Founded in 1995 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Anglo American Platinum is the world’s largest platinum-mining company with production output of just over 2million ounces in 2019.
The company is a subsidiary of UK-based mining giant Anglo American.
Anglo American Platinum’s assets are mostly located in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa (including the world’s largest open-pit PGM mines Mogalakwena, Mototolo and Amandelbult) and Zimbabwe (Unki mine).
Most of the mined ore is processed at Anglo American Platinum’s 14 concentrators and later smelted at its three refineries in South Africa.
The South African platinum company’s precious metal refinery is constructed near two of the world’s largest platinum mines. The refinery processes other PGMs such as ruthenium, palladium, rhodium, iridium and osmium from the ore. Copper, nickel and zinc are also extracted at the refinery.