Dishaba mine

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Dishaba mine
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Dishaba mine
Location Thabazimbi
Limpopo
Country South Africa
Coordinates 24°45′30.6″S27°23′26.16″E / 24.758500°S 27.3906000°E / -24.758500; 27.3906000
Production
Products platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold
Owner
Company Anglo American Platinum

The Dishaba mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo. Tumela represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 24.6 million oz of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 160,000 oz of platinum/year. [1]

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References

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