Pan African Resources PLC (PAF) 2016年年度报告「LSE」.pdf

1、Integrated annual report for the year ended 30 June 2016AuGold196.972-8-18-32-18-179+1+3PROFITABLE SUSTAINABLE STAKEHOLDERS GROWTH79Flap Investment case About this report 1 Salient features 2 Chairmans reviewStrategic report:Business overviewAuGold196.972-8-18-32-18-179+1+3STRATEGIC REPORT:BUSINESS

2、OVERVIEWMapungubwe:South Africas lost city of goldOne thousand years ago,Mapungubwe in Limpopo province was the centre of the largest kingdom in the subcontinent,where highly sophisticated people traded gold and ivory with China,India and Egypt.The Iron Age site was declared a World Heritage site by

3、 Unesco in July 2003.Mapungubwe is an area of open savannah adjacent to the northern border of South Africa and the borders of Zimbabwe and Botswana.It thrived as a sophisticated trading centre from around 1220 to 1300.Unesco describes Mapungubwe as the centre of the largest kingdom in the subcontin

4、ent before it was abandoned in the 14th century.It was home to an advanced culture of people the ancestors of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.They traded with China and India,had a flourishing agricultural industry,and grew to a population of around 5 000.The University of Pretoria excavated the site s

5、ince its discovery in 1932 and now has a collection of artifacts made of gold and other materials,as well as human remains.The most spectacular of the gold discoveries is a little rhinoceros made of gold foil.The rhino has come to symbolise the high culture of Mapungubwe as well as being a symbol of

6、 leadership among the Shona people of Zimbabwe.http:/www.southafrica.info/about/history/mapungubwe.htmCredit:Roger de la Harpe/Africa Media OnlineGold rhino(152mm x 42mm x 55mm,weighing 42.8g,24ct gold).Artifact recovered from Mapungubwe Hill.Northern Province.South Africa.Made from multiple pieces