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Bafokeng mine

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Bafokeng mine
Location
Bafokeng mine is located in South Africa
Bafokeng mine
Bafokeng mine
LocationRustenburg
North West
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates25°27′54.36″S 27°5′59.64″E / 25.4651000°S 27.0999000°E / -25.4651000; 27.0999000
Production
Productsplatinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold
Owner
CompanyAnglo American Platinum

The Bafokeng mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-eastern part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. Bafokeng represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 47.9 million oz of platinum.[1] The mine produces around 171,000 oz of platinum/year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bafokeng Mine". angloplatinum.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-20.