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Wesizwe Platinum Progress Report

20 June 2007

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The RIGHT address on the Western Bushveld

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Oskraal

248JQ

Sjambok Zyn

Oude Kraal

258JR

Kameelfontein257JR

Skietfontein

437JQ

Rooikoppies/Swartkoppies

426JQ

Impala

Anglo Platinum

Western Platinum

Eastern

Platinu

m

Pandora

Aquarius

Kroondal

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1

Aquarius

Marikana

Crocodile River

WBJV

Wesizwe

Boyntens

ElandAfplats

Barrick

Nkwe

Nkwe

RBR

Wesizwe

Boschkoppie

North Shaft

South

Shaft

D-

Section

Styld

rift

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The Core Properties

Styldrift

Ledig

Ko

ed

oesfo

nte

inJQ

Zan

dri

vie

rsp

oo

rt

Boschkoppie

Mimosa

Frisch

3 &4Frisch

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Elandsfontein

Styldrift

Ledig

Ko

ed

oesfo

nte

inJQ

Zan

dri

vie

rsp

oo

rt

Boschkoppie

Mimosa

Frisch

3 &4Frisch

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Elandsfontein

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Igneous

intrusion

stopes

throughRLS

The Ore Body: stable, thick and flat lying

3D Orebody.gvp

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3D View of Ore Body

North

Merensky reef types

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158 cm 153 cm 113 cm 179 cm

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Resource Base Core Project Q4 2006

Facies Tons 4E g/t Cu% Ni% Pt Pd Rh Au Pt Pd Rh Au

Merensky 34,089,361 5.93 0.07 0.21 3.86 1.57 0.28 0.22 65.1% 26.4% 4.7% 3.8%Detached 7,976,531 5.12 0.07 0.19 3.37 1.31 0.25 0.19 65.9% 25.5% 5.0% 3.6%Normal 14,235,363 5.73 0.08 0.27 3.66 1.57 0.29 0.22 63.8% 27.4% 5.0% 3.8%Normal Footwall 2,376,886 7.00 0.04 0.11 4.69 1.84 0.25 0.22 67.0% 26.3% 3.6% 3.1%Single Chrome 9,500,581 6.64 0.08 0.17 4.37 1.71 0.30 0.27 65.7% 25.8% 4.5% 4.0%UG2 39,614,465 4.45 0.00 0.12 2.71 1.24 0.48 0.02 61.0% 27.9% 10.7% 0.4%Normal 18,498,573 4.50 0.00 0.13 2.79 1.22 0.47 0.02 62.1% 27.1% 10.4% 0.3%Regional Pothole 21,115,892 4.40 0.00 0.12 2.64 1.26 0.48 0.02 60.0% 28.6% 11.0% 0.4%Total Resource 73,703,826 5.13 3.24 1.39 0.39 0.11 63.18% 27.11% 7.53% 2.18%

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Prill Splits: of the BEST in the industry

Platinum 63.5%

Palladium 26.9%

Rhodium 7.3%Gold 2.3%

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Prill splits

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

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100%

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Pan

Palladiu

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Cale

donia

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resourc

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afp

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Au

Rh

Pd

Pt

Basket price: in the UPPER echelons

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Source: Investec, October 2006

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Exploration forging ahead……mine in sight,thinking smart…………..

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Wesizwe: graduating from explorer……

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…..to miner

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December 2004January 2006

December 2004January 2006

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Task Name

Pilanesburg Project

Exploration Drilling

Current Drilling to Inferred

Infill Drilling to Indicated:Phase 1

Infill Drilling to Indicated:Phase 2

Infill Drilling to Measured

Geophysics

Aeromag Survey

3D Seismic Survey

Dow n the hole Geophysics

Evaluation

Resource Modelling & Geostats

EMP & SEIA

Geotechnical Drilling

Techno-economic Assesment

Pre-feasibility Study

Bankable Feasibility Study

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2006 2007

Project schedule

Wesizwe’s Planned Mining Regime

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Planned shaft access

22Modelled on the nearby, new Impala 20 Shaft

8.5m men & materials shaft, 6.5m ventilation shaft

2323

Process Plant

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180 000 – 240 000 tpm ROM

Modelled on the nearby BRPM mine: Anglo Platinum/Royal Bafokeng JV

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Surface Infrastructure layout

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3D View Looking North

oper

atio

ns

UnionWesizwe

ImpalaKareeUnion

AmandelbultUnion

ImpalaNortham

AmandelbultNortham

Depth m

500

1000

1500

2000

Different shafts

oper

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UnionWesizwe

ImpalaKareeUnion

AmandelbultUnion

ImpalaNortham

AmandelbultNortham

Depth m

500

1000

1500

2000

Different shafts

Men and Materials ShaftVentilation Shaft

Project Economics

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Rand per Kilogram 5PGM Cash Cost Curves vs Revenue

KPM

(AQ

P)

Impa

la L

ease

(IM

P)

Mim

osa

(AQ

P)

Am

ande

lbul

t(A

MS)

Mim

osa

(IMP)

*

Mar

ikan

a(L

ON

)

WLT

R (A

MS)

PPRu

st(A

MS)

Zimpl

ats(

IMP)

*

KPM

(AM

S)

Zimpl

ats(

ZIM

)

Rust

enbu

rg (A

MS)

Unio

n (A

MS)

Lebo

wa

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S)

Mod

ikw

a(A

MS)

Nor

tham

(NHM

)

BRPM

(AM

S)

Mar

ikan

a(A

QP)

Mar

ula

(IMP)

Limpo

po (L

ON

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R/oz PGM IRS/PGM CAPEX

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100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

R/kg

5E

pgm

Industry average Basket Price: +- R250 000/kg 5E PGM

Wesizwe Weighted Ave Basket Price approximately R320 000/kg 4E

Source: Renee Hochreiter, Nedbank, October 2006

Industry average cash cost R88,434/kg 5E PGM

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Basket Prices

100.0% R 320,174Platinum $1,284.00 63.2% $188,307.57

Palladium $369.00 27.1% $23,217.84

Rhodium $6,025.00 7.5% $105,350.56

Gold $651.10 2.2% $3,297.62

4E Prill SplitSpot Price

14 June 2007Weighted Ave Blended Price

MR UG2 MR UG2100.0% 100.0% R 279,188 R 344,778

Platinum $1,284.00 65.1% 61.0% R 187,606 R 175,909

Palladium $369.00 26.4% 27.9% R 21,893 R 23,111

Rhodium $6,025.00 4.7% 10.7% R 64,187 R 145,222

Gold $651.10 3.8% 0.4% R 5,502 R 536

4E Prill SplitSpot Price

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SA Producers R/ton Cash cost and IRS costs/ton

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MS)

CTRP

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QP)

KPM

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Mimo

sa (A

QP)

Aqua

rius T

otal (A

QP)

Mimo

sa (I

MP)*

KPM

(AQP

)

Marik

ana (

LON)

Impa

la Le

ase (

IMP)

Impla

ts To

tal (I

MP)

Lonm

in (L

ON)

Zimpla

ts (IM

P)*

PPRu

st (A

MS)

Zimpla

ts (Z

IM)

Anglo

Plat

Total

(AMS

)

Limpo

po (L

ON)

Union

(AMS

)

Aman

delbu

lt (AM

S)

Maru

la (IM

P)

Marik

ana (

AQP)

BRPM

(AMS

)

Ruste

nbur

g (AM

S)

Modik

wa (A

MS)

Marik

ana (

AMS)

Lebo

wa (A

MS)

North

am (N

HM)

ZAR/

ton

ZAR/ton IRS ZAR/ton

Revenue R625/t

Source: Renee Hochreiter, Nedbank, October 2006/Merril Lynch

Wesizwe working cost estimate R316/t

Project Performance

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Time, exploration and development spend

Exploration Pre-development Capex Production

Current position on value curve

Unit-based valuation (Yardstick Method)

DCF, reserve/resource and cash flow based valuation

Private equity funds, hedge funds

Private equity funds, hedge funds, general public

Institutions, general public, banks

Inferred

Indicated

Measured

Probable

Proven

Pre-inferred

Resources

Sources of finance

BFS

Pre-Feasibility Study

Juniors activity

Primary zone for acquisitions and

partnerships

Majors activityD

isc

ove

ry

Reserves

Valuation

AQP

Frisch-

Ledig

Op

era

tio

ns

US$3500/oz

annual

production

Crossover

The RIGHT place in the value curveUS60

/resource

oz

US$6500/oz

annual

production

US13

/resource

oz

Lonmin

Source: Investec

Over the high risk hurdle

Plenty of investor

headroom before BFS

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Share Price Performance

Relative rankings: EV/Annual Production oz

Delivery and the way forward

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Wesizwe DELIVERY to date

Drilling well ahead of target

Regional co-operation enhances geologicalknowledge and understanding

Funding in place

Indicated resources delivered ahead of schedule

PFS completed ahead of schedule

BFS well underway

Confirmed standalone operation

Corporate action has commenced

Community and black empowerment delivered

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Progressive Empowerment

33% 19% 48%

Black Empowerment 52%

Bakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

33% 19% 48%

Black Empowerment 52%

Bakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

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27.5% 15.7% 56.9%

Black Empowerment 43.1%

Bakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

27.5% 15.7% 56.9%

Black Empowerment 43.1%

Bakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

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Vunani

Black Empowerment 46.99%

Bakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

25.68% 14.75% 53.01%

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

6.56%

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

Post Vunani, Pre- Africa Wide

Africa Wide Mineral

Prospecting & Exploration

(Pty) Ltd

WBJV

22.62% 5.78% 11.94% 46.67%

26%

100%

Black Empowerment 53.33%

22.62%

12.99%VunaniBakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

Africa Wide Holdings

(Pty) Ltd

12.9%

Africa Wide Mineral

Prospecting & Exploration

(Pty) Ltd

WBJV

22.62% 5.78% 11.94% 46.67%

26%

100%

Black Empowerment 53.33%

22.62%

12.99%VunaniBakubung Ba Ratheo

CommunityOther BEE

100%

Ordinary

Shareholders

Wesizwe

Bakubung Minerals

Africa Wide Holdings

(Pty) Ltd

12.9%

Africa Wide & Vunani

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Next steps

Complete BFS

Continue aggressively with resource conversion

Pursue regional co-operation imperative

Strengthening technical and corporate team

Continued focus on acquisitions particularly within operational areas

Continue community diversified economic and empowerment programme progressively

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