South African mining giant pays out R17 billion after profits surge

• Implats pays out R17.1 billion in dividend after profit surge
• Implats' profit in the last fiscal year soared more than 40-fold on a recovery in metal prices, with net income reaching R31.04 billion
• The company's improved financial performance benefited from the R8.1 billion reversal of previously recognised impairments at the Rustenburg unit