Gloucester Manganese Mines (Postmasburg) Limited established by Guido Sacco
Formation of Ore & Metal Company Limited (Ore & Metal)
Formation of African Mining and Trust Company Limited (AMT)
AMT partnered with Anglo Transvaal Consolidated Investment Company Limited (Anglovaal), now African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)
Acquisition of the Wonderstone Mine
Various prospecting activities and mining manganese deposit on farm Gloucester and adjoining farms
Export of manganese through Durban
Obtaining of mining lease at Black Rock where initial manganese mining operation commenced
The listing of Assore on the JSE as The Associated Ore & Metal Corporation Limited
Alloy producer, Ferroalloys Limited, incorporated by Assmang
First production of ferromanganese at the Cato Ridge Works by Assmang
First mining of iron ore by Assmang at Beeshoek, and exported through Durban
Agency relationship established with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan
Commissioning of the Nchwaning Manganese Ore Mine
Gloria Manganese Ore Mine commissioned
Nchwaning II Mine came into production
Cato Ridge Alloys (CRA), a joint venture incorporated to produce refi ned ferromanganese for export at Cato Ridge, between Assmang's Ferroalloys Limited and Japanese partners
Beeshoek South Mine expansion commissioned
Mining of chrome deposit by Assmang at Dwarsrivier.
First mining of manganese ore from Nchwaning III.
Assmang's Khumani Iron Ore Mine established, following issue of new-order Mining Rights, and increase of production to 10 million sales tons
Acquisition of minorities in, and delisting of, Assmang and finalisation of 50/50 joint venture agreement with ARM
Approval of the Khumani Expansion Project to increase design capacity of iron ore output to 14 million tons per annum
5-for-1 sub-division of ordinary shares. Conclusion of second empowerment transaction, whereby a further effective 11,05% of Assore's shares were acquired by the Boleng Trust
Conclusion of third empowerment transaction (subsequent to the fi rst empowerment transaction concluded in 2005), whereby 11,79% of Assore shares were bought back from Shanduka Resources and disposed of to its broad-based empowerment trusts being the Fricker Road Trust and Assore Employee Trust (refer "Black economic empowerment status report")
First distributions made by empowerment trusts (R7,2 million) and to employees by employee trust (R13,2 million)
Construction of Sakura Ferroalloys commences
Conclusion of the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Dwarsrivier from ARM. Commissioning of first ferromanganese furnace at Sakura Ferroalloys
First full year of 100% inclusion of Dwarsrivier in the group. Successful commissioning of second furnace at Sakura Ferroalloys by Assmang
Conclusion of the disposals of Machadodorp Works by Assmang and Zeerust, Rustenburg Minerals and Group Line Projects (subsequent to year-end)
