um ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁integrated ▁P GM ▁producer ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁J SE . ▁The ▁primary ▁operations ▁are ▁centered ▁on ▁their ▁two ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁mines , ▁Z ondere inde ▁and ▁Bo o ys end al , ▁and ▁the ▁additional ▁met all urg ical ▁operations ▁at ▁Z ondere inde ▁including ▁a ▁sm elter ▁and ▁base ▁met als ▁removal ▁plant . ▁North am ’ s ▁three ▁main ▁products ▁m ined ▁are ▁plat in um , ▁p all ad ium ▁and ▁rh od ium ▁and ▁are ▁consum ed ▁by ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁motor ▁manufact uring , ▁j ew ell ery ▁and ▁other ▁industrial ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁Background ▁North am ▁Pl atin um ▁has ▁two ▁main ▁mines ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁located ▁at ▁Z ondere inde , ▁L imp opo ▁Province ▁and ▁Bo o ys end al , ▁M p um al anga . ▁Loc ated ▁close ▁to ▁Th ab az im bi , ▁the ▁Z ondere inde ▁mine ▁produces ▁ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 oz ▁of ▁ref ined ▁P GM s ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁expected ▁life ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Close ▁by ▁is ▁North am ▁Chrome ▁that ▁obtain s ▁chrome ▁from ▁the ▁material ▁m ined ▁from ▁Z ondere inde . ▁The ▁Bo o ys end al ▁site ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁mines , ▁Bo o ys end al ▁U G 2 ▁North , ▁Bo o ys end al ▁Mer ens ky ▁North ▁and ▁Bo o ys end al ▁South