Northam Platinums | Sustainability Performance
Extracts and processes platinum group metals, supplying refined products to industrial, manufacturing, and jewelry markets. Operations involve exploration, mining, and smelting activities supported by a vertically integrated value chain.
2020
South Africa
10,001+ employees
Mining & Metals
$1B - 10B in revenue
$25M - 100M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9550
Overall#58
in South Africa#161
in Mining & MetalsSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Controversy level
- Northam Platinum Holdings Limited, South African platinum group metals miner (Zambezi BEE deal), has faced sustained South African DMRE enforcement scrutiny over multiple Northam mining operations including the historic 2024 contested Royal Bafokeng Platinum acquisition affecting institutional shareholders, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate worker safety affecting South African institutional shareholders.
