DBM
De Bron-Merriespruit, Wits Gold’s most advanced project
Grade
the quantity of gold contained within a unit weight of gold-bearing material, generally expressed in ounces per short ton of ore (oz/t) or grams per metric tonne (g/t).
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative, a non-profit organisation that has established a global sustainability reporting framework. GRI encourages companies to measure and report their sustainability performance, which includes their economic, environmental, social and governance performance.
HDSAs
Historically disadvantaged South Africans: South African citizens previously discriminated against on the basis of race, gender or disability.
King III
King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa which became effective on 1 March 2010
Life of mine
the number of years that an operation is expected to mine and treat ore
Mineral Resources
the concentration or occurrence of an economically valuable material in or on the Earth’s crust
Mineral Reserves
the economically mineable part of a Measured and/or Indicated Mineral Resource
NI 43-101
a Canadian Mineral Resource classification scheme used in Canada
Reef
a conglomerate band that contains economic levels of gold
South African Mining Charter
the Broad-Based Social Economic-Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining industry, which among other things, aims to ensure that 26% of SA's mining assets are black economic empowerment (BEE) compliant by 2014
Tonne
a metric measurement, equal to 1 000 kilograms

Abbreviations

ADR
American Depositary Receipt
BEE
Black Economic Empowerment
CIL
carbon in leach
DBM
De Bron-Merriespruit
DMR
Department of Mineral Resources
EIAs
Environmental Impact Assessments
EMPs
Environmental Management Plans
g
grams
g/t
grams per tonne
GRI
Global Reporting Initiative
JSE
JSE Limited
kg
kilograms
LOM
Life of Mine
Moz
Million ounces
MPRDA
Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act of South Africa
Mt
Million tonnes or tons
Mtpa
Million tonnes/tons per annum
oz
ounces (troy)
R or rand
South African rand
SAMREC
South African Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
SHE
safety, health and environmental policy
t
Metric tonnes
TSX
Toronto Stock Exchange
VCR
Ventersdorp Contact Reef