The company also reported final results from its 2019-20 drill programs at Kilembe.

The company said placed and forecast orders are still intact and there have been no hold-ups in its supply chain.

Any discretionary activity planned for 2020 and not yet commenced will be suspended or deferred.

South Africa’s state-owned utility has yet to agree a supply contract for its newest power station, more than a decade after approving a plan to negotiate with Anglo American.