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Dishaba mine

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Dishaba mine
Location
Dishaba mine is located in South Africa
Dishaba mine
Dishaba mine
LocationThabazimbi
Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates24°45′30.6″S 27°23′26.16″E / 24.758500°S 27.3906000°E / -24.758500; 27.3906000
Production
Productsplatinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold
Owner
CompanyAnglo 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]

References

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