Company report
Summary of Results
Absolute results are low overall and Sibanye-Stillwater’s results in general rely in part on its formal commitments, to prevent bribery and corruption and ensure safe and healthy working conditions, and its disclosure of information on the location and safety of its tailings storage facilities along with other companies, following the recent investor request.
Sibanye-Stillwater ranks 28th among the 38 companies on its mine-site-level results, with an average score of only 3% in the mine-site assessment.
In the company-wide assessment, Sibanye-Stillwater’s results are below the average across all 38 companies in all six thematic areas. Sibanye-Stillwater’s overall results are limited by a lack of evidence of action on a number of key issues, including human rights. While the company has made a commitment to respect human rights, it shows no evidence of having conducted any human rights due diligence processes, or tracking its performance on managing human rights issues. On other matters, Sibanye-Stillwater shows no evidence of disclosing the payments it makes to sub-national and national governments, and has not made a public commitment to follow a lifecycle approach throughout the project development and operational phases of its operations.
Sibanye-Stillwater is associated with a leading practice on disclosure of data on its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
However, the results of the five Sibanye-Stillwater mine sites assessed in the mine-site assessment are strikingly weak. None of these mine sites show any relevant evidence on eight of the ten issues covered: local employment, local procurement, post-closure planning, community grievances, worker grievances, air quality, water quality and emergency preparedness.
Overall results
Results per measurement area
Commitment
(9 indicators)Action
(42 indicators)Effectiveness
(20 indicators)Results per indicator
Economic Development
A.01 National and Supranational Socio-Economic Development Planning
A.02 National and Supranational Procurement
A.03 Collaborative Research and Development
A.04 Enhancing the National Skills Base
Mine-site Results
Mine sites selected for individual assessment (but not included in the overall company score)
Driefontein | East Boulder | Mimosa | Rustenburg Operations | Stillwater | |
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Local Employment (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Local Procurement (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Post-Closure Plans (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Community Grievances (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Worker Grievances (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Air Quality (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Water Quality (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Water Quantity (score /3) | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Tailings Management (score /3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Emergency Preparedness (score /3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Mine-site Score (%) | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
Operational mine sites
Mine Site Name | Aliases | Country | Company's share (%) | Products | Mining types |
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Beatrix | - | South Africa | 100 | Gold, Uranium Oxide | Underground, Tailings Leach |
Cooke | Ezulwini | South Africa | 100 | Gold, Uranium Oxide | Underground, Tailings Leach |
Driefontein | - | South Africa | 100 | Gold | Underground, Tailings Leach |
East Boulder | - | USA | 100 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Underground |
Ergo* | DRDGOLD, FWGR, Far West Gold Recoveries | South Africa | 38.05 | Gold | Underground |
Kloof | - | South Africa | 100 | Gold | Underground, Tailings Leach |
Kroondal Platinum | - | South Africa | 50 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Underground |
Mimosa | - | Zimbabwe | 50 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Underground |
Platinum Mile | - | South Africa | 91.7 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Tailings Leach |
Rustenburg Operations | - | South Africa | 100 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Underground, Tailings Leach |
Stillwater | Blitz | USA | 100 | Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium | Underground |
Tailings (known)
Name | Country | Status | Construction Method | Impact-based hazard category (company-reported) |
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BTX1 | South Africa | Care and Maintenance | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
BTX2 | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
BTX4 (Oryx TSF) | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
Burnstone TSF | South Africa | Care and Maintenance | Cyclone wall construction | High |
Cooke TSF | South Africa | Care and Maintenance | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | Medium |
Driefontein 1 TSF | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
Driefontein 2 TSF | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
Driefontein TSF 3 | South Africa | Inactive | Day Wall | High |
Driefontein TSF 4 | South Africa | Active | Cycloning | High |
Driefontein TSF 5 | South Africa | Closed | Day Wall | N/A |
Ezulwini North TSF | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | High |
Ezulwini South TSF | South Africa | Care and Maintenance | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | Medium |
Kloof TSF 2 | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | Medium |
Kroondal JV, K1 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Kroondal JV, K150 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Kroondal JV, K2 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Kroondal JV, Marikana | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Leeudoorn TSF | South Africa | Operating | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | Medium |
Libanon TSF | South Africa | Inactive | Day Wall | High |
Lonmin Easterns, ETD1 | South Africa | Hydraulically re-mined for PGM and Chrome extraction | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Easterns, ETD2 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD1 | South Africa | Inactive | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD2 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD3A | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD3B | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD4A | South Africa | Active | Upstream | Medium hazard |
Lonmin Karee, KTD4B | South Africa | Active | Upstream | Medium hazard |
Lonmin Platinum Limpopo Division – Baobab Shaft | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin WPL, WTD1 | South Africa | Inactive | Upstream | Medium hazard |
Lonmin WPL, WTD2 | South Africa | Inactive – Currently being mechanically mined for underground support | Upstream | Medium hazard |
Lonmin WPL, WTD5 | South Africa | Inactive | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin WPL, WTD6 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | High hazard |
Lonmin WPL, WTD7 | South Africa | Inactive | Upstream | High hazard |
Millsite complex (38,39,40,41, Valley dam) | South Africa | Care and maintenance and hydraulic reclamation | Daywall paddock construction Upstream | Medium |
Rustenburg, Paardekraal - Central (Consolidated PK1, PK2 and PK3) | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Rustenburg, Paardekraal - PK4 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
Rustenburg, Paardekraal - PK5 | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |
US PGM, TSF 1 | USA | Active | Downstream | Significant |
US PGM, TSF 2 | USA | Active | Downstream | High |
US PGM, TSF 3 | USA | Active | Downstream | High |
Venterspost North TSF | South Africa | Inactive | Day Wall | High |
Venterspost South TSF | South Africa | Inactive | Day Wall | High |
Western Limb Tailings Retreatment Plant (WLTRP), Hoedspruit | South Africa | Active | Upstream | 5-Major (High) |