36,636,229 

 23,779,383 

 2,310,305 

 1,301,623

 6,605,516 
 48,535 

 11,134,846 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 5,479,012 

 1,849,665 

 (289,876)

 –
 –

 –

 12,133,063 
 54,707,096 
 15,317,987 
 (2,211,489)
 (973,435)
 – 

 12,984,511 
 42,226,145 
 11,823,321 
 12,167 
 1,149,023 
 – 

 (289,876)
 (20,947,423)
 (5,865,278)
 5,056,481 
 – 
 518,921 

 –
 22,195,866
 6,214,842
 (6,169,150)
 –
 (45,692)

Taxation expense for the year

 12,133,063 

 12,984,511 

 (289,876)

Effective taxation rates:
Statutory rate
Taxation rate differential
Non-deductible expenses/(exempt income)
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses

Effective taxation rate

 % 
 28,00 
 (1,78)
 (4,04)
 – 

 22,18 

 % 
 28,00 
 2,72 
 0,03 
 – 

 30,75 

 % 
 28,00 
 – 
 (24,14)
 (2,48)

 1,38 

 –

 %
 28,00
 –
 (27,79)
 (0,21)

–

There are no significant unrecognised temporary differences associated with undistributed profits of overseas subsidiaries. South African 
income  tax  on  mining  income  is  determined  according  to  a  formula  which  takes  into  account  the  profit  and  revenue  from  mining 
operations. South African mining taxable income is determined after the deduction of all mining capital expenditure, with the proviso that 
these deductions cannot result in an assessed loss. Capital expenditure amounts not deducted are carried forward as unredeemed capital 
expenditure, to be deducted from future mining income. At year-end the Group has £8,875,902 (2012: £11,999,313) of unredeemed 
capital expenditure carried forward and deductible against future profits, held within Phoenix Platinum. No deferred tax asset has been 
recognised in relation to this, as there is insufficient evidence of future taxable profits.

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14 EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share are based on the Group’s profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent, divided by the 
weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.

30 June 2013

Weighted
average
number of
shares

Net profit 
£

Earnings 
per share
(Pence)

Net profit 
£

30 June 2012

Weighted
average
number
of shares

From continuing operations:
Basic EPS
Share options

 42,574,033   1,619,756,902 
 6,176,989 

 – 

 2.63 
 (0.01)

 29,241,634 
 – 

 1,445,202,485 
 8,085,456 

Diluted EPS

 42,574,033   1,625,933,891 

 2.62 

 29,241,634 

 1,453,287,941 

Earnings 
per share
(Pence)

 2.02
 (0.01)

 2.01

Headline earnings per share
Headline earnings per share is based on the Group’s headline earnings divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during 
the year.

Reconciliation between earnings and headline earnings from continuing operations:

Earnings as reported
Adjustments:
Impairment costs
Bargain purchase gain
Loss on disposal of asset held 
for sale

 16,143,604 
 (24,114,255)

 586,138 

 – 
 – 

 – 

30 June 2013

Weighted
average
number
of shares

Net profit
£

Earnings
per share
(Pence)

Net profit
£

30 June 2012

Weighted
average
number
of shares

 42,574,033   1,619,756,902 

 2.63 

 29,241,634 

 1,445,202,485 

Earnings 
per share
(Pence)

2.02

0.01
0.00

0.00

 48,238 
 – 

 17,922 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 0.99 
 (1.49)

 0.04 

 2.17 
 (0.01)

Headline earnings per share*
Share options

 35,189,520   1,619,756,902 
 6,176,989 

 – 

 29,307,794 
 – 

 1,445,202,485 
 8,085,456 

 2.03
 (0.01)

Diluted headline earnings per 
share

 35,189,520   1,625,933,891 

 2.16 

 29,307,794 

 1,453,287,941 

 2.02

*  Headline earnings per share is required to be disclosed in terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited.

Net asset value per share 
Tangible net asset value per share* 

Group
30 June 2013
(Pence)

Group
30 June 2012
(Pence)

 9.45 
 3.77 

 7.09
 4.56

*  Total assets less goodwill, non-current assets held for sale ,non-current liabilities, current liabilities and mineral rights and mining property.

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15  DIVIDENDS

 The board of directors has proposed a dividend of approximately ZAR240,000,000 million (£15,228,4261) for the 2013 year, equating 
to ZAR0.1314 per share (0.83p per share1), resulting in a dividend cover of 2.3 times. Because of the anticipated cash flow associated 
with the acquisition of Evander Mines, the board did not propose a dividend for the year ended 30 June 2012. 

Note 1:   The GBP proposed dividend was calculated based on 13 September 2013 closing exchange rate of ZAR15.76:1. The UK shareholders are to note that a revised 

exchange rate will be communicated prior to final approval at the AGM. Therefore the proposed dividend is approximately 0.83p. 

16 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND MINERAL RIGHTS

Mineral 
rights and
mining
property
£

Land*
£

Building 
and infra-
structure
£

Plant and
machinery
£

Capital 
under
construction 
£

Shafts and
exploration
£

Other
£

Total
£

Group
COST
Balance at 30 June 2011
Transfer from other intangible 
assets***
Additions
Disposal
Impairment**
Foreign currency translation reserve
Re-classified as non-current assets 
held for sale

Balance at 30 June 2012
Arising from the acquisition of 
Evander Mines (refer to note 38)
Reclassification of software costs to 
other intangible assets
Transfer from other intangible 
assets*****
Additions
Disposal
Foreign currency translation reserve

 31,990 

 21,827,105 

 1,993,070 

 17,601,217 

 6,148,219 

 32,227,319 

 241,977 

 80,070,897

 – 
 170,041 
 – 
 – 
 (13,332)

 120,885 
 814,845 
 – 
 – 
 (4,208,205)

 – 
 263,455 
 – 
 – 
 (317,765)

 – 
 2,544,706 
 (18,876)
 (48,238)
 (2,813,744)

 – 
 9,938,461 
 – 
 – 
 (1,433,315)

 – 
 3,603,515 
 – 
 – 
 (5,105,568)

 – 
 89,883 
 – 
 – 

 120,885
 17,424,906
 (18,876)
 (48,238)
 (41,454)  (13,933,383)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (742,089)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (742,089)

 188,699 

 18,554,630 

 1,938,760 

 16,522,976 

 14,653,365 

 30,725,266 

 290,406 

 82,874,102

 2,472,770 

 83,465,070 

 16,223,711 

 41,574,902 

 17,577,384 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (715,792)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 –   161,313,837

 – 

 (715,792)

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 765,513 
 – 
 (296,288)  (12,452,533)  (2,101,467)

 – 
 – 
 – 

 10,739,524   (10,739,524)
 19,014,400 
 4,322,776 
 – 
 (5,780)
 (4,581,738)
 (7,896,994)

 – 
 3,451,302 
 – 
 (4,560,735)

 – 
 12,542 
 – 

 –
 27,566,533
 (5,780)
 (93,620)  (31,983,375)

Balance at 30 June 2013

 2,365,181 

 89,567,167 

 16,826,517 

 64,541,612 

 35,923,887 

 29,615,833 

 209,328   239,049,525

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

Mineral 
rights and
mining
property
£

Building 
and infra-
structure
£

Plant and
machinery
£

Capital 
under

construction 

£

Shafts and
exploration
£

Other
£

Total
£

 (3,221,174)
 (264,219)
 – 

 (926,393)
 (57,985)
 – 

 (6,615,060)
 (1,674,409)
 954 

 –   (10,209,706)
 (1,262,397)
 – 
 – 
 – 

 (46,549)  (21,018,882)
 (3,316,627)
 (57,617)
 954
 – 

 – 
 505,546 

 – 
 144,498 

 446,047 
 1,142,580 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 1,623,460 

 – 
 9,977 

 446,047
 3,426,061

Land*
£

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 (2,979,847)

 (839,880)

 (6,699,888)

 – 

 (9,848,643)

 (94,189)  (20,462,447)

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 (1,004,630)
 (4,166,745)
 494,536 

 – 
 (441,816)
 – 
 151,754 

 174,105 
 (3,147,399)
 (2,495,480)
 1,148,749 

 – 
 (18,761)
 – 
 1,462 

 – 
 (1,249,508)
 – 
 1,473,432 

 – 
 (41,197)
 – 
 24,097 

 174,105
 (5,903,311)
 (6,662,225)
 3,294,030

 – 

 (7,656,686)

 (1,129,942)  (11,019,913)

 (17,299)

 (9,624,719)

 (111,289)  (29,559,848)

 188,699 

 15,574,783 

 1,098,880 

 9,823,088 

 14,653,365 

 20,876,623 

 196,217 

 62,411,655

Balance at 30 June 2011
Charge for the year****
Disposal
Re-classified as non-current assets 
held for sale
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2012
Reclassification of software costs to 
other intangible assets
Charge for the year****
Impairment******
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2013

CARRYING AMOUNT
At 30 June 2012

At 30 June 2013

2,365,181

81,910,481

15,696,575

53,521,699

35,906,588

19,991,114

98,039 209,489,677

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Mineral 
rights and
mining
property
£

Land*
£

Building 
and infra-
structure
£

Plant and
machinery
£

Capital 
under
construction 
£

Shafts and
exploration
£

Other
£

Total
£

COMPANY
COST
Balance at 30 June 2011
Additions
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2012
Additions
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2013

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

–
–
 – 

–
–
 – 

–

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 236,206 
 13,202 
 (39,114)

 210,294 
 12,542 
 (28,331)

 236,206
 13,202
 (39,114)

 210,294
 12,542
 (28,331)

 194,505 

 194,505

Mineral 
rights and
mining
property
£

Land*
£

Building 
and infra-
structure
£

Plant and
machinery
£

Capital 
under
construction 
£

Shafts and
exploration
£

Balance at 30 June 2011
Charge for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2012
Charge for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2013

CARRYING AMOUNT
At 30 June 2012

At 30 June 2013

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
–

 – 

 – 

 – 

–
–
 – 

–
–
–

–

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
–

 – 

 – 

 – 

Other
£

 (46,549)
 (46,985)
 9,449 

 (84,085)
 (40,154)
 14,875 

Total
£

 (46,549)
 (46,985)
 9,449

 (84,085)
 (40,154)
 14,875

 (109,364)

 (109,364)

 126,209 

 126,209

 85,141 

 85,141

* 

** 
***  

**** 

 Details of land is maintained in a register held at the offices of Barberton Mines and Evander Mines, which may be inspected by a member or their duly 
authorised agents. The Group reviews the residual values used for purposes of depreciation calculations annually.
 The final impairment of the Segalla Plant held at Barberton Mines, refer to note 35.
 Reclassification of Phoenix Platinum exploration expenditures from exploration and evaluation assets to property, plant and equipment as per IFRS 6 (“Exploration for 
and evaluation of mineral resources”) due to technical feasibility and commercial viability of the project being demonstrated (refer to note 17).
 The direct mining depreciation, excluding other non-mining depreciation, totals £5,998,267 (this includes a depreciation charge of £136,153 in note 17) (2012: 
£3,259,010) as disclosed in the statement of comprehensive income. Other non-mining depreciation of £41,197 (2011: £57,617), is disclosed in other (expenses)/
income in note 8.
 Capitalisation of Phoenix Platinum on 1 July 2012 due to reaching steady state production.

***** 
******   During  the  year,  as  a  result  of  falling  commodity  prices  and  operational  problems  arising  since  first  production,  the  Group  recorded  an  impairment  charge  of 
£6,662,225 in respect of Phoenix Platinum. The impairment was based on its estimated fair value (less cost to sell), using a post-tax real discount rate of 16.25% 
applied  to  estimated  post-tax  cash  flows. The  assumed  long-term  PGM  6E  basket  price  was  USD1,040/oz.  It  has  been  allocated  between  Phoenix  Platinum 
(£2,495,480) and Corporate and Growth Projects (£4,166,745) segments.

 Mineral rights and mining property are depreciated over the life of mine (Barberton Mines, 17 years (2012: 17 years), Evander Mines, 
14 years (2012: nil) and Phoenix Platinum, 20 years (2012: 17 years)).

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17 OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

SOFTWARE COSTS
Balance at 30 June 2012/11
Reclassification of software costs from property plant and 
equipment and mineral rights
Current year depreciation
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2013/12

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
Balance at 30 June 2012/11
Exploration expenditure
Transfer to property, plant and equipment and mineral rights 
Foreign currency translation reserve
Transfer to assets held for sale*

Balance at 30 June 2013/12

Group
30 June 2013
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30 June 2012
£

Notes

16

16

35

 – 

 541,687 
 (136,153)
 (65,050)

 340,484 

 –

 –
 –
 –

 –

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 14,214,426
 505,273
 (120,885)
 (1,711,403)
 (12,887,411)

 –

* 

 The exploration and evaluation assets transferred to non-current assets held for sale relate to the Manica project in 
Mozambique.

18 GOODWILL

Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated at 
acquisition to the cash-generating units (“CGU’s”) that are 
expected to benefit from that business combination. All the 
Group’s goodwill has been allocated to Barberton Mines CGU.

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

Opening and closing balance

 21,000,714 

 21,000,714 

 – 

 –

 The Group tests the Barberton Mines goodwill carrying amount annually for impairment, or more frequently if there are indications that 
goodwill may be impaired. The goodwill carrying amount is not considered to be impaired and the review was performed in accordance 
with the Group’s accounting policies.

 The  recoverable  amounts  of  the  CGU’s  are  determined  from  value-in-use  calculations. The  key  assumptions  for  the  value-in-use 
calculations are those regarding the discount rates, growth rates and expected changes to selling prices and direct costs during the year. 
Management estimates the discount rate using post-tax rate of 11.00% (2012:11.88%) for Barberton Mines, which reflect the current 
market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the CGU to the extent not already reflected in the cash flows 
being discounted, an average gold price of ZAR400,000/kg ($1,261/oz) over the life of projects. The life of project was estimated at 
17 years for Barberton Mines. Changes in selling prices and direct costs are based on past practices and expectations of future changes in 
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19  INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATE

At 30 June 2013 the Company and Group held the following shares in subsidiary and associate undertakings:

Name of undertaking

Barberton Mines 
Phoenix Platinum 
Auroch
Pan African Resources 
Funding Company 
Proprietary Limited* 

Emerald Panther **
Other Investments

Country of 
incorporation

Principal 
activity

South Africa Mining
South Africa Mining
Australia

Exploration 

South Africa

South Africa

Finance
Holding 
Company

Opening balance
Issue of share in Auroch Minerals NL (Auroch)
Loss in associate
Impairment of Investment in Auroch***
Impairment in Phoenix Platinum
Issue of shares in Emerald Panther Investments 91 (Pty) Ltd 
(Emerald Panther)/Evander Mines 
Issue of shares in Funding Company
Other investments

Group

Company

Proportion 
of capital
 effectively
 held by
 Company

Carrying
amount 
30 June 2013

Carrying
amount
30 June 2012

Carrying
amount 
30 June 2013

Carrying
amount
30 June 2012

100%
100%
42%

100%

100%

 – 
 – 
 1,182,606 

 – 

 – 
 16,465 

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 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 45,770,663 
 4,209,696 
 1,182,606 

 45,770,663
 4,330,581
 –

 263 

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 – 

 –

 –
 –

 1,199,071 

 123,189,860 

 50,101,244

Group

Company

30 June 
2013
£

30 June 
2012
£

30 June 
2013
£

30 June 
2012
£

 – 
 4,501,947 
 (152,312)
 (3,167,029)
 – 

 – 
 – 
 16,465 

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 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 50,101,244 
 4,501,947 
 (152,312)
 (3,167,029)
 (120,885)

 50,101,244
 –
 –
 –
 –

 72,026,632 
 263 
 – 

 –
 –
 –

Closing balance

 1,199,071 

 –   123,189,860 

 50,101,244

* 
** 

Funding Company was established for the purpose of providing funding for the Group’s activities.
 Emerald Panther is a company acquired to facilitate the acquisition of Evander Mines from Harmony, and therefore holds the investment in Evander Mines (refer to 
note 38). Emerald Panther holds 100% of Evander Gold Mines Ltd and Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd, which are both incorporated in South Africa, and operate in mining.
***   During the year the Group disposed of its investment in the Manica exploration project to Auroch. The consideration (refer to note 35) partly comprised a 42% shareholding 
in Auroch which was recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and has been subsequently treated as an investment in associate. The transaction triggered a loss on 
disposal of £586,138 which took into consideration the Group’s best estimate of the fair value of the related deferred consideration of £7,024,203 (refer to note 35), 
recorded as a non-current financial asset. At year-end the Group re-measured the recoverability of both its 42% shareholding and the deferred consideration and, due to 
a significant fall in the gold price and related challenges in the mining environment, recorded a £3,167,209 impairment against the carrying value of its direct shareholding 
(based on Auroch’s year-end share price, being the best estimate of its fair value) and also fully impaired the £7,024,203 financial asset. The resulting total impairment 
charge (after exchange rate movements), was £9,481,379. Further details of the financial asset are included in note 29.

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20 REHABILITATION TRUST FUND
Funds held in trust fund (refer to note 26)
Opening balance as at 30 June 2012
Interest earned on the rehabilitation fund
Foreign currency translation reserve

Closing balance as at 30 June 2012
Arising from the acquisition of Evander Mines (refer to note 38)
Interest earned on the rehabilitation fund
Foreign currency translation reserve

Barberton Mines
£

Evander Mines
£

Total
£

 3,013,385 
 115,970 
 (466,421)

 2,662,934 
 – 
 123,839 
 (381,611)

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 – 
 – 

 – 
 16,282,652 
 68,676 
 (1,782,777)

 3,013,385
 115,970
 (466,421)

 2,662,934
 16,282,652
 192,515
 (2,164,388)

Closing balance as at 30 June 2013

 2,405,162 

 14,568,551 

 16,973,713

The cash arising from the fund contributions is held at Pan African Resources Group Rehabilitation Trust.
The amounts are invested in interest-bearing short-term investments or medium-term equity-linked notes issued by commercial banks.

21 INVENTORIES
Consumable stores
Mineral stocks
Provision for obsolete stock

22 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Trade receivables
Other receivables and prepayments
VAT receivable
Deposit paid*

Group
30 June 2013
£

Group
30 June 2012
£

Company
30 June 2013
£

Company
30 June 2012
£

 4,564,282 
 2,276,532 
 (245,074)

 1,964,622 
 9,116 
 (105,003)

 6,595,740 

 1,868,735 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 –
 –
 –

 –

 10,812,937 
 1,082,911 
 2,008,568 
 – 

 4,176,485 
 249,253 
 853,530 
 1,548,779 

 1,194,826 
 26,617 
 – 
 – 

 17,977
 54,463
 –
 1,548,779

 13,904,416 

 6,828,047 

 1,221,443 

 1,621,219

* 

 The deposit relates to a non-refundable amount paid to Harmony as a break fee with regards to the Evander Mines acquisition. This payment was deducted off the final 
purchase price as per the acquisition agreement, on 28 February 2013.

 The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the statement of financial position are 
net of allowances for doubtful receivables of £36,051 (2012: £16,763) relating to other receivables, estimated by the Group’s management 
based on the current economic environment and individual debtor circumstance. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the 
counterparties are dealt with in accordance with the Group’s credit policy. Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd is the one major customer that 
represents  more  than  5%  of  the  trade  receivables  balance  for  the  individual  companies  (Barberton  Mines  and  Evander  Mines),  and 
Western Platinum Limited (subsidiary of Lonmin PLC) is the one major customer that represents more than 5% of the trade receivables 
balance of Phoenix Platinum.

The average credit period is:
Number of days

Group

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

30

15

The ageing of trade receivables increased due to the acquisition of Evander Mines and Phoenix Platinum reaching steady state production.

No interest is charged on trade receivables.

 Before accepting any new customers, the Group uses a credit bureau or performs a credit assessment to assess the potential customer’s 
credit limit and credit quality. The Group only transacts with credit-worthy customers and large institutions within South Africa.

 The fair value of trade receivables is not materially different from the carrying value presented. No receivables have been pledged as 
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23  CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash held by the Group and short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or 
less. The carrying amount of these assets approximates their fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents
CREDIT FACILITIES
The Group has the following credit facilities:
Nedbank Limited revolving credit facility*
ABSA Bank Limited revolving credit facility*
Absa Bank Limited overdraft facility  
(held at Barberton Mines)
Absa Bank Limited credit card facilities 
Guarantee**
USD trading facility***

* 

 The Group has secured a five-year revolving credit facility with 
Nedbank Limited and ABSA Bank Limited. The facility carries an 
interest rate of the monthly JIBAR rate plus 2.8% margin, and is 
secured against a portion of Barberton Mines, Evander Mines and 
Phoenix Platinum property, plant and equipment. The unutilised 
portion of the revolving credit facilities held by Nedbank Limited 
and ABSA Limited, at 30 June 2013 was £28,980,680 (refer to 
note 27). The ABSA Limited overdraft facility at Barberton Mines 
remains unsecured and unitilised at year-end. The Barberton Mines 
overdraft facility attracts interest at prime in South Africa.

** 

 The guarantees relate to £1,638,448 for Eskom (electricity utility) 
and £931,966 for the Department of Minerals and Resources 
(DMR).

***   The USD trading facility relates to trading facilities held by 

Barberton Mines for the purposes of trading USD for ZAR Rand on 
USD gold sales.

24 SHARE CAPITAL

Authorised
2,000,000,000 (2012: 2,000,000,000) ordinary
shares of £0.01 each

Issued and fully paid-up 1,822,834,263 (2012: 
1,448,262,361) ordinary shares of £0.01 each

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 4,768,916 

 19,782,179 

 3,304,949 

 17,812,893

19,986,676
19,986,676

 11,615,841 
 – 

 1,199,201 
 99,933 
 2,570,414 
 6,329,114 

 1,587,498 
 38,719 
 1,143,979 
 7,356,700 

 – 
 – 

 – 
66,622
 – 
 – 

 50,172,014 

 21,742,737 

 66,622 

 –
 –

77,439
 –
 –
 –

 77,439

 20,000,000 

 20,000,000 

 20,000,000 

 20,000,000

 18,228,342 

 14,482,623 

 18,228,342 

 14,482,623

The following cash issue of shares were made during the year:
During the year under review the Company announced the issue and allotment of 374,571,902 new ordinary shares in respect of share 
options exercised and rights offer issue: 

–  On 25 October 2012, 3,000,000 shares issued to Mr A Esterhuizen at 7 pence per share, in relation to share options exercised.

– 

 On 17 January 2013, 370,071,902 shares issued as part of the rights offer issue at 14 pence per share, in relation to the acquisition of 
Evander Mines from Harmony.

– 

 On 31 May 2013, 1,500,00 shares issued to Mr KC Spencer at 6 pence per share, in relation to share options exercised.

Current number of equity-settled share options outstanding at 30 June 2013 is 9,782,100 (2012: 14,282,100).

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30 June 2013
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25 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

Trade and other payables
Accruals and other payables
VAT payable
Other

 11,514,399 
 10,671,829 
 189,708 
 826,116 

 3,140,458 
 4,532,185 
 37,086 
 – 

 – 
 743,051 
 189,708 
 826,116 

Total trade and other payables

 23,202,052 

 7,709,729 

 1,758,875 

 166,869
 681,689
 38,011
 –

 886,569

The average credit period is:

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

Number of days

59

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The ageing of trade payables increased due to the acquisition of Evander Mines.
The fair value of trade payables is not materially different from the carrying value presented.

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26 LONG-TERM PROVISIONS

Group

Company

Decommissioning
and Rehabilitation

£

Total
£

Total
£

Balance at 30 June 2011
Provided during the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2012
Provision arising from acquisition of Evander 
Mines (refer to note 38)
Provided during the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Balance at 30 June 2013

Balance at 30 June 2012
Long-term provisions
Current provisions

Balance at 30 June 2013
Long-term provisions
Current provisions

Decommissioning
and Rehabilitation

£

 3,386,591 
 115,970 
 (458,607)

 3,386,591 
 115,970 
 (458,607)

 3,043,954 

 3,043,954 

 13,325,862 
 359,172 
 (1,907,836)

 13,325,862 
 359,172 
 (1,907,836)

 14,821,152 

 14,821,152 

 3,043,954 
 – 

 3,043,954 
 – 

 3,043,954 

 3,043,954 

 14,821,152 
 – 

 14,821,152 
 – 

 14,821,152 

 14,821,152 

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 – 
 – 

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 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –

 –

 –
 –

 –

Rehabilitation provision
The provision includes the estimate of the costs of decommissioning and the cost of environmental and other remedial work such as 
reclamation costs, close down and restoration and pollution control. Estimates are made on an annual basis, based on the estimated life 
of the mine, following which payments are made to a rehabilitation trust set up as required by South African laws and regulations. The 
provision represents the net present value of the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation to decommission and 
rehabilitate environmental disturbances caused by mining operations. These costs are expected to be incurred over the life of mine, which 
is estimated at 17 years for Barberton Mines and 14 years for Evander Mines.
The following rates were used in the calculation of the rehabilitation provision for the Group (includes, Barberton Mines, Evander Mines 
and Phoenix Platinum):

Growth rate 
Risk free rate

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 7.89% 

 6.5%
 7.96%

27 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Cash-settled share options:
Opening balance
Expense for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 797,513 
 209,465 
 (127,724)

 69,456 
 775,049 
 (46,992)

 429,565 
 22,903 
 (61,787)

 27,329
 425,430
 (23,194)

Closing balance

 879,254 

 797,513 

 390,681 

 429,565

Post-retirement benefits:
Opening balance
Arising from the acquisition of Evander Mines (refer to note 38)
Utilised for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Closing balance

Revolving credit facilities:
Opening balance
Drawdowns
Finance costs incurred
Repayments of capital
Repayments of finance costs
Transfer to current portion
Foreign currency translation reserve

Closing balance

Total

 71,368 
 65,434 
 (11,832)
 (16,189)

 111,829 
 – 
 (24,586)
 (15,875)

 108,781 

 71,368 

 – 
 34,763,874 
 852,998 
 (22,545,100)
 (834,241)
 (864,218)
 (1,228,388)

 10,144,925 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

 11,132,960 

 868,881 

 390,681 

 429,565

Current and non-current portions of revolving credit facilities
Current portion – interest to be paid in the next 12 months
Non-current portion – interest to be paid after 12 months until full repayment 
Non-current portion – capital to be paid on maturity

Group
30 June 2013
£

Group
30 June 2012
£

 864,218 
 3,830,564 
 11,009,143 

 15,703,925 

 –
 –
 –

 –

Terms of the revolving credit facilities:
Interest rate:
Interest rate margin:
Term of loan:
Repayment period:
Final repayment date:

Financial covenant limits:

Jibar (quoted at 5.05% at year-end)
2.8%
5 years
Full repayment of the outstanding at the end of 5 years.
7 March 2018
The ratio of the net debt to equity must be less than 1:1 (measured 
on a half-yearly basis)
The interest cover ratio (refer to note 29) must be greater than four 
times (measured on a half-yearly basis).
The ratio of net debt to EBITDA (refer to note 29), as defined in the 
agreement, must be less than 2.5:1 (measured on a half- yearly basis)

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27 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (continued)
Bonds as security for revolving credit facilities
The following bonds were entered into by the Group:
Continuing covering mortgage bond B1534/2013 – Barberton Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.
Continuing covering mortgage bond B1740/2013 – Evander Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.
Special notarial bond BN6785/2013 – Barberton Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.
Special notarial bond BN6912/2013 – Evander Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.
General notarial bond BN7075/2013 – Barberton Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.
General notarial bond BN6592/2013 – Evander Mines/Bowwood and Main No. 40 (Pty) Ltd.

* 

 On 9 May 2011, the Company established a cash-settled share appreciation right programme entitling selected executives and employees of the Group, as approved by 
the board of directors of the Company, to be allocated notional shares in the Group. These notional shares confer the conditional right on the participant to be paid a cash 
settlement equal to the appreciation in the Company share price from the date of allocation to the date of surrender or deemed surrender of notional shares. Participation 
in the share appreciation programme is subject to the agreement of a selected participant and acceptance by said participant of the rules and regulations governing the 
share appreciation programme.

Group cash-settled share options
 The share appreciation settlement is determined no later than the sixth anniversary of the date that the notional shares are allocated. 
However,  the  participant  can  elect,  subject  to  approval  by  the  Companies  Remuneration  Committee  (Remco),  to  surrender  his/her 
notional shares and receive the share appreciation settlement at a date prior to the sixth anniversary date.

 The share appreciation settlement is regarded as remuneration for income tax purposes and thus subject to the deduction of PAYE and 
all other taxes and contributions via the payroll of the relevant subsidiary. These taxes are for the account of the participant.
 No share appreciation rights settlements can be made until after the period, calculated from the date the notional shares were allocated, 
until:
 (cid:118) Two years has elapsed, in which event not more than 25% of the total number of notional shares allocated,
 (cid:118) three years has elapsed, in which event not more than 50% of the total number of notional shares allocated,
 (cid:118) four years has elapsed, in which event all of the notional shares allocated,
 (cid:118) or any lesser amount of notional shares may be surrendered. Notional shares which a participant is entitled to surrender are referred 

to as “surrenderable notional shares”.

 Remco may, by resolution, amend and postpone any of these vesting periods, with the consent of the participant concerned.
 The participant is entitled, within a period of 60 days after the date of resignation, to surrender all his/her surrenderable notional shares 
and request the payment of the share appreciation bonus in respect thereof. If the participant is subject to retirement (including early 
retirement approved by the Company after the age of 55 in terms of Company policy), retrenchment, death or permanent disability, the 
participant  or  the  participant’s  estate  is  entitled,  within  a  period  of  six  months  after  the  termination  date,  to  surrender  all  his/her 
surrenderable notional shares and request the payment of the share appreciation settlement in respect thereof.

Details of the share options outstanding during the year, in relation to this scheme, are as follows:

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

Outstanding at 1 July
Granted during the year
Exercised during the year
Forfeited in the year

Weighted
average 
exercise price
(Rand)

 1,15 
 2,18 
 1,15 
 1,15 

Number
of options

 31,863,103 
 29,869,622 
 (967,500)
 (8,410,148)

Outstanding and exercisable at 30 June 

 1,74 

 52,355,077 

Cash-settled share options are valued annually at fair value.
These fair values were calculated using the Binomial pricing model. The inputs in the model were 
as follows:

Weighted average share price (ZAR)
Weighted average exercise/strike price (ZAR)
Expected volatility 
Expected life
Risk free rate
Expected dividend yield

Weighted
average 
exercise price
(Rand)

 1,15 
 – 
 – 
 1,15 

 1,15 

Number 
of options

 33,669,103
 –
 –
 (1,806,000)

 31,863,103

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

2.10
 2.13 
45.00%
3 – 4 years
7.00 – 7.54%
3.50%

1.96
 1.15
50.00%
3 – 4 years
5.83 – 6.14%
4.00%

The Group recognised total expenses of £209,465 (2012: £775,049) relating to cash-settled share-based payments transactions during 
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Vesting schedule 2013

Description

Grant date

Vesting 
period (years)

Vesting 
period (days)

Vesting date

Valuation 
(ZAR)

Options 
granted

Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3

11 May 2011
11 May 2011
11 May 2011
6 March 2013
6 March 2013
6 March 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 May 2013
1 May 2013
1 May 2013
1 June 2013
1 June 2013
1 June 2013

Vesting schedule 2012

 2 
 3 
 4 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 2 
 3 
 4 
 2 
 3 
 4 

 731 
 1 096 
 1 461 

11 May 2013
11 May 2014
11 May 2015
 731  6 March 2015
 1 096  6 March 2016
 1 461  6 March 2017
1 April 2015
1 April 2016
1 April 2017
1 May 2015
1 May 2016
1 May 2017
1 June 2015
1 June 2016
1 June 2017

 731 
 1 096 
 1 461 
 731 
 1 096 
 1 461 
 731 
 1 096 
 1 461 

 0.77 
 0.77 
 0.77 
 0.79 
 0.79 
 0.79 
 0.84 
 0.84 
 0.84 
 0.90 
 0.90 
 0.90 
 0.84 
 0.84 
 0.84 

 4,895,739 
 5,863,239 
 11,726,478 
 1,762,450 
 1,762,450 
 3,524,900 
 3,450,157 
 3,450,157 
 6,900,314 
 1,276,730 
 1,276,730 
 2,553,461 
 978,068 
 978,068 
 1,956,136 

Options
expected 
to vest

 4,895,739
 5,863,239
 11,726,478
 1,762,450
 1,762,450
 3,524,900
 3,450,157
 3,450,157
 6,900,314
 1,276,730
 1,276,730
 2,553,461
 978,068
 978,068
 1,956,136

 52,355,077 

 52,355,077

 Valuation 
(ZAR) 

 Options
granted 

 Options
expected 
to vest

 0.97 
 0.99 
 1.01 

 7,965,776 
 7,965,776 
 15,931,551 

 7,189,113
 6,829,657
 12,976,348

 31,863,103 

 26,995,118

Description

Grant date

Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3

9 May 2011
9 May 2011
9 May 2011

 Vesting 
period (years) 

 Vesting 
period (days) 

 2 
 3 
 4 

 731 
 1 096 
 1 461 

Vesting date

9 May 2013
9 May 2014
9 May 2015

Participation in share-based and other long-term incentive schemes is restricted to employees and directors as described above.

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Group

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Note

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£

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£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

28 DEFERRED TAXATION

Deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment
Provisions
Investment in rehabilitation trust
Other

Net deferred tax liabilities

 55,332,754 
 (4,667,052)
 3,400,586 
 (16,848)

 10,841,728 
 (673,643)
 – 
 (79,555)

 54,049,440 

 10,088,530 

Reconciliation of deferred tax liabilities:
Net deferred liabilities  
at the beginning of the year
Transfer to deferred tax asset
 Arising from the acquisition of Evander Mines 
Deferred tax charge for the year
Deferred tax asset raised  
during the current year
Foreign currency translation reserve

 10,088,530 
 79,555 
 45,132,359 
 5,744,025 

 9,841,695 
 – 
 – 
 1,849,665 

38
13

 (200,340)
 (6,794,689)

 – 
 (1,602,830)

Net deferred liabilities at the end of the year

 54,049,440 

 10,088,530 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

Deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment
Provisions
Other

Reconciliation of deferred tax assets:
Net deferred assets  
at the beginning of the year
Transfer from deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax credit for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Net deferred assets at the end of the year

Note

13

 57,139 
 289,940 
 (34,281)

 312,798 

 – 
 79,555 
 265,013 
 (31,770)

 312,798 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 267,281 
 – 

 267,281 

 – 
 – 
 289,876 
 (22,595)

 267,281 

 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –
 –

 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –

 –

 –
 –
 –
 –

 –

Deferred tax assets not recognised for the Company amounted to £9,536 (2012: £169,980). These relate to assessed losses carried 
forward as a result of temporary differences.

 Assessed loss carried forward for the Company amounted to £34,056 (2012: £607,071). Unredeemed capital expenditure in relation to 
Phoenix Platinum carried forward was £8,875,902 (2012: £11,999,313).

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29  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 The Group manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximising the sustainable return 
to  shareholders  through  the  optimisation  of  the  debt  and  equity  ratios. The  Group’s  overall  strategy  remains  unchanged  from  the 
prior year.

Components of capital and financial covenants:
Cash and cash equivalents
Interest-bearing debt

Net interest-bearing liabilities/(assets)
Equity

Group

Company

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 (4,768,916)
 11,009,143 

 (19,782,179)
 – 

 (3,304,949)
 – 

 6,240,227 
 172,208,237 

 (19,782,179)
 102,625,655 

 (3,304,949)
 124,671,062 

 (17,812,893)
 –

 (17,812,893)
 99,707,934

Net debt to equity ratio (%)*

 0.04 

 (0.19)

 (0.03)

 (0.18)

Finance costs of the revolving credit facilities
Earnings before interest and taxation

852,998
 54,510,133 

 – 
 41,710,643 

 – 
 (22,026,658)

 –
 21,644,712

Interest cover ratio
Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and 
amortisation, impairment, bargain purchase gain,  
loss on associate and loss on disposal of asset  
held for sale (“EBITDA”)

64

 – 

 – 

 –

 53,123,887 

 45,017,891 

 (3,381,660)

 21,644,712

Net debt to EBITDA

 0.12 

 (0.44)

 0.98 

 (0.82)

Financial covenant limits:
The ratio of the net debt to equity must be less than 1:1 
(measured half-yearly).
The interest cover ratio must be greater than four times 
(measured half-yearly).
The ratio of Net Debt to EBITDA must be less 
than 2.5:1 (measured half-yearly).
Categories of financial instruments:
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment in associate
Receivables
Financial liabilities:
Trade and other payables
Long-term liabilities
Current portion of long-term liabilities

 4,768,916 
 1,199,071 
 10,812,937 

 22,186,228 
10,253,706
864,218

 19,782,179 
 – 
 4,176,485 

 7,672,643 
 – 
 – 

 3,304,949 
 1,182,606 
 1,194,826 

 17,812,893
 –
 17,977

 743,051 
 – 
 – 

 849,483
 –
 –

*  Net debt is calculated on cash and cash equivalents less interest-bearing debt.

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29  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

Financial risk management objectives
 The  Group  seeks  to  minimise  the  effects  of  financial  risks  by  using  derivative  financial  instruments  to  hedge  risk  exposures  where 
appropriate. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Group’s policies, approved by the board of directors which provide written 
principles on foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, the use of financial derivatives and non-derivative financial instruments, 
and the investment of excess liquidity. Compliance with the policies and exposure limits is reviewed on a continuous basis. The Group 
does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative use.

Credit risk
 Credit  risk  refers  to  the  risk  that  a  counterparty  will  default  on  its  contractual  obligations  resulting  in  financial  loss  to  the  Group. 
The Group has adopted a policy of only dealing with creditworthy counterparties and obtaining sufficient collateral, where appropriate, 
as a means of mitigating the risk.

 The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the statement of financial position are 
net of allowances for doubtful receivables of £36,051 (2012: £16,763) relating to other receivables, estimated by the Group’s management 
based on the current economic environment and individual debtor circumstance. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the 
counterparties are dealt with in accordance with the Group’s credit policy. Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd is the one major customer that 
represents  more  than  5%  of  the  trade  receivables  balance  for  the  individual  companies  (Barberton  Mines  and  Evander  Mines),  and 
Western Platinum Limited (subsidiary of Lonmin PLC) is the one major customer that represents more than 5% of the trade receivables 
balance of Phoenix Platinum.

Customers above 5%:
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
Western Platinum Limited (subsidiary of Lonmin PLC)

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 8,379,514 
 1,387,795 

 2,570,181
–

 9,767,309 

 2,570,181

Market risk
 The Group’s activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the gold price. Where 
appropriate,  the  Group  enters  into  a  variety  of  derivative  financial  instruments  to  manage  its  exposure  to  foreign  currency  risk  and 
the commodity price risk. Market risk exposures are measured using sensitivity analysis.

Foreign currency risk
 The Group undertakes certain transactions in foreign currencies. Hence, exposures to exchange rate fluctuation arise. Exchange rate 
exposures are managed within approved policy parameters. The Group specifically ensure USD receipts are converted into ZAR as 
quickly and economically as possible.

Commodity price risk
 The Group may enter into forward contracts to hedge their exposure to fluctuations in gold prices and exchange rates on specific 
transactions. The contracts are matched with anticipated future cash flows from gold sales receipts.

Interest rate and liquidity risk
 Fluctuations in interest rates impact on short-term investment and financing activities, giving rise to interest rate risk. In the ordinary 
course of business, the Group receives cash proceeds from its operations and is required to fund working capital and capital expenditure 
requirements. Cash is managed to ensure that surplus funds are invested to maximise returns whilst ensuring that capital is safeguarded 
to  the  maximum  extent  by  only  investing  with  reputable  financial  institutions.  Contractual  arrangements  for  committed  borrowing 
facilities are maintained to meet the Group’s normal and contingent funding needs.

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Currency and commodity price risk

Currency and gold spot price

Pound Sterling/ZAR exchange rate
USD gold spot price ($/oz)

Foreign currency/gold price sensitivity

2013

2012

Closing rate at 
30 June 2013 

Average rate 
for the year 
ended 30 June
 2013

15,01
 1,192 

13,84
 1,587

Impact of 
10% currency or
gold price
movement on
profit
£

 9,334,799

 6,411,352

The Pound Sterling carrying amount of the Group’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities at statement of 
financial position date is as follows:

2013
Assets
Liabilities

2012
Assets
Liabilities

Impact of 10%
currency
movement on
translation 
reserve

£*

 26,748,411 
 24,066,270 

 24,316,737
 21,878,427

 28,478,961 
 11,062,459 

 25,889,965
 10,056,781

*  The functional currency within the Group is ZAR therefore the sensitivity details the effect of the ZAR/GBP exchange rate on the foreign currency translation reserve.

Commodity zero cost collar
The Group entered into a zero cost collar gold transaction during the year, no similar transactions were undertaken in the prior year. On 
30 June 2013 the Group realised a profit of £1,589,595 upon agreeing to terminate the contract with ABSA Bank Limited.

Financial instruments (derivatives)

Group

Company

Opening balance
Financial instruments during the year
Fair valuing of financial instruments
Financial instruments realised during the year

Closing balance

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 – 
 1,589,595 
 – 
 (1,589,595)

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 1,589,595
 – 
 (1,589,595)

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29 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)
Terms of the zero cost collar gold transaction
Call option terms:
Trade date
Commodity
Total notional quantity
Option style
Option type
Commodity option buyer
Option term
Strike price per unit

Put option terms:
Trade date
Commodity
Total notional quantity
Option style
Option type
Commodity option buyer
Option term
Strike price per unit

26 June 2013
Gold
78,000 ounces (2,426 kilograms)
Asian
Call
ABSA Bank Limited
From and including 31 May 2013, to and including 30 June 2015 (2 years)
ZAR518,500 per kilogram

26 June 2013
Gold
78,000 ounces (2,426 kilograms)
Asian
Put
ABSA Bank Limited
From and including 31 May 2013, to and including 30 June 2015 (2 years)
ZAR425,000 per kilogram

Interest rate risk
 The Group is exposed to interest rate risk as entities within the Group borrow and invest funds at both fixed and floating interest rates.

Interest rate sensitivity
 Based on the low level of interest-bearing balances on the statement of financial position, an interest rate sensitivity is not performed as 
the interest rate exposure for the Group is immaterial.

Liquidity risk
 Ultimate  responsibility  for  liquidity  risk  management  rests  with  the  board  of  directors,  which  has  built  an  appropriate  liquidity  risk 
management framework for the management of the Group’s short-term funding and liquidity management requirements. The Group 
manages  liquidity  risk  by  maintaining  adequate  reserves,  banking  facilities  and  reserve  borrowings  facilities,  by  continually  monitoring 
forecasts and actual cash flows and matching maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

 The Group has access to financing facilities at Barberton Mines and its Funding company, of which the total unutilised portion as at 
30 June 2013 is £28,980,680 (2012: £11,615,841) (refer to note 23). The Group expects to meet its other obligations from operating 
cash flows and proceeds of maturing financial assets.

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Liquidity risk analysis
The following table indicates the Group’s remaining contractual maturity from its financial liabilities:

Weighted average
interest rate
£

Less than
12 months
£

1 to 5 years
£

Total
£

Group
2013
Trade and other payables
Long-term liabilities (non-interest-bearing)
Long-term liabilities (interest-bearing)
Other short-term liabilities

Group
2012
Trade and other payables
Long-term liabilities
Other short-term liabilities

Company
2013
Trade and other payables
Long-term liabilities
Other short-term liabilities

2012
Trade and other payables
Long-term liabilities
Other short-term liabilities

 – 
 – 
7,85%
 – 

 22,186,228 
 – 
 864,218 
 – 

 – 
988,035
14,839,707
 – 

 22,186,228
 988,035
 15,703,925
 –

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 7,709,729 
 – 
 – 

 – 
868,881
 – 

 7,709,729
 868,881
 –

 743,051 
 – 
 – 

 886,569 
 – 
 – 

 – 
390,681
 – 

 – 
 429,565 
 – 

 743,051
 390,681
 –

 886,569
 429,565
 –

Fair value of financial instruments
The directors consider that the carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities recorded approximate their fair values.

Financial asset (right to future share)*

Opening balance
Right to future shares raised on sale
Foreign currency translation reserve

Closing balance before impairment
Impairment

Closing balance

Group
£
30 June 2013

 –
 7,024,203
 (460,153)

 6,564,050
 (6,564,050)

 –

* 

 The financial asset relates to the right to future shares in Auroch based on the future milestones being achieved. The milestones (as disclosed in note 35) are considered to 
have a low probability of being achieved due to the current challenging mining environment and commodity prices. Therefore the financial asset was fully impaired.

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30  POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT INFORMATION

 All employees are required to be members of either the Barberton Pension Umbrella Fund, Sentinel Retirement Fund, Mine Workers 
Provident Fund or the Shanduka Group Provident Fund. These are defined contribution funds and are registered under and governed by 
the South African Pensions Fund Act, 1956, as amended. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Group in funds 
and  they  are  in  the  control  of  the  trustees. The  total  costs  charged  to  the  Statement  of  Comprehensive  Income  of  £2,457,148 
(2012: £1,476,831) represent employer contributions payable to the schemes by the Group at rates specified in the rules of the scheme. 
The calculation of the provision for post-retirement medical benefits is performed internally by management using the South African 
Revenue Services life expectancy tables as the benefits payable are a fixed amount per pensioner. The balance of post-retirement medical 
benefits were £108,781 (2012: £71,368).

31  COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND GUARANTEES

Group
Commitments
The Group had outstanding open orders contracted for at year-end of £4,840,876 (2012: £12,305,025).

Authorised commitments for the new financial year not yet contracted for totalled £9,626,040 (2012: £30,197,687).

Contingent liabilities
The Group had no contingent liability in the current financial year or prior year.

Guarantees
 The  Group  had  guarantees  of  £1,638,448  (2012:  £298,345)  in  favour  of  Eskom,  and  £931,966  (2012:  £226,122)  in  favour  of  the 
Department of Mineral Resources at year-end.

Company
There were no commitments, contingent liabilities and guarantees for the Company for the year ended 30 June 2013 (2012: nil).

32  DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS

The key management personnel for which remuneration has been disclosed below are considered to be the 
executive directors, non-executive directors and R Holding:

Group

30 June
2013
£

30 June
2012
£

Executive
Emoluments
Share options exercised 

Total

Non-executive
Emoluments

Total 

Total remuneration

 1,068,059 
 – 

 363,638
 –

 1,068,059 

 363,638

 223,376 

 205,120

 223,376 

 205,120

 1,291,435 

 568,758

Share
options
exercised 
£

Basic
 remune-
ration
£

Retire-
ment
fund
£

Life and
disability

plan Allowances
£

£

Other
Remune-
ration
£

Bonuses
£

Total
2013
£

Total
2012
£

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 144,990 
 – 
 83,809 

 – 
 – 
 11,224 

 – 
 – 
 1,716 

 11,561 
 – 
 17,627 

719,653
 – 
 – 

 49,399 
 – 
 28,081 

 925,603 
 – 
 142,457 

 262,755
 39,091
 61,792

 228,799 

 11,224 

 1,716 

 29,188 

 719,653 

 77,480 

 1,068,060 

 363,638

Individual

Executive
Mr J Nelson #
Mr JAJ Loots *
Miss YB Sitole 

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Individual

Non-Executive
Mr RG Still
Mrs P Mahanyele*
Mr KC Spencer
Mr CM 
Ramaphosa*
Mr JAJ Loots* 
Mrs HH Hickey**

Total

Three highest paid 
non-executive 
directors 

P Human
R Holding
C Strydom

Share
options
exercised 
£

Basic
 remune-
ration
£

Retire-
ment
fund
£

Life and
disability
plan
£

Directors’
fees
£

Other
 remune-
ration
£

Bonuses
£

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 48,497 
 33,348 
 86,196 

 – 
 21,787 
 33,548 

 223,376 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

Total
30 June
2013
£

 48,497 
 33,348 
 86,196 

 – 
 21,787 
 33,548 

Total
30 June
2012
£

 46,102
 36,545
 76,041

 21,243
 19,448
 5,741

 223,376 

 205,120

Total
30 June
2013
£

Total
30 June
2012
£

Share
options
exercised 
£

 85,285 
 – 
 – 

Basic
 remune-
ration
£

114,355
158,552
142,489

Retire-
ment
fund
£

9,354
25,991
14,448

Life and
disability

plan Allowances
£

£

 – 
3,246
 – 

 6,541 
 21,909 
 4,928 

Other
 remune-
ration
£

Bonuses
£

 – 
 – 
 – 

 40,665 
 43,541 
 50,571 

 256,200 
 253,239 
 212,436 

 –
 235,972
 219,540

*  Directors’ fees accruing to these directors are paid by the Company to Shanduka Group (Pty) Ltd.
**  Director was appointed on 12 April 2012.
#  Director resigned on 27 February 2013. Upon resignation Mr J Nelson received an additional payment of £719 653.

Executive directors
 Upon resignation of Mr J Nelson as CEO on 27 February 2013, R Holding and JAJ Loots were appointed as joint interim CEOs. During 
the year under review, Miss B Sitole was CFO.

Non-executive directors
 During  the  year  under  review,  the  non-executive  directors  were  Mr  RG  Still,  Mr  KC  Spencer,  Mrs  P  Mahanyele,  Mr  JAJ  Loots  and 
Mrs HH Hickey.

No retirement fund contributions are currently made by the Company on behalf of non-executive directors.

 Non-executive directors are entitled to the following fees as approved annually by the Remuneration Committee for services rendered, 
based on their appointment to the respective board sub-committees, and meetings attended:

Board of directors Chairman
Board of directors Deputy Chairman
Board of directors
Remuneration Committee
Audit Committee
SHEC Committee
Nominations Committee

30 June 2013
Chairperson/
Deputy
chairperson
£

30 June 2012
Chairperson/
Deputy
chairperson
£

 37,795 
 22,232 
 – 
 6,670 
 6,670 
 6,670 
 6,670 

39,834
23,432
 – 
7,030
7,030
7,030
7,030

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

Member
£

 – 
 – 
 17,341 
 4,446 
 4,446 
 4,446 
 4,446 

Member
£

 –
 –
18,277
4,686
4,686
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32  DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS (continued)

Total 
options
outstanding
 1 July 2012

Grant 
date

Strike price
(pence)

Options
granted/
(exercised)
during the
period

Grant/
(exercise)
date

Mr KC Spencer

 3,000,000  21 July 2008

 5.2 

 (1,500,000) 24 May 2013

Total

 3,000,000 

 – 

 (1,500,000)

Options
granted/
(exercised)
during 
the period

Grant/
(exercise) 

date

Grant 
date

Strike price
(pence)

21 July 
2005
9 August 
2004
21 July
2008

2.0

 (6,000,000)

2.5

 (4,000,000)

6 October 
2010
4 November
2010

5.2

 – 

 – 

 (10,000,000)

Total options
outstanding 
1 July 2011

6,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

 13,000,000 

Mr J Nelson

Mr R G Still

Mr K C Spencer

Total

Grant/
(exercise)
price 
(pence)

 (5.2)

 – 

Grant/
(exercise)
price 
(pence)

 (2.0)

 (2.5)

 – 

 – 

Total 
options 
30 June 
2013

Transferred
out

 – 

 – 

 1,500,000

 1,500,000

Transferred 

out

Total options
outstanding 
30 June 2012

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 –

 –

3,000,000

 3,000,000

Directors’ dealings in shares
 During the year under review Mr R Holding had participated in the following transactions in the Company’s shares:
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 subscribed for 127,500 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 (cid:118) On 3 March 2013 purchased 125,000 shares at a price of ZAR2.16 per share.
 (cid:118) On 22 April 2013 purchased 100,000 shares at a price between ZAR1.90 and ZAR1.95 per share.

At 30 June 2013 Mr R Holding held a total of 852,500 (2012: 500,000) shares representing 0.05% of the issued share capital.

During the year under review Mr J Nelson had participated in the following transactions in the Company’s shares:
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 purchased 13,157 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 (cid:118) On 24 February 2013 sold 135,600 shares at a price of ZAR2.65 per share.

 Mr J Nelson had 1,000,000 shares remaining upon his resignation on 1 March 2013 (2012: 1,122,442) shares, representing 0.05% of the 
issued share capital.

During the year under review Mr JAJ Loots had participated in the following transactions in the Company’s shares:
 (cid:118)  On 11 January 2013 purchased 16,575 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 (cid:118) On 1 March 2013 purchased 100,000 shares at GBP0.16 per share.

At 30 June 2013 Mr JAJ Loots held a total of 181,575 (2012: 65,000) shares representing 0.01% of the issued share capital.

During the year under review Mr KC Spencer had participated in the following transaction in the Company’s shares:
 (cid:118) On 31 May 2013 1,500,000 shares were issued to Mr KC Spencer at ZAR0.83 per share, in relation to share options exercised.

At 30 June 2013 Mr KC Spencer held a total of 1,500,000 shares (2012: nil), representing 0.08% of the issued share capital.

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 During the year under review Mr RG Still had participated in the following transactions in the Company’s shares (both in his personal 
capacity and related entities):

Mr RG Still in his personal capacity:
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 purchased 510,000 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 At 30 June 2013 Mr RG Still in his personal capacity, held 2,510,000 (2012: 2,000,000) shares, representing 0.14% of the issued share 
capital.

Mr RG Still related entities dealings:

 Mr RG Still is a director of Pangea Exploration (Proprietary) Limited (Pangea) and a trustee of a family trust (The Alexandra Trust) which 
owns 50% of Pangea. Mr RG Still is therefore deemed to have an indirect, non-beneficial interest in Pangea’s holding in the Company and 
Pangea holds 0.12% of the current issued share capital of the Company. Mr RG Still is also a deemed to have an indirect, non-beneficial 
interest in The Alexandra Trust’s holding in the Company.

 During the year under review The Alexandra Trust and Pangea had the following dealings in shares:

Pangea
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 Pangea purchased 457,418 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 At 30 June 2012 Pangea held a total of 2,251,214 (2012: 1,793,796) shares representing 0.12% of the issued share capital.

Alexandra Trust
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 purchased 3,169,880 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s rights offer issue.
 (cid:118) On 11 January 2013 purchased additional 72,836 shares at ZAR1.90 per share in the Group’s right offer issue, in an application for 

surplus rights offer shares.

 (cid:118) On 30 April 2013 sold 1,700,000 shares at a price of ZAR2.22 per share.
 (cid:118) On 8 May 2013 sold 1,000,000 shares at a price of ZAR2.24 per share.
 (cid:118) On 9 May 2013 sold 1,100,000 shares at a price of ZAR2.34 per share.
 (cid:118) On 10 May 2013 sold 200,000 shares at a price of ZAR2.35 per share.
 At 30 June 2013 The Alexandra Trust held a total of 11,673,616 (2012: 12,430,900) shares representing 0.64% of the issued share capital.

Shanduka Gold (Pty) Ltd – Directors’ dealings
 Mr JAJ Loots and Mrs P Mahanyele, at 30 June 2013 were permanent employees of the Shanduka Group (Pty) Ltd (Shanduka Group), 
the ultimate holding company of Shanduka. Mrs P Mahanyele is a shareholder of the Shanduka Group, and further holds options to 
acquire shares in the Shanduka Group. Mr JAJ Loots also holds options to acquire shares in the Shanduka Group. Neither Mr JAJ Loots 
nor Mrs P Mahanyele owns or has options to acquire more than 2% of the Shanduka Group.

Shanduka sold the following nil paid letters prior to the Group’s rights issue:
 (cid:118) Between 13 December 2012 and 2 January 2013, sold 23,183,516 nil paid letters at a price range of between ZAR0.36 and 

ZAR0.50.

Shanduka subscribed for 70,189,473 shares at R1.90 in the Group’s rights offer issue.

At 30 June 2013 Shanduka held 436,358,058 shares, representing 23.94% of the issued share capital.

Shanduka at 30 June 2013 held 436,358,058 shares, representing 23.94% of the issued share capital.

Cash-settled options

Total options
outstanding
1 July 2012 Grant date

Mr J Nelson *
Mr R Holding**
Mr C Strydom**
Mr A van den Bergh**
Miss B Sitole

 5 805 000  Monday, 9 May 2011
 5 127 134  Monday, 9 May 2011
 4 650 000  Monday, 9 May 2011
 3 625 177  Monday, 9 May 2011
 1 619 487  Tuesday, 1 May 2012

 20 826 798 

*  Executive director – resigned on 27 February 2013..
**  Highest paid non-directors.

Options
granted/
(exercised)
during the
period

Grant/
(exercise)
date

Grant/
(exercise)
price
(pence)

Options
forfeited

Total 
options
30 June
2013

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 – 
 – 
 – 

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 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

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 – 
 – 

 –
 –   5,127,134
 –   4,650,000
 –   3,625,177
 –   1,619,487

 –   (5,805,000)  15,021,798

Strike 
price
(pence)

 0.11 
 0.11 
 0.11 
 0.11 
 0.14 

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for the year ended 30 June 2013

33  EQUITY-SETTLED SHARE OPTIONS

 On 1 September 2005, the Company established a share option programme relating to equity-settled share options entitling specific 
employees, officers, directors and qualifying consultants as approved by the board of directors of the Company and its subsidiaries to 
purchase shares in the Company. The share option exercise price is determined using the closing price at which shares are traded on the 
JSE  or AIM  (as  determined  by  the  board  of  directors),  on  the  trading  date  immediately  preceding  the  date  upon  which  the  board 
authorised the grant of the opportunity to acquire the relevant share options, as the case may be to a participant. Pursuant to resolutions 
of the board passed in accordance with the rules of the share option programme, share options may be released from the share option 
programme to participants, share options may be exercised by participants and allocation shares may be, delivered to participants as 
follows for allocations prior to 21 July 2008:

 (cid:118) 33.33% of the total number of shares allocated after one year has elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,
 (cid:118) up to 66.67% of the total number of shares allocated after two years have elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,
 (cid:118) the balance of the shares allocated after three years have elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,

and for allocations subsequent to 21 July 2008 as follows:

 (cid:118) 25% of the total number of shares allocated after one year has elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,
 (cid:118) up to 50% of the total number of shares allocated after two years have elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,
 (cid:118) up to 75% of the total number of shares allocated after three years have elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant,
 (cid:118) the balance of the shares after four years have elapsed from the grant date by the participant of the grant; provided that the board may, 

at its discretion, anticipate or postpone such dates.

 An option holder may not exercise a share option under the share option programme by later than the end of the year preceding the 
tenth anniversary of the grant date. Upon death of an option holder the estate would be entitled to exercise the options vested to date 
within 12 months of the date of death, if the options are not exercised the total available share options would lapse. The directors have 
the discretion to approve the vesting of the deceased total number of unvested share options.

 The number of vested share options to which an option holder is entitled to expires after a period of six months due to resignation, 
retirement, redundancy or disability of the option holder.

The number and weighted average exercise price of share options is as follows:

Outstanding at 1 July
Exercised during the year

Outstanding 30 June 

30 June 2013

30 June 2012

Weighted average
exercise price

Number 
of options

Weighted average
exercise price

 6.4p 
6.5p

 6.4p 

 14,282,100 
 (4,500,000)

 9,782,100 

5.2p 
6.3p

6.4p

Number 
of options

 18,503,750
 (4,221,650)

 14,282,100

Vested

Unvested

Vested

Unvested

Total number share options at year-end

 9,782,100 

 – 

 10,112,100 

 4,170,000

The fair value of services received for share options granted is based on the fair value of share options granted, measured by using for 
all issues prior to 20 March 2010 a Black-Scholes model and a variant of the Binomial model for issues on the 20 March 2010, with the 
following inputs:

Last fair value measurements
30 June 2010

30 June 2008

R0.68
R0.68
58.61%
3 to 6 years
8.15%

R0.62
R0.70
72.39%
1 to 3 years
5.31%

Share price
Exercise price
Expected volatility
Expected life
Risk-free interest rate

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33  EQUITY-SETTLED SHARE OPTIONS (continued)

 A Company dividend rate has not been determined and therefore is not taken into account in option fair value calculations. The 
volatility of the Company’s share price on each date of grant was calculated as the average of volatilities of share prices of the 
Company on the corresponding dates. The volatility of share price of the Company was calculated as the average of annualised 
standard deviations of daily continuously compounded returns on the Company’s stock, calculated over 1 to 4 years back from the 
date of grant. Therefore, volatility of the Company’s share prices was calculated over the period commensurate with the expected life 
of the options under consideration, giving more weight to more recent historical data to account for volatility persistence.

There are no market conditions attached to the exercise of the share options.

 The Group recognised total expenses of £127,053 (2012: £43,452) related to equity-settled share-based payment transactions during 
the reporting period.

Participation in share-based and other long-term incentive schemes is restricted to employees and directors.

34  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Group entered into the following transactions and held year-end balances with related parties:

Company
– Dividends received from Barberton Mines
– Fee received from Barberton Mines
– Fee Received from Phoenix Platinum
– Directors’ fees paid to Shanduka

Receivable from other Group Companies
– Barberton Mines
– Evander Mines
– Phoenix Platinum***
Payable to other Group Company
– Evander Mines
– Barberton Mines (loan payable)
– Funding Company
Payable to other related parties
– Fee payable to Shanduka **

Barberton Mines
– Dividends paid to Company
– Fees paid to Company
– Fees paid to Shanduka
Receivable from other Group Companies
– Receivable from Company
Payable to other Group Companies
– Accounts payable to Company

Funding Company
– Finance income from Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd
Receivable from other Group Companies
– Receivable from Company
– Receivable from Evander Mines

Statement of Comprehensive 
Income transactions

Statement of Financial 
Position transactions

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £ 

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £

 – 
 (1,161,720)
 (216,763)
 55,136 

 (24,500,396)
 (1,241,823)
 (244,453)
 116,328 

 – 
 – 
 – 
 – 

 –
 –
 –
 –

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 1,161,720 
 76,203 

 24,500,396 
 1,241,823 
 77,887 

 – 

 – 

 (865,245)

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 1,194,826 
 4,210,542 
 8,314,398 

 –
 –
 19,505,668

 – 
 (13,772,763)
 (233)

 – 

 – 
 –
 – 

 –
 (1,298,235)
 –

 (28,058)

 –
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 –

 13,772,763 

 1,298,235

 (1,194,826)

 – 

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 10,988,018 

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Company

34 RELATED PARTY 

TRANSACTIONS  (continued)
***Phoenix Platinum
– Fees paid to Company
Payable to other Group Companies
– Payable to Company***

Evander subsidiaries
Receivable from other Group Company
– Receivable from Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd
Payable to other Group Company
– Payable to Evander Gold mining (Pty) Ltd
Evander Gold Mines Ltd****
– Gold sales invoiced to Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd
–  Cost of gold Production from Evander Gold Mining 

(Pty) Ltd

Receivable from other Group Company
– Receivable from Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd
– Receivable from Evander subsidiaries
Payable to other Group Company
– Payable to Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd
– Payable to Evander subsiadiaries

Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd****
– Gold purchases from Evander Gold Mines Ltd
–  Cost of gold production income invoiced to Evander 

Gold Mines Ltd

– Finance costs paid to Funding Company
Receivable from other Group Company
– Receivable from Evander Gold Mines Ltd
– Payable to Evander Gold Mines Ltd
Payable to other Group Companies
– Payable to Funding Company
– Payable to Company

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (26,363,367)

 26,102,343 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 (26,102,343)

 26,363,367 
 865,245 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

*   These related party transactions related to Pan African and eliminate on consolidation.

**  Included in trade and other payables.

***Company loan to Phoenix Platinum reconciliation:

Carrying amount of loan before impairment
Impairment of inter-company loan

Net carrying amount inter-company loan

Statement of Comprehensive 
Income transactions

Statement of Financial 
Position transactions

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £ 

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £

 216,763 

 244,453 

 – 

 –

 – 

 (8,314,398)

 (19,505,668)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 8,480,858 

 (198,369)

 – 

 – 

 27,711,569 
 198,369 

 (27,570,010)
 (8,480,858)

 – 

 – 
 – 

 27,570,010 
 (27,711,569)

 (10,988,018)
 (4,210,542)

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –
 –

 –
 –

 –

 –
 –

 –
 –

 –
 –

Company
30 June 2013
 £

 16,642,179
 (8,327,781)

 8,314,398

Total investment by Company, held in Phoenix Platinum comprises the acquisition investment and a inter-company loan. At year-end the 
inter-company loan was impaired due to external (reduction in metal prices) and internal (reduction in production, and lower plant mine 
recoveries) indicators. The impairment was calculated using a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 16.25%.
****   Evander  Gold  Mines  Ltd  and  Evander  Gold  Mining  (Pty)  Ltd  are  collectively  referred  to  as  Evander  Mines  due  to  a  interim-mining  arrangement  in  place  since  

1 March 2013.

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35  NON-CURRENT ASSET HELD FOR SALE

The carrying value of non-current assets held for sale on 30 June 2013 are as follows:

Description

Opening balance
Explorator Limitada*

– Transferred from intangibles*
– Transferred from inter-company loan account*

Explorator Limitada – transferred from investments*
Mistral Resource Development Corporation – 
transferred from investments*
Brampton Capital Overseas Limited –  
transferred from investments*
Barberton Mines – Segalla Plant**
Disposal of Manica projects***
Foreign currency translation reserve

Group

Company

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £ 

30 June 2013
 £ 

30 June 2012
 £

 13,135,215 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (12,887,411)
 (34,613)

 – 
 12,887,411 

 12,887,411 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 13,155,070 
 – 

 – 
 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 
 247,804 
 – 
 – 

 – 
 – 
 (12,887,411)
 (267,659)

 –
 9,996,393

 –
 9,996,393

 88,972

 584,705

 2,485,000
 –
 –
 –

 213,191 

 13,135,215 

 – 

 13,155,070

* 

 The  Company  had  in  the  prior  year  agreed  to  sell  free  of  encumbrances  its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Mistral’s  shareholdings’  to 
Auroch for a AU$2,000,000 cash consideration and 25,000,000 consideration shares in Terranova, with an option to receive additional 
Deferred Cash Consideration (if payable) and Deferred Consideration Shares (if to be issued), the details of which are set out below. 
The disposal of our Manica exploration project (which is accounted for within the corporate and growth segment) allows us to 
remain focused on our strategy of the development and growth of our South African-based operating assets.

 Should at any time during the period of four years from the date of the completion of the Transaction any of the deferred consideration 
Milestones be achieved, then Auroch would pay the Company the following deferred cash consideration payments upon achievement of 
each of the milestones as set out below:
 (cid:118)  AU$1,000,000 upon achievement of the 400koz Milestone 1.
 (cid:118)  AU$1,000,000 upon achievement of the 1,000koz Milestone 2.
 (cid:118)  AU$1,000,000 upon achievement of a Bankable Feasibility Study Milestone.
 (cid:118) AU$1,000,000 upon achievement of a Capacity Milestone.

collectively, the Deferred Cash Consideration.

 In addition, Auroch would issue to the Company the deferred consideration shares upon the achievement of certain milestones as set 
out below:
 (cid:118)  20,066,667 shares to be issued upon achievement of the 400koz Milestone 1.
 (cid:118)  20,066,667 shares to be issued upon achievement of the 1,000koz Milestone 2.
 (cid:118)   24,366,667 shares to be issued upon achievement of the Bankable Feasibility Study Milestone or at Auroch’s election payment of 

AU$7,310,000 in cash.

 (cid:118)   7,166,667 shares to be issued upon achievement of the Capacity Milestone, or at Auroch’s election, payment of AU$2,150,000 in 

cash, collectively, the Deferred Consideration Shares. 

 Milestone 1 – 400koz Milestone means delineation of at least 400,000 ounces of JORC Inferred gold Resource of oxide ore with a cut 
off grade of 1.25g/t being defined on the Northern and/or Southern shear zones of the Mining Concession (including the existing 90,000 
ounces  of  JORC  Inferred  gold  Resource  of  oxide  ore  at  a  cut  off  grade  of  1.25g/t  that  has  already  been  delineated  on  the  Mining 
Concession). Milestone 2 – 1,000koz Milestone means delineation of at least 1,000,000 ounces of a Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code 
(JORC) Inferred gold Resource of oxide ore with a cut off grade of 1.25g/t being defined on the Northern and/or Southern shear zones 
of the Mining Concession (including the existing 90,000 ounces of JORC Inferred gold Resource of oxide ore at a cut off grade of 1.25g/t 
that has already been delineated on the Mining Concession and any ounces of JORC Inferred gold Resource of oxide ore that satisfied 
the 400koz Milestone).

***   During the year the Group completed this disposal, as described further in note 19. A loss on disposal arose as follows:

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35 NON-CURRENT ASSET HELD FOR SALE (continued)

Issue of share in Auroch (refer to note 19)
Deferred consideration

Foreign currency translation reserve
Net book value

Loss on disposal of asset held for sale

**   The decision was taken in the prior financial year to sell the Segalla plant, at Barberton Mines. 

An offer of £213,191 was received for the plant.

Opening balance
Cost
Accumulated depreciation
Impairment
Foreign currency translation reserve

Net book value

Company
 £

4 501 947
 7,024,203

 11,526,150
 775,123
 (12,887,411)

 586,138

Group

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

247,804
 – 
 – 
 – 
 (34,613)

213,191

 –
 742,089
 (446,047)
 (48,238)
 –

247,804

36  EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

 The Company announced on 2 September 2013 that a new issue of ordinary shares of 1p each had been made following the exercise 
of  share  options  granted  in  2007  under  the  Company’s  share  option  plan. The  share  issue  was  for  3,000,000  shares  at  a  price  of 
ZAR0.83 per share to an ex-employee.

The Company announced the following appointments and resignations on 4 September 2013:
 (cid:118) Mr R Holding was appointed as the chief executive officer effectively immediately.
 (cid:118) Miss B Sitole resigned as the financial director, effective 30 September 2013 to focus on personal commitments.
 (cid:118) Mr JAJ Loots was appointed as the new financial director effective 1 October 2013. Mr JAJ Loots has held positions both as the 

prior financial director and as a non-executive director within the Group.

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37 RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO 

CASH GENERATED BY/(USED IN) OPERATIONS
Profit before taxation
Adjusted for

Dividends received
Impairment
Equity-settled and cash-settled share options costs
Net finance income
Profit on disposal of assets
Royalty costs
Bargain purchase gain
Loss on disposal of asset held for sale
Loss on associate
Non-mining depreciation 
Mining depreciation
Other

Operating cash flows before working capital changes

Working capital changes

Increase in inventories
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables
Non-cash items

Cash generated by/(utilised in) operations

Income taxes paid
Royalties paid
Net finance income
Dividends paid

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

Taxation paid during the year:
Taxation charge per the statement of comprehensive income 
Less: Deferred taxation 

Taxation payable at beginning of the year 
Taxation receivable/(payable) at end of the year 
Foreign currency translation reserve

Taxation paid during the year 

Group

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 54,707,096 
 2,092,224 

 – 
 16,143,604 
 336,518 
 (196,963)
 (11,768)
 3,198,622 
 (24,114,255)
 586,138 
 152,312 
 41,197 
 5,998,267 
 (41,448)

 42,226,145 
 7,516,314 

 – 
 48,238 
 818,501 
 (515,502)
 – 
 3,848,450 
 – 
 – 
 – 
 57,617 
 3,259,010 
 – 

 56,799,320 

 49,742,459 

 4,818,817 

 (650,582)

 (871,992)
 (4,666,510)
 10,043,929 
 313,390 

 (411,533)
 (1,024,867)
 (139,062)
 924,880 

 61,618,137 

 49,091,877 

 (10,116,451)
 (3,549,657)
 313,508 
 – 

 (8,364,216)
 (3,251,717)
 515,502 
 (7,416,176)

 48,265,537 

 30,575,270 

 £ 
 12,133,063 
 (5,479,012)

 6,654,051 
 2,870,283 
 1,322,671 
 (730,554)

 £ 
 12,984,511 
 (1,849,665)

 11,134,846 
 689,543
 (2,878,642)
 (581,531)

 10,116,451 

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for the year ended 30 June 2013

37 RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH 

GENERATED BY/(USED IN) OPERATIONS (continued)
Royalty paid during the year:
Royalty costs payable at beginning of the year 
Royalty costs receivable acquired
Royalty costs payable at end of the year 
Royalty costs charge for the year
Foreign currency translation reserve

Royalty paid during the year

38  ACQUISITION OF EVANDER MINES

Group

30 June 2013
£

30 June 2012
£

 482,447
 (33,436)
 156,668
 3,198,622
(254 644)

 76,991
–
 (474,087)
 3,848,450
 (199,637)

 3,549,657 

 3,251,717

 On 28 February 2013, the Group acquired 100% of the recorded voting shares of Evander Mines, thus obtaining control of Evander 
Mines. Cash consideration paid for the acquisition was ZAR1,313,104,110. It was determined that this transaction represents a business 
combination with Emerald Panther identified as the acquirer. The Group began consolidating the operating results, cash flows and net 
assets of Evander Mines from 1 March 2013. Evander Mine was a public unlisted mining company that was wholly owned by Harmony. 
The tables below present the purchase cost and our provisional allocation of the purchase price to the assets and liabilities acquired. This 
allocation was calculated as at the date of acquisition to reflect the provisional determination of the fair values of the assets and liabilities 
acquired. The significant adjustments were to increase property, plant and equipment by ZAR1,057,772,388 and deferred income taxes 
by ZAR464,741,606, with a corresponding bargain purchase gain of ZAR322,443,757 recognised in the consolidated results. There were 
no significant adjustments made to the consolidated statements of comprehensive income after applying these adjustments retroactively 
to the acquisition date.

Purchase cost

Purchase consideration (based on 1 October 2012 effective date)
Increased consideration (for the period 1 October 2012 to 28 February 2013)
Dividend payment by Evander Mines 

Cash acquired with Evander Mines 

Net cash consideration

The purchase consideration was funded entirely by cash, as follows:
Rights issue
Proceeds from long-term debt
Break fee paid from operational cash
Operational cash 
Foreign currency translation reserve

28 February 2013

ZAR

£

 1,500,000,000 
 23,104,110 
 (210,000,000)

 112,178,888
 1,727,862
 (15,705,044)

 1,313,104,110 
 (29,354,529)

 98,201,706
 (2,195,306)

 1,283,749,581 

 96,006,400

 707,301,534 
 350,000,000 
 50,000,000 
 205,802,576 
–

 50,321,260
 25,729,051
 3,739,296
 15,391,136
 3,020,963

 1,313,104,110 

 98,201,706

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Summary of final purchase price allocation

Property, plant and equipment
Other non-current assets
Other investments
Environmental trust fund
Other non-current assets
Current assets
Inventory
Trade and other receivables
Cash
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax
Provision for environmetal rehabilitation
Provision for post-retirement benefit
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Tax liability

Net assets acquired at fair value
Bargain purchase gain*

Effective purchase price

Fair value 
at acquisition
ZAR

Fair value 
at acquisition
£

 2,157,007,971 

 257,129 
 217,723,481 
 3,059,085 

 51,547,305 
 32,223,423 
 29,354,529 

 (603,487,340)
 (178,186,760)
 (874,951)

 (72,853,204)
 (222,801)

 161,313,837
 –
 19,230
 16,282,652
 228,775
 –
 3,855,013
 2,409,859
 2,195,306
 –
 (45,132,359)
 (13,325,862)
 (65,434)
 –
 (5,448,394)
 (16,662)

 1,635,547,867 
 (322,443,757)

 122,315,961
 (24,114,255)

 1,313,104,110 

 98,201,706 

*The bargain purchase gain arose due to net consideration paid being less than the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired.

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the acquisition cost has been allocated to the underlying assets acquired and 
liabilities assumed, based upon their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. BDO Corporate Finance was used to assist the Group 
in determining the fair value of the mining rights and property plant and equipment acquired.

Evander Mines results, post- and pre-acquisition

Post-acquisition revenue, profit/(loss) (from 1 March 2013 to 30 June 2013)
Pre-acquisition revenue, profit/(loss) (from 1 July 2012 to 28 February 2013)

Evander results for the financial year under review

Revenue
£

Profits after tax
£

31,712,557
64,447,224

7,968,404
9,499,890

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39  SHAREHOLDER ANALYSIS

Register date: 28 June 2013
Issued share capital: 1,822,834,263 shares

Shareholder spread

1 – 1 000 shares
1 001 – 10 000 shares
10 001 – 100 000 shares
100 001 – 1 000 000 shares
1 000 001 shares and over

Total

Distribution of shareholders
Banks
Brokers
Close Corporations
Endowment Funds
Individuals
Insurance Companies
Investment Companies
Medical Aid Schemes
Mutual Funds
Nominees and Trusts
Other Corporations
Pension Funds
Private Companies
Public Companies

Total

Public/non-public shareholders
Non-public shareholders

Director
Strategic holder (more than 10%)

Public shareholders

Total

Beneficial shareholders holding of 3% or more
Shanduka Gold (Pty) Ltd
Allan Gray
Coronation Holdings
Afena Capital
Investec Group
Prudential Group
Public Investment Corporation

Number of
shareholders

 549 
 2,349 
 2,490 
 637 
 201 

 6,226 

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96
21
5,014
28
7
12
111
633
61
129
73
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6,226

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 8.82 
 37.73 
 39.99 
 10.23 
 3.23 

Number of
shares

 262,464 
 11,431,742 
 81,519,334 
 190,070,823 
 1,539,549,900 

%

 0,01 
 0,63 
 4,47 
 10,43 
 84,46 

 100.00 

 1,822,834,263 

 100,00 

 0.06 
 0.31 
 1.54 
 0.34 
 80.53 
 0.45 
 0.11 
 0.19 
 1.78 
 10.17 
 0.98 
 2.07 
 1.17 
 0.30 

198,127
18,193,900
7,306,460
5,282,665
160,003,442
35,931,883
27,258,780
7,221,633
400,633,796
404,667,204
1,508,056
290,848,924
457,332,365
6,447,028

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 1.00 
 0.40 
 0.29 
 8.78 
 1.97 
 1.50 
 0.40 
 21.98 
 22.20 
 0.08 
 15.96 
 25.09 
 0.35 

 100.00 

1,822,834,263

 100.00 

 0.10 

 0.08 
 0.02 

453,794,963

17,436,905
 436,358,058 

 99.90 

1,369,039,300

 24.90 

 0.96 
 23.94 

 75.10 

100.00

1,822,834,263

100.00

 436,358,058 
 176,733,778 
 170,747,784 
 132,827,637 
 96,790,574 
 95,564,329 
 55,255,381 

 23.94 
 9.70 
 9.37 
 7.29 
 5.31 
 5.24 
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2013 Annual General Meeting 
of Pan African Resources Plc will be held at the offices of Canaccord 
Genuity Limited, Eighth Floor, 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR 
on 22 November 2013 at 10:00 (all times stated are United Kingdom 
times unless otherwise stated) to consider and, if thought fit, transact 
the following business:

12 

Ordinary Business
1 

 To  receive  and  adopt  the  Directors’  report,  the  Audited 
Statement of Accounts and Auditors’ report for the year ended 
30 June 2013.

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

 To approve the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 
30 June 2013 of ZAR0.1314 per share.

 To  re-elect  Mrs  HH  Hickey  as  a  member  of  the  Audit 
Committee.

To re-elect Mr RG Still as a member of the Audit Committee.

 To  re-elect  Mr  KC  Spencer  as  a  member  of  the  Audit 
Committee.

 To endorse the Company’s Remuneration Policy for the year 
ended 30 June 2013.

 To re-elect Mr KC Spencer as a Director of the Company, who 
retires by rotation pursuant to the Articles of Association of the 
Company.

 To re-elect Ms P Mahanyele as a Director of the Company, who 
retires by rotation pursuant to the Articles of Association of the 
Company.

 To re-elect Mr RA Holding as a Director of the Company, who 
was appointed since the last Annual General Meeting.

10 

 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company and to 
authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

Special Business
As special business, to consider and if thought fit, to pass the following 
resolutions of which Resolution 11 will be proposed as an Ordinary 
Resolution and Resolutions 12 and 13 will be proposed as Special 
Resolutions:

11 

 THAT  the  Directors  be  and  are  hereby  generally  and 
unconditionally  authorised  pursuant  to  Section  551  of  the 
Companies Act 2006 (“the Act”), in substitution for all previous 
powers granted to them thereunder, to exercise all the powers 
of  the  Company  to  allot  and  make  offers  to  allot  equity 
securities (within the meaning of Section 560 of the Act) up to 
an aggregate nominal amount of £6,140,181.87; such authority 
shall, unless previously revoked or varied by the Company in 
general meeting, expire on the conclusion of the next Annual 
General Meeting of the Company or on 31 December 2014, 
whichever  is  the  earlier,  provided  that  the  Company  may,  at 
any  time  before  such  expiry,  make  an  offer  or  enter  into  an 
agreement which would or might require equity securities to 
be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity 
securities  pursuant  to  any  such  offer  or  agreement  as  if  the 
authority conferred hereby had not expired.

 THAT  the  Directors  be  and  they  are  hereby  empowered 
pursuant  to  Section  570  of  the  Companies  Act  2006  (“the 
Act”), in substitution for all previous powers granted thereunder, 
to  allot  equity  securities  (within  the  meaning  of  Section  560 
of  the  Act)  for  cash  pursuant  to  the  authority  granted  by 
resolution 7 above as if Section 561 (1) of the Act did not apply 
to  any  such  allotment  provided  that  this  power  shall  expire 
at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the 
Company or on 31 December 2014, whichever is the earlier, 
and such power is limited to the allotment of equity securities:

(a) 

 in  connection  with  rights  issues  to  holders  of  ordinary 
shares where the equity securities respectively attributable 
to  the  interests  of  such  holders  are  proportionate  (as 
nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers 
of  ordinary  shares  held  by  them,  but  subject  to  such 
exclusions  or  other  arrangements  as  the  Directors  may 
deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional 
entitlements or any legal or practical problems under law 
of,  or  the  requirements  of  any  regulatory  body  or  any 
recognised stock exchange in, any territory;

(b)   up 

to  a  maximum  aggregate  nominal  value  of 
£1,827,897.26  (being  10  per  cent.  of  the  issued  share 
capital of the Company as at the date of this notice) in 
connection with the granting of options by the Company 
granted in accordance with the Pan African Resources Plc 
Share Option Plan; and

(c) 

 up to a maximum aggregate value of £913,948.63 (being 
approximately  5  per  cent.  of  the  issued  share  capital  of 
the  Company  as  at  the  date  of  this  notice)  otherwise 
than pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above save that 
the Company may, before such expiry make an offer or 
agreement which would or might require equity securities 
to  be  allotted  after  such  expiry  and  the  Directors  may 
allot  equity  securities  in  pursuance  of  any  such  offer  or 
agreement  as  if  the  authority  conferred  hereby  had  not 
expired.

 The allotment of shares for cash in accordance with this 
resolution shall comply to the extent required with English 
law the AIM Rules for Companies and with the provisions 
of the JSE Limited (“JSE”) Listings Requirements (“Listings 
Requirements”) pertaining to general issues of shares for 
cash, which in summary provide as follows:

 (cid:118) The equity securities which are the subject of the issue 
for cash must be of a class already in issue or, where 
this is not the case, must be limited to such securities or 
rights that are convertible into a class already in issue,
 (cid:118) such shares may only be issued or sold, as the case may 
be,  to  public  shareholders  as  defined  in  the  Listings 
Requirements, and not to related parties,

 (cid:118) the  maximum  discount  (if  any)  at  which  such  shares 
may be issued or sold, as the case may be, is 10% of 
the weighted average traded price of such shares on 
the JSE over the 30 business days preceding the date 

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of determination or agreement of the issue or selling 
price, as the case may be,

 (cid:118) after the Company has issued shares in terms of this 
general  authority  representing,  on  a  cumulative  basis 
within  a  financial  year,  5%  or  more  of  the  number 
of  shares  in  issue  prior  to  that  issue,  the  company 
will  publish  an  announcement  containing  full  details 
of  the  issue  as  set  out  in  section  11.22  of  the 
Listings Requirements.

13 

 That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised 
for the purposes of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 
(“the Act”)  to  make  market  purchases  (as  defined  in  section 
693 of the Act) of ordinary shares of the Company on such 
terms  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Directors  shall  determine 
provided that:

(a) 

 the  maximum  aggregate  number  of  ordinary  shares 
which  may  be  purchased  is  £913,948.63  (representing 
approximately 5 per cent of the issued share capital of the 
Company at the date of this notice);

(b)   the  minimum  price  (excluding  expenses)  which  may  be 

paid for each ordinary share is 1p;

(c) 

 the maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be 
paid for any ordinary share does not exceed 5 per cent. 
above the average closing price of such shares for the five 
business days on the London Stock Exchange prior to the 
date of purchase; and

(d)   this  authority  shall  expire  at  the  conclusion  of  the 
next  Annual  General  Meeting  of  the  Company  or  on 
31 December 2014, whichever is the earlier, unless such 
authority is renewed prior to that time (except in relation 
to the purchase of ordinary shares the contract for which 
was  concluded  before  the  expiry  of  such  authority  and 
which  might  be  executed  wholly  or  partly  after  such 
expiry); and

(e) 

 any market purchases by the Company of ordinary shares 
in the Company as contemplated in this resolution shall 
comply, to the extent required, with the provisions of the 
Listings Requirements pertaining to the general authority 
to  repurchase  securities  for  cash,  which  in  summary 
provide as follows:
 (cid:118) Such repurchases are effected through the order book 
operated by the JSE trading system and done without 
any  prior  understanding  or  arrangement  between 
the  Company  and  a  counterparty,  unless  the  JSE 
otherwise permits,

 (cid:118) the company and its subsidiaries are enabled by their 

Articles of Association to acquire such shares,

 (cid:118) such repurchases are made at a price no greater than 
10%  above  the  weighted  average  market  price  at 
which  the  Company’s  shares  traded  on  the  JSE  over 
the five business days immediately preceding the date 
on which the transaction is effected,

 (cid:118) at any point in time, the Company appoints only one 
agent to effect any repurchase on the Company’s behalf,
 (cid:118) the directors will ensure that a resolution by the board 
was  taken  authorising  such  repurchases,  confirming 
that the company and its subsidiaries engaged in such 
repurchases  have  passed  solvency  and  liquidity  test 
and confirming that since such tests were performed 
there have been no material adverse changes to the 
financial position of the Group,

 (cid:118) such repurchases are not conducted during prohibited 
periods as defined by the Listings Requirements, unless 
the company has complied with the conditions set out 
in paragraph 5.72(h) of the Listings Requirements.

 The  other  general  information  referred  to  in  paragraph 
11.26(b)  of  the  Listings  Requirements  regarding  the 
company is contained elsewhere in this notice of annual 
general meeting, as follows:
 (cid:118) Directors and management of the company and of its 

material subsidiary, on pages 14 to 33,

 (cid:118) major shareholders on page 30,
 (cid:118) directors’ interests in the Company’s shares, on 

pages 152 to 153,

 (cid:118) Company’s share capital, on page 139.

Material change
Furthermore, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is involved in 
any legal or arbitration proceedings, nor are any such proceedings 
pending or threatened, that may have or have had any material effect 
on the Group’s financial position.

Directors’ responsibility statement
The directors of the Company, whose names are given on page 4 
of  the  Group’s  Integrated  Annual  Report  in  which  this  notice  is 
incorporated, collectively and individually accept full responsibility for 
the accuracy of the information given in this notice, and certify that 
to the best of their knowledge and belief there are no facts that have 
been omitted which would make any statement false or misleading, 
and that all reasonable enquiries to ascertain such facts have been 
made and that this notice contains all information required by the 
Listings Requirements.

Material change
The directors of the Company confirm that there has not been any 
material change in the financial or trading position of the Company 
and  its  subsidiaries  that  has  occurred  since  the  end  of  the  last 
financial period.

The intention of the directors is that the repurchase of the Company’s 
shares  will  be  effected  within  the  parameters  laid  down  by  this 
resolution as well as by the Act, the JSE and the board, as and when the 
directors of the company deem such repurchases to be appropriate, 
having  regard  for  prevailing  market  and  business  conditions.  The 
directors will ensure that the requisite prior resolution of the board 

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has  been  taken  authorising  such  repurchases,  confirming  that  the 
Company  and  its  subsidiaries  engaged  in  such  repurchases  have 
passed the solvency and liquidity test and confirming that since such 
tests were performed there have been no material adverse changes 
to the financial position of the Group.

After  considering  the  effect  of  a  general  repurchase  within  the 
parameters set out above, the directors are of the view that for a 
period  of  at  least  12  months  after  the  date  of  the  annual  general 
meeting referred to in this notice:

 (cid:118) The Company and the Group would in the ordinary course of 

their business be able to pay their debts.

 (cid:118) The consolidated assets of the Company and the Group would 
exceed  the  consolidated  liabilities  of  the  company  and  the 
Group respectively, such assets and liabilities being fairly valued 
and recognised and measured in accordance with the accounting 
policies used in the 2013 audited Annual Financial Statements of 
the company and the Group.

 (cid:118) The issued capital and reserves of the Company and the Group 
would  be  adequate  for  the  purposes  of  the  company  and  the 
Group’s ordinary business.

 (cid:118) The  company  and  the  Group’s  working  capital  would  be 

adequate for ordinary business purposes.

Notes:

(i) 

(ii) 

 The  Company  will  publish  an  announcement  complying  with 
the Listings Requirements if and when an initial and successive 
3% tranche(s) of its shares have been repurchased in terms of 
the aforementioned general authority.

 The  Company’s  sponsor  will  provide  a  letter  to  the  JSE, 
regarding  the  directors’  statement  as  to  the  adequacy  of  the 
Group’s  working  capital,  before  the  company  commences 
any share repurchases in terms of the general authority being 
hereby sought.

By Order of the Board.

St James’s Corporate Services Limited
Company Secretary

23 October 2013

Suite 31, Second Floor
107 Cheapside
London
England
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
EXPLANATORY NOTES

Entitlement to attend and vote
The Company specifies that only those members registered on the 
Company’s register of members at:

 (cid:118) 18:00 on 20 November 2013; or,
 (cid:118) if the AGM is adjourned, 48 hours prior to the adjourned meeting, 

shall be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM.

Appointment of proxies
If you are a member of the Company at the time set out in note 1 
above, you are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of 
your rights to attend, speak and vote at the AGM and you should 
have received a proxy form with this notice of meeting.

You can only appoint a proxy using the procedures set out in these 
notes and the notes to the proxy form.

A proxy does not need to be a member of the Company but must 
attend  the AGM  to  represent  you.  Details  of  how  to  appoint  the 
Chairman of the AGM or another person as your proxy using the 
proxy form are set out in the notes to the proxy form.

 If you wish your proxy to speak on your behalf at the AGM you will 
need to appoint your own choice of proxy (not the Chairman) and 
give your instructions directly to them.

 You  may  appoint  more  than  one  proxy  provided  each  proxy  is 
appointed  to  exercise  rights  attached  to  different  shares. You  may 
not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any 
one  share. To  appoint  more  than  one  proxy,  you  may  photocopy 
this form.

A  vote  withheld  is  not  a  vote  in  law,  which  means  that  the  vote 
will  not  be  counted  in  the  calculation  of  votes  for  or  against  the 
resolution.  If  you  either  select  the “Discretionary”  option  or  if  no 
voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from voting 
at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) 
as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put 
before the AGM.

Appointment of proxy using hard copy 
proxy form
The notes to the proxy form explain how to direct your proxy how 
to vote on each resolution or withhold their vote.

To appoint a proxy using the proxy form, the form must be:

 (cid:118) Completed and signed,
 (cid:118) sent or delivered to Capita Asset Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham 
Road, Beckenham, BR3 4TU or Computershare Investor Services 
(Pty) Limited, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001, 
South Africa (PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107, Johannesburg, 
South Africa); no later than 10:00 on 20 November 2013.

 In the case of a member which is a company, the proxy form must be 
executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer 
of the company or an attorney for the company.

Any  power  of  attorney  or  any  other  authority  under  which  the 
proxy  form  is  signed  (or  a  duly  certified  copy  of  such  power  or 
authority) must be included with the proxy form.

Appointment of proxy by joint members
 In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders 
purports  to  appoint  a  proxy,  only  the  appointment  submitted  by 
the  most  senior  holder  will  be  accepted.  Seniority  is  determined 
by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the 
Company’s register of members in respect of the joint holding (the 
first-named being the most senior).

Changing proxy instructions
 To  change  your  proxy  instructions  simply  submit  a  new  proxy 
appointment using the methods set out above. Note that the cut-off 
time for receipt of proxy appointments (see above) also applies in 
relation to amended instructions; any amended proxy appointment 
received after the relevant cut-off time will be disregarded.

 Where you have appointed a proxy using the hard-copy proxy form 
and  would  like  to  change  the  instructions  using  another  hard-copy 
proxy form, please contact Capita Asset Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham 
Road,  Beckenham  BR3  4TU  or  Computershare  Investor  Services 
(Pty) Limited, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001, 
South Africa (PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107, Johannesburg, South 
Africa).

 If  you  submit  more  than  one  valid  proxy  appointment,  the 
appointment received last before the latest time for the receipt of 
proxies will take precedence.

Termination of proxy appointments
 In order to revoke a proxy instruction you will need to inform the 
Registrar by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating your 
intention to revoke your proxy appointment as above. In the case 
of  a  member  which  is  a  company,  the  revocation  notice  must  be 
executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer 
of the company or an attorney for the company.

Any  power  of  attorney  or  any  other  authority  under  which  the 
revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power 
or authority) must be included with the revocation notice.

 The  revocation  notice  must  be  received  by  Capita Asset  Services 
or  Computershare  Investor  Services  (Pty)  Limited  no  later  than 
10:00  on  20  November  2013.  If  you  attempt  to  revoke  your 
proxy  appointment  but  the  revocation  is  received  after  the  time 
specified then, subject to the paragraph directly below, your proxy 
appointment will remain valid.

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AGM and voting in person. If you have appointed a proxy and attend 
the AGM in person, your proxy appointment will automatically be 
terminated.

Issued shares and total voting rights
As  at  18:00  on  22  October  2013,  the  Company’s  issued  share 
capital  comprised  1,827,897,263  ordinary  shares  of  1p  each.  Each 
ordinary  share  carries  the  right  to  one  vote  at  a  general  meeting 
of the Company and, therefore, the total number of voting rights in 
the Company as at 18:00 on 22 October 2013 was 1,827,897,263.

Directors’ interests and documents on 
display
A statement or summary of transactions of directors (and their family 
interests) in the share capital of the Company and copies of their 
service contracts will be available for inspection at the Company’s 
registered office during normal business hours (Saturdays and public 
holidays excepted) from the date of this notice until the conclusion 
of the AGM and will also be available for inspection at the place of 
the AGM for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.

CREST
 CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through 
the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the 
meeting  and  any  adjournment(s)  thereof  by  using  the  procedures 
described in the CREST manual. CREST personal members or other 
CREST sponsored members and those CREST members who have 
appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST 
sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the 
appropriate action on their behalf.

 In  order  for  a  proxy  appointment  or  instruction  made  using  the 
CREST  service  to  be  valid,  the  appropriate  CREST  message  (a 
“CREST  Proxy  Instruction”)  must  be  properly  authenticated  in 
accordance  with  Euroclear’s  specifications  and  must  contain  the 
information  required  for  such  instructions,  as  described  in  the 
CREST  Manual. The  message,  regardless  of  whether  it  constitutes 
the appointment of a proxy or to an amendment to the instruction 
given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be 
transmitted  so  as  to  be  received  by  the  issuer’s  agent  (ID:  RA10) 
by 10:00 on 20 November 2013 (or 48 hours preceding the date 
and  time  for  any  adjourned  meeting).  For  this  purpose,  the  time 
of  receipt  will  be  taken  to  be  the  time  (as  determined  by  the 
timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) 
from which the issuer’s agent is able to retrieve the message enquiry 
to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time any 
change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should 
be communicated to the appointee through other means.

CREST  members  and,  where  applicable,  their  CREST  sponsors  or 
voting service providers should note that Euroclear does not make 
available special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. 
Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation 
to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of 
the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is 
a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed 
a voting service provider(s) to procure that his CREST sponsor or 
voting service provider(s) take(s) such action as shall be necessary to 
ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system 
by  any  particular  time).  In  this  connection,  CREST  members  and, 
where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers 
are  referred,  in  particular,  to  those  sections  of  the  CREST  manual 
concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.

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ACRONYMS
AND ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation

Definition

Abbreviation

Definition

AGM

AIM

AMCU

AMG

ARV

Au

Annual general meeting

Alternative Investment Market

Association  of Mineworkers and 
Construction Union

Average mining grade

Antiretroviral

Gold

EU

FIFR

FTSE

European Union

Fatal injury frequency rate

Financial Times and Stock Exchange

FVTPL

Fair value through profit and loss

g/t

GAI

Grams/tonne

Governance Assessment Instrument

GBP/ £

Pound sterling

Auroch

Auroch Minerals NL

Barberton Mines Barberton Mines (Pty) Limited

BEE/BBBEE

BEE Act

Black economic empowerment/broad-based 
black economic empowerment

Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment 
Act, No 53 of 2003

BIOX®

Biological Oxidation

BTRP

CEO

CGU

CIL

CIP

cmg/t

CPI

Barberton Tailings Retreatment Plant

Chief executive officer

Cash-generating unit 

Carbon-in-leach

Carbon-in-pulp

Centimetre gram per ton

Consumer price index

Cr2O3

Chromium oxide

CSI

CTRP

DMR

DPS

dti

Corporate social investment

Chrome Tailings Retreatment Plant

Department of Mineral Resources

Dividends per share (DPS)

South African Department of Trade and 
Industry

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation 
and amortisation

EIA

EMP

EPS

ERP

ETRP

Environmental impact assessment

Environmental management plan

Earnings per share

Enterprise resource planning

Evander Tailings Retreatment Plant

GDP

GHGs

GRI

HDSA

HEPS

IAS

IDP

IFM

IFRS

IIRC

IoDSA

JIBAR

JORC

JSE

Kg

King III

Koz

KPA

LED

LOM

LSE

LTIFR

M

MCF

Moz

Gross domestic product

Greenhouse gases

Global Reporting Initiative

Historically disadvantaged South African

Headline earnings per share

International Accounting Standards

Integrated development plan

International Ferro Metals Limited

International Financial Reporting Standards

International Integrated Reporting Council

Institute of Directors of South Africa

Johannesburg interbank agreed rate

Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code

Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited

kilogram

King Code of Governance for South Africa, 
2009

Kilo ounces

Key performance assessment

Local economic development

Life of mine

London Stock Exchange

Lost time injury frequency rate

Metres

Mine call factor

Million ounces

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Definition

Abbreviation

Definition

MPRDA

The South African Mineral and Petroleum 
Resources Development Act 28 of 2002

MQA

MRM

Mt

Mt

NAV

Mining Qualifications Authority

Mineral Resource Management

Million tonnes

Metric tonnes

Net asset value

NOMAD

Nominated adviser

NUM

National Union of Mineworkers

OPSCO

Operations committee

Oz

Ounce

Pan African 
Resources or 
the Company

PGM

Phoenix 
Platinum

PLATO

PPA

PPE

PRF

PwC

RCF

Pan African Resources PLC

Platinum Group Metals

Phoenix Platinum Mining (Pty) Limited

South African Council for Professional and 
Technical Surveyors

Purchase price allocation

Personal protective equipment

Overall plant recovery factor

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Revolving credit facility

Remco

Remuneration Committee

RIFR

SABS

SAICA

Recordable injury frequency rate

South African Bureau of Standards

South African Institute of Chartered 
Accountants

SAMREC Code

South African Code for Reporting of 
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and 
Mineral Reserves

SARB

SENS

SHEQC

South African Reserve Bank

Stock Exchange News Service

Safety, health, environment, quality and 
community

SIFR

SLP

SMD

SMME

T

UASA

USA

USD

TRIFR

TSF

UK

VAT

WACC

ZAR

Serious injury frequency rate

Social and labour plan

Stirred media detritor

Small, medium and micro enterprises

Tonnes

United Association of South Africa

United States of America

United States dollar

Total recordable injury frequency rate

Tailings storage facility

United Kingdom

Value-added tax

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GLOSSARY 
OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Term

Adit

AIM rules

Definition

Term

Definition

A mining tunnel that is mined from the side 
of a mountain or mining pit.

Contained gold

The total gold content (tons multiplied by 
grade) of the material being described.

Rules and responsibilities in relation to 
Alternative Investment Market companies, as 
set out by the London Stock Exchange.

Current arisings The live tailings discarded by the chrome 

operators’ washing plant and fed directly to 
a CTRP.

Decline

Underground evacuation at an inclined angle 
– normally a shaft.

Earnings before 
interest, taxation, 
depreciation and 
amortisation 
(EBITDA)

An approximate measure of a company’s 
operating cash flow, based on data from 
the company’s statement of comprehensive 
income, which is calculated by adding back 
interest expense, taxes, depreciation and 
amortisation to profit after taxation. . Non-
recurring items such as bargain purchase gain, 
loss on sale of asset held for sale and loss on 
associate are also added back.

Earnings per 
share

Attributable profit to the parent company 
divided by the weighted average number of 
shares.

Effective tax rate Current and deferred taxation as a 

percentage of net profit before taxation.

Fatal injury 
frequency rate 

Number of fatalities per one million man 
hours worked.

Global 
Reporting 
Initiative’s 
Sustainability 
Reporting 
Guidelines

An international standard that enables 
organisations to assess their sustainability 
performance and disclose the results in a 
similar way to financial reporting

Grade

The metal content of ore.

Greenfield 
project

Projects started from scratch, generally on 
unused land with no information on the 
mineral deposit.

Greenstone Belt Geological zone of variably metamorphosed 
matic to ultramatic volcanic sequences with 
associated sedimentary rocks that occur 
within Archaen and Proterozoic cratons 
between granite and gneiss.

Headline 
earnings per 
share

Hydro-mining

Headline earnings attributable to the parent 
company divided by the weighted average 
number of shares.

A form of mining that uses high-pressure jets 
of water to wash down and dislodge rock or 
move sediment.

All-in cash costs All-in cash costs include direct operating 
costs for all mining and processing sites, 
royalty costs, rehabilitation costs, corporate 
administration, sustainable capital costs and 
major capital projects. The all-in cash costs 
would exclude income taxes.

All-in sustaining 
cash costs

Autogenous 
mills

All-in sustainable costs include direct 
operating costs for all mining and processing 
sites, royalty costs, rehabilitation, corporate 
administration, sustainable capital costs. The 
all-in sustaining cash costs would exclude 
income taxes.

Self-grinding mills, where a rotating drum 
throws larger rocks of ore in a cascading 
motion, which causes impact breakage of 
these larger rocks and compressive grinding 
of finer particles.

Biological 
Oxidation 
(BIOX®)

An environmentally friendly process of 
releasing gold from the sulphide that 
surrounds it, using bacteria that perform this 
process naturally.

Black economic 
empowerment

Brownfield 
project

Cash cost

A South African government programme 
to redress the inequalities of apartheid 
by giving previously disadvantaged groups 
who are South African citizens economic 
opportunities previously not available to 
them. These opportunities may include 
skills development, ownership, employment 
equity, socio-economic development and 
preferential procurement.

Expansion, upgrading of a greenfield project, 
where limited information is available on the 
mineral deposit

Cash costs include direct operating costs 
for all mining and processing sites, but are 
exclusive of royalty costs, income taxes, 
depreciation and rehabilitation costs, as well 
as corporate administration and capital costs.

Chrome tailings Discards from a chrome washing plant, either 

historical (tailings dams) or new (current 
arisings).

A flotation plant constructed to recover 
PGMs from chrome tailings.

Chrome tailings 
retreatment 
programme

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Definition

Term

Definition

Indicated 
Resource

Inferred 
Resource

Part of a Mineral Resource for which tonnage, 
densities, shape, physical characteristics, grade 
and mineral content can be estimated with a 
reasonable level of confidence.

Part of a Mineral Resource for which volume 
or tonnage, grade and mineral content can be 
estimated with only a low level of confidence.

Integrated 
annual report

A holistic and integrated representation of 
the company’s performance in terms of both 
its finance and its sustainability.

King Report on 
Governance for 
South Africa, 
2009

South Africa’s third ground-breaking report 
on corporate governance, issued by the 
King Committee on Corporate Governance 
in 2009; King report compliance is a 
requirement for companies listed on the JSE.

Life of mine 

Number of years that the operation is 
planning to mine and treat ore, and is taken 
from the current mine plan.

Local economic 
development

A process where local government, public, 
business and non-governmental partners 
work together with local communities to 
create better conditions for economic growth 
and employment generation.

Lost time injury 
frequency rate

The number of lost time injuries per one 
million man hours worked.

Metallurgical 
plant

A processing plant that treats ore and 
extracts gold.

Mineral Reserve The economically mineable material derived 

from a Measured or Indicated Mineral 
Resource or both. It includes diluting and 
contaminating materials and allows for losses 
that are expected to occur when the material 
is mined.

A concentration or occurrence of material of 
economic interest in or on the Earth’s crust 
in such form, quality and quantity that there 
are reasonable and realistic prospects for 
eventual economic extraction.

Mineral 
Resource

Mining Charter

The broad-based social-economic 
empowerment charter for the South African 
mining industry.

Open-cast 
mining

Payshoot

A surface mining technique of extracting rock 
or minerals from the earth by their removal 
from an open pit or borrow.

A linear to sub-linear zone within a reef 
for which gold grades or accumulations are 
predominantly above the cut-off grade.

Plant recovery 
factor

Ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the 
mass of the specific mineral product actually 
recovered from ore treated at the plant 
to its total specific mineral content before 
treatment.

Proved Reserve The economically mineable material derived 

Reportable 
injury frequency 
rate

Reserve Base

from a Measured Mineral Resource. It is 
estimated with a high level of confidence.

The number of reportable injuries per one 
million man hours worked.

A mineral reserve reported as a mineable 
production estimate – the probable and 
proved reserve.

Revolving credit 
facility

Credit repeatedly available up to a specified 
amount as periodic repayments are made.

SAMREC

Social and 
labour plan

Stoping

Tailings

South African Code for Reporting of 
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and 
Mineral Reserves.

A complex, strategic intervention, planning 
and implementation document consisting of 
a variety of targets and strategies to promote 
socio-economic growth and development, 
promote employment and the advancement 
of the social and economic welfare and 
promote the use of skills and empower 
historically disadvantaged South Africans, in 
the community and area in which industrial 
activity (mining and production) takes place.

The process of excavating ore underground.

The materials left over after the process of 
separating the valuable fraction from the 
uneconomic fraction (gangue) of an ore.

Tailings (slimes) 
dam 

Dam facilities designed to store discarded 
tailings.

Total recordable 
injury frequency 
rate

The number of total recordable injuries per 
one million man hours worked.

Underground 
mining

Mining activities occurring below the earth’s 
surface.

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This Form of Proxy is for use by all non-South African shareholders and for South African certificated shareholders and South African own 
name dematerialised shareholders only.

I/We, the undersigned, being a member of the above-named company, hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting or (see notes 1 and 3)

Name of proxy 

Number of shares proxies appointed over

as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Pan African Resources Plc to be held at the office 
of Canaccord Genuity Limited, Eighth Floor, 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR at 10:00 on 22 November 2013 and at any adjournment thereof.

If you wish to appoint multiple proxies please see note 1 below. ❑ Please also tick here if you are appointing more than one proxy.

For

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Withheld* Discretionary**

Voting 

The proxy will vote on the undermentioned resolutions, as indicated.

 ORDINARY BUSINESS:

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To receive the accounts and the reports of the directors and auditor thereon

To approve the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2013

To re-elect Mrs HH Hickey as a member of the Audit Committee.

To re-elect Mr RG Still as a member of the Audit Comittee.

To re-elect Mr KC Spencer as a member of the Audit Committee.

To endorse the Company’s Remuneration Policy.

To re-elect Mr KC Spencer as a Director of the Company

To re-elect Ms P Mahanyele as a Director of the Company

To re-elect Mr RA Holding as a Director of the Company

10. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise the 

Directors to determine their remuneration

 SPECIAL BUSINESS:

11. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities

12. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights

13. To approve market purchases of Ordinary Shares

If this form is signed and returned without any indication as to how 
the proxy shall vote, he or she will exercise his or her discretion 
both as to how he or she votes (and whether or not he or she 
abstains from voting).

*    The ‘Vote Withheld’ option is to enable you to abstain on the 
specified resolution. Please note a ‘Vote Withheld’ has no legal 
effect and will not be counted in the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’.
**   If you select ‘Discretionary’ or fail to select any of the given 

options, the proxy is authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) at 
his or her discretion on the specified resolution. The proxy is also 
authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) on any other business, 
which may properly come before the meeting.

Print Name: 

 Signature:

 Address: 

 (BLOCK CAPITALS)

 Dated this 

    day of 

2013

For

Against

Withheld* Discretionary**

Voting

Notes
1.  

 To appoint as a proxy a person other than the Chairman of the meeting insert the full name 
in the space provided. To appoint more than one proxy you may photocopy this form. Please 
indicate  the  proxy  holder’s  name  and  the  number  of  shares  in  relation  to  which  they  are 
authorised to act as your proxy (which, in aggregate, should not exceed the number of shares 
held by you). Please also indicate if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being 
given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope. A proxy 
need not be a member of the Company.

2.  

3.  

4. 

5. 

6.  

7.  

 This  form  is  for  use  of  shareholders  only  and  will  be  used  only  in  the  event  of  a  poll  being 
directed or demanded.

 You  may,  if  you  wish,  delete  the  words “the  Chairman  of  the  Meeting”  and  substitute  the 
names(s) of your choice. Please initial such alteration.

 To be effective, this form of proxy must be lodged at the Company’s registrars, Capita Asset 
Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4TU or Computershare Investor Services 
(Pty) Ltd, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa not later than 48 
hours before the start of the meeting.

 In the case of a corporation, the form must be executed under its common seal or under the 
hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised in writing.

 In the case of joint holders, the signature of any of them will suffice but the names of all joint 
holders should be shown. The vote of the senior joint holder who tenders a vote whether in 
person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders 
and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the 
Register of Members in respect of the joint holding.

 Dematerialised shareholders in South Africa who are not own name dematerialised shareholders 
and who wish to attend the AGM should instruct their CSDP or broker to issue them with the 
necessary  authority  to  attend  the  meeting  in  person,  in  the  manner  stipulated  in  the  custody 
agreement governing the relationship between such shareholders and their CSDP or broker. These 
instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker by the cut-off time and date advised by the 
CSDP or broker for instructions of this nature. Dematerialised shareholders in South Africa who 
are not own name dematerialised shareholders and who cannot attend but who wish to vote 
at the AGM should provide their CSDP or broker with their voting instructions, in the manner 
stipulated in the custody agreement governing the relationship between such shareholders and 
their CSDP or broker. These instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker by the cut-off 
time and date advised by the CSDP or broker for instructions of this nature.

8.  

 Shares held in uncertificated form (i.e. in CREST) may be voted through the CREST Proxy Voting 
Service in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST manual.

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This Form of Proxy is for use by all non-South African shareholders and for South African certificated shareholders and South African own 
name dematerialised shareholders only.

I/We, the undersigned, being a member of the above-named company, hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting or (see notes 1 and 3)

Name of proxy 

Number of shares proxies appointed over

as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Pan African Resources Plc to be held at the office 
of Canaccord Genuity Limited, Eighth Floor, 88 Wood Street, London EC2V 7QR at 10:00 on 22 November 2013 and at any adjournment thereof.

If you wish to appoint multiple proxies please see note 1 below. ❑ Please also tick here if you are appointing more than one proxy.

The proxy will vote on the undermentioned resolutions, as indicated.

 ORDINARY BUSINESS:

For

Against

Withheld* Discretionary**

Voting 

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

To receive the Accounts and the reports of the directors and auditor thereon

To approve the payment of a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2013

To re-elect Mrs HH Hickey as a member of the Audit Committee.

To re-elect Mr RG Still as a member of the Audit Committee.

To re-elect Mr KC Spencer as a member of the Audit Committee.

To endorse the Company’s Remuneration Policy.

To re-elect Mr KC Spencer as a Director of the Company

To re-elect Ms P Mahanyele as a Director of the Company

To re-elect Mr RA Holding as a Director of the Company

10. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise the 

Directors to determine their remuneration

 SPECIAL BUSINESS:

11. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities

12. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights

13. To approve market purchases of Ordinary Shares

If this form is signed and returned without any indication as to how 
the proxy shall vote, he or she will exercise his or her discretion 
both as to how he or she votes (and whether or not he or she 
abstains from voting).

*    The ‘Vote Withheld’ option is to enable you to abstain on the 
specified resolution. Please note a ‘Vote Withheld’ has no legal 
effect and will not be counted in the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’.
**   If you select ‘Discretionary’ or fail to select any of the given 

options, the proxy is authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) at 
his or her discretion on the specified resolution. The proxy is also 
authorised to vote (or abstain from voting) on any other business, 
which may properly come before the meeting.

Print Name: 

 Signature:

 Address: 

 (BLOCK CAPITALS)

 Dated this 

    day of 

2013

For

Against

Withheld* Discretionary**

Voting

Notes
1.  

 To appoint as a proxy a person other than the Chairman of the meeting insert the full name 
in the space provided. To appoint more than one proxy you may photocopy this form. Please 
indicate  the  proxy  holder’s  name  and  the  number  of  shares  in  relation  to  which  they  are 
authorised to act as your proxy (which, in aggregate, should not exceed the number of shares 
held by you). Please also indicate if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being 
given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope. A proxy 
need not be a member of the Company.

2.  

3.  

4. 

5. 

6.  

7.  

 This  form  is  for  use  of  shareholders  only  and  will  be  used  only  in  the  event  of  a  poll  being 
directed or demanded.

 You  may,  if  you  wish,  delete  the  words “the  Chairman  of  the  Meeting”  and  substitute  the 
names(s) of your choice. Please initial such alteration.

 To be effective, this form of proxy must be lodged at the Company’s registrars, Capita Asset 
Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4TU or Computershare Investor Services 
(Pty) Ltd, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa not later than 48 
hours before the start of the meeting.

 In the case of a corporation, the form must be executed under its common seal or under the 
hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised in writing.

 In the case of joint holders, the signature of any of them will suffice but the names of all joint 
holders should be shown. The vote of the senior joint holder who tenders a vote whether in 
person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders 
and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the 
Register of Members in respect of the joint holding.

 Dematerialised shareholders in South Africa who are not own name dematerialised shareholders 
and who wish to attend the AGM should instruct their CSDP or broker to issue them with the 
necessary  authority  to  attend  the  meeting  in  person,  in  the  manner  stipulated  in  the  custody 
agreement governing the relationship between such shareholders and their CSDP or broker. These 
instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker by the cut-off time and date advised by the 
CSDP or broker for instructions of this nature. Dematerialised shareholders in South Africa who 
are not own name dematerialised shareholders and who cannot attend but who wish to vote 
at the AGM should provide their CSDP or broker with their voting instructions, in the manner 
stipulated in the custody agreement governing the relationship between such shareholders and 
their CSDP or broker. These instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker by the cut-off 
time and date advised by the CSDP or broker for instructions of this nature.

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Service in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST manual.

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