KP Lime looks to expand with an additional pit

Global commodities trader IMR Resources is set to expand its Kgatelopele Lime (KP Lime) mine, in the Northern Cape, with a second openpit operation that is expected to be built within the next two years in close proximity to the currently in-use Bowden pit.

Previously owned by construction materials company PPC, the KP Lime mine was acquired by IMR in April 2021 and is unique in being the largest supplier of metallurgical-grade lime in South Africa, as well as supplying reactive lime, hard burnt lime, hydrated lime, burnt dolomitic lime and raw limestone.