Implats' Marula Mine said it had grown community investment. The company said it "engages in sustainable socioeconomic development to mitigate, where it can, adverse conditions". It said 7.5% of the mine was owned by the local community through a trust and employees also had a stake. The company said 74% of its workforce are local residents and "total remuneration at Marula is approximately R1.6-billion annually".