The $62-million smelter at Unki Mine’s existing complex is a strategic investment, which meets local beneficiation commitments, Anglo American Platinum said on Thursday, when it opened the completed installation at a ceremony in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. The smelter investment is indicative of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company’s long-term commitment to the landlocked south-central African republic. Smelter construction, which was announced in 2015, is an extension of the company’s commitment to local beneficiation of minerals and is in line with the plans of the government of Zimbabwe for vital economic growth.
