Improved fleet productivity, Mupani contribution lift Zimplats’ mined tonnages

Platinum group metals miner Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) increased its mined tonnes by 9% year-on-year to 3.6-million tonnes for the six months ended December 31, as a result of improved fleet productivity and additional tonnes milled at the Mupani mine, which is still under development. Tonnes milled increased by 2% to 3.4-million tonnes mainly owing to an increase in the milling rates at both concentrators, CEO Alexander Mhembere said in a statement on Thursday.