smelters down to a month or so . In fact , for a mining company that is currently selling concentrate , the release of lockedup working capital can pay more than half of the cost of a Kell plant .
Hydrogen fuel cells , which are being adopted globally to generate emissionfree transport and carbon-free power , rely on platinum catalysis . Continued production of platinum with the help of frowned-upon coal-fired electricity is now avoided with the use of Kell technology .
The technology thus has the potential to reposition PGMs production into the ‘ green ’ space .
On the capital required for the expansion sourced from existing cash resources and future cash flow , Frandsen said : “ It ’ s wonderful to see that the industry is actually making money , not only us , but the entire industry , and it is nice to see that the prices have come back . I still want to mention that platinum is still half of what it was when I invested in 2008 .
“ Palladium is higher , rhodium is higher , the exchange rate is helping , but there is still upside and , in my view , we still have to see a correction of the platinum prices . It ’ s abnormal that platinum is trading at half of what palladium is when it should be trading at near double . I think there is still a lot of upside .
“ When investors are willing to come into an industry that has done it ’ s best to limit its carbon footprint , like we do with Kell , I think we will attract new investors to South Africa ,” said Frandsen .
Pilanesberg Expansion The opencast operations at Pilanesberg Platinum Mines comprise the contiguous deposits of Sedibelo Central , Magazynskraal and Kruidfontein . These are known as the Triple Crown properties , which are considered one of the world ’ s largest undeveloped PGM deposits .
They have an estimated resource base of more than 60-million four-element ( 4E ) PGM ounces . This expansion includes the construction of a 110 000 t Kell beneficiation plant . The predominantly shallow deposits will enable safe and sustainable mining activities for potentially more than 60 years . The first ounces from Triple Crown are expected in 2023 . The Triple Crown expansion will be mined simultaneously with ore from the existing opencast upper group two ( UG2 ) reef and Merensky operation , using two separate decline shaft systems .
The existing Pilanesberg Platinum Mines ’ concentrator plant has the capacity to be used to process the Triple Crown ore as well as ore from the openpits . With minimal reconfiguration , the Triple Crown UG2 and Merensky ore will be blended and processed through the existing Merensky plant , thereby reducing capital expenditure as well as lowering operating cost significantly .
Sedibelo ’ s current workforce of 1 500 employees is expected to grow significantly as the Triple Crown operations develop . More than 60 % of the current workforce is from the local communities . Sedibelo expects that the new positions will also be taken up by local employees predominantly .
Sedibelo ’ s environment-friendly PGMs are poised to become an important part of future ‘ green ’ electrification in hydrogen fuel cells around the world . Europe moved towards clean mobility last July ,
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