| FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | |||
| – Permanent | 4 132 | 4 758 | 4 887 |
| – Contractors | 216 | 258 | 205 |
| Total | 4 348 | 5 016 | 5 092 |
| Operational | |||
| Volumes milled (000t) | 947 | 1 040 | 1 233 |
| Gold produced (kg) | 4 223 | 4 154 | 5 287 |
| Gold produced (oz) | 135 772 | 133 554 | 169 980 |
| Grade (g/t) | 4.46 | 3.99 | 4.29 |
| Productivity (g/TEC) | 84.33 | 72.80 | 93.56 |
| Development results | |||
| Total metres (excl. capital metres) | 12 762 | 13 125 | 15 159 |
| Reef metres | 2 209 | 2 541 | 2 237 |
| Capital metres | 79 | 352 | 570 |
| Financial | |||
| Revenue (Rm) | 1 822 | 1 887 | 2 219 |
| Average gold price received (R/kg) | 433 425 | 456 294 | 421 643 |
| Production profit/(loss) (Rm) | 457 | 460 | 943 |
| Capital expenditure (Rm) | 301 | 310 | 288 |
| Cash operating cost (R/kg) | 326 498 | 343 895 | 243 087 |
| All-in sustaining cost (R/kg) | 415 061 | 441 108 | 312 106 |
| Safety | |||
| No of fatalities | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate per million hours worked | 8.33 | 8.67 | 12.54 |
| Environmental | |||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) | 301 | 310 | 298 |
| Water consumption – primary activities (ML) | 1 090 | 1 088 | 9 199 |
| greenhouse gas emissions (000t CO2e) | 299 | 307 | 295 |
| Intensity data per tonne treated | |||
| – energy | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| – water | 1.15 | 1.05 | 7.46 |
| – greenhouse gas emissions | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| Number of reportable environmental incidents | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Community | |||
| Local economic development (Rm)* | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| Training and development (Rm) | 24.1 | 22.7 | 24 |
* Included in the total for FY14 is an amount of R22 million that was capitalised as part of the hostel upgrades
Both mill throughput and gold produced declined year-on-year, despite the increase in the grade recovered. Production from the decline project and mining of the B reef helped to stabilise production. More consistent performance is expected from Tshepong at current production levels in FY15. Delivery and commissioning of the fourth refrigeration plant contributed to improved working conditions. As the year progressed, the mine’s focus remained on increasing the number of stope faces in the higher-grade areas and maintaining reef development. Development of the major decline project continued within budget although there were delays following flooding in the decline, with steps being taken to prevent this in future. Construction of the 75 level continued. The chairlift to this level is expected to be commissioned in FY15.