ERPM

ERPM is situated on the Witwatersrand Basin near the town of Boksburg, 25km to the east of Johannesburg. It was established as an underground mining operation more than 100 years ago. Underground mining was suspended in October 2008 following the cessation of the pumping of underground water for safety reasons.

ERPM continues as a surface retreatment operation. It holds 65% of ErgoGold through the contribution of its Elsburg Tailings Complex. ERPM’s wholly owned Cason surface retreatment operation is managed by Crown which processes 1.9Mt of surface material through the Knights plant.

With the closure of the underground operations for eight months of 2009, gold production dropped from 79 479 ounces in 2008 to 34 174 ounces.

Growth projects

All exploration activities have been suspended.