HISTORY & EVOLUTION

RST Special Metals evolved as a smelting site from various smelting units being combined over time to establish a niche smelting facility that can process varied low-grade materials to recover value. A significant portion of the site’s history is related to processing stainless steel dusts and granulating various alloy and matte materials on a contract basis.

 

The capacity to granulate alloy is a key capacity of the RST site.  Initially, the plant was acquired by Siyanda Resources as a backup smelting facility for other operations within the Group, however, the site was mothballed until late 2019, when the Group identified an opportunity to actively utilize the facility to process PGM-bearing materials. 

 

Since the first tests and the subsequent years, the plant has built a capacity to smelting about 1500tpm of PGM-bearing concentrate and produce alloy with a 10-fold upgrade in PGM content.

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RST has demonstrated capacity to process PGM concentrates with high chrome values with development
plans that is aimed at efficiency and future capacity expansion.

 

RST aims to become a world-class smelting facility with a unique metal focus through implementing the right processes, systems, and equipment, and through implementing the best-in-class technology for the process and upgrading the site to be future-fit.