Years of diligent research and development has paid off for Pallinghust group platinum mine Sedibelo, which is now ready to implement an amazing new technology that will send platinum processing costs screaming down the cost curve, use a fifth of the electricity current needed for smelting and throw caution to the wind when it comes to mining chrome-containing platinum ore. The new Kell process route takes cutoff grades far lower, extends mine life and saves from its current destruction valuable cobalt in the platinum group metal (PGM) ore mix. By allowing an operation to go from mining to finished refined metal in a week, the process unlocks significant capital.
