Bathopele mine
Appearance
Location | |
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Location | Rustenburg |
North West | |
Country | South Africa |
Coordinates | 25°41′15″S 27°18′22″E / 25.68750°S 27.30611°E |
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
[edit]- ^ a b "Bathopele Mine". angloplatinum.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-20.