In an announcement Thursday, Sibanye mentioned it has taken measures to boost IT safety and applied a phased system start-up method to make sure that its mining operations can proceed globally with minimal disruption.
“We’ve got prioritized the well being and security of our staff as we now have labored diligently to remediate the results of the assault and normalize our operations,” CEO Neal Froneman mentioned in a information launch.
“We’re happy to have largely secured the sustainability and integrity of our methods and proceed to work intently with our clients and suppliers to mitigate any potential enterprise interruptions that will happen within the quick time period,” he mentioned.
Up to now, solely the US-based platinum group metals operation skilled some short-term operational delays, as a result of IT outages affecting the smelting of underground focus and the recycling of spent autocatalysts. Nonetheless, it’s anticipated to shortly resume full operations, with amassed stockpiles anticipated to be processed sooner or later, Sibanye mentioned.
Though the cyberattack has had restricted impression on the group’s core operations, it nonetheless prompted short-term system outages that resulted within the implementation of back-up guide processes on sure methods. Whereas the methods at the moment are largely restored, Sibanye has rescheduled the publication of its second quarter and first half outcomes to September 12.