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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