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For us safety is about people. Numbers, policies, species, but also for the economic value it provides
standards, programmes and targets are all important to society.
and have helped to improve our performance in recent In addition, RBM reuses waste gas (CO) from the
years but it is only once all employees and contractors smelter plant as an energy source in the production
have the knowledge, competence and desire to work process, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
safely that we will achieve a true zero harm culture.
An important part of managing health is identifying Responsible Beyond Mining
and managing the major health risks with a view to Our mission, vision and leadership values, while under-
minimising the occurrence of occupational illness and scoring principles needed for operational sustainability,
encouraging healthy lifestyles for our employees. We are biased toward compassion and care for our people
are determined to succeed in this. and the natural environments within which we operate.
Sound Environmental Practices We believe in stewardship - that is leaving things better
We have pioneered best practice in dune forest than we found them. Our goal of social and economic
development aims to ensure sustainability of host
rehabilitation; boasting an award-winning dune communities beyond the life of mining.
rehabilitation programme that has been running for
more than 40 years and provides the foundation for Communities and Local Economic Development
leading-edge research in dune forest conservation. RBM has invested over millions in new roads in local
The minerals we mine are biologically inactive and communities and has spent over several millions in a
their extraction has little or no impact on forest collaborative effort to improve the quality of education
regeneration. Since RBM’s operations started, in host communities and in the broader region.
the mining of sand dunes has been followed by
a rehabilitation programme. The dune forest at Looking Ahead - Zulti South Project
Richards Bay is a narrow, young forest that only The proposed Zulti South Project will sustain slag
occurs on coastal sand dunes and seldom extends production capacity for the RBM smelter thus
further inland than 500 metres from the coastline. ensuring the continued delivery of RBM products for
It is a rich and diverse melting pot of species and the benefit of shareholders, customers, employees
is of special value, not only for the conservation of and local communities.

Full Name of Company: Richards Bay Minerals KEY PERSONNEL
Nature of Business: Sand mining and beneficiation. Managing Director: Billy Mawasha
Services / Products: RBM supplies Titania slag, high Communication Manager: Thulisile Mbuli
purity pig iron, rutile and zircon. CONTACT DETAILS
Safety Standards: NOSA 5 star rating, Noscar from Physical Address: The Admin Block, The Farm RBM,
NOSA, ISO9001, 9002 and ISO 14001 accreditation.
No. 16317, The Admin District of KwaZulu-Natal,
VISION Richards Bay
Making a difference in our world by creating a brighter Postal Address: P.O. Box 401, Richards Bay, 3900
future. Tel: +27 (0)35 901 3111
MISSION Fax: +27 (0)35 901 3442
To be the safest, most reliable and sustainable Industrial E-mail: info@rbm.co.za
Minerals supplier to the benefit of all our stakeholders. Website: www.rbm.co.za
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