[2] Platinum was discovered in 1920 by Hans Merensky in the area of the current Modikwa mine.

In 1988, Impala Platinum acquired the mineral rights to the Winnarshoek farm from the Canadian company, Platexco.

The establishment of the mine started in October 2002 subsequent to the drilling of 750 exploratory boreholes.

Potholes and a dunite pipe are present within the area and result in geological losses.

Marula mine is 73% owned by Impala Platinum with the remaining 27% split equally between three Black Economic Empowerment partners, namely:[2] On 16 May 2020, Impala Platinum announced that it was temporarily shutting Marula mine, owing to a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the area.