List of mines in South Africa
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This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
Diamonds
Mine | Product(s) | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments |
Baken diamond mine | Diamond | Lower Orange River | Trans Hex | ????-Present | Probable reserves are 21.2 million cubic meters of ore at an ore grade of 1.69 carats (338 mg) per 100 cubic meters (3.38 mg/m³). There is a waste rock overburden of about 33 million cubic meters. |
Coal
Mine | Product(s) | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments |
Grootegeluk mine | Coal | Limpopo | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Leeuwpan mine | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Tshikondeni mine | Coal | Limpopo | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Mafube coal | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Mafube joint venture (JV)2 | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Iyanda mine | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Exxaro reductants | Coal | Limpopo | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Arnot mine | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
Matla mine | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
North Block Complex | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present | ||
New Clydesdale mine | Coal | Mpumalanga | EXARRO | ????-Present |
Notable Mines
- Big Hole
- Du Toit's Pan
- Finsch diamond mine
- Jagersfontein Mine
- Koffiefontein mine
- Premier Mine
- Venetia Diamond Mine