THE SOUTH AFRICAN IRON ANd STEEl vAlUE CHAIN
BACKGROUNd TO KUMBA IRON ORE Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is the fifth largest supplier of seaborne iron ore in the world. Operating through its 74%held subsidiary Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC), Kumba has two operational mines at Sishen and Thabazimbi, with a third, Kolomela, scheduled to begin production in 2012.