Bathopele mine

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Bathopele mine
Location
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Bathopele mine
Location Rustenburg
North West
Country South Africa
Coordinates 25°41′15″S27°18′22″E / 25.68750°S 27.30611°E / -25.68750; 27.30611
Production
Products platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold
Owner
Company Sibanye Stillwater

The Bathopele mine is a mechanised mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. Bathopele represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 5.3 million oz of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 120,000 oz of platinum/year. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bathopele Mine". angloplatinum.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-20.