Location | |
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Location | Rustenburg |
Province | North West |
Country | South Africa |
Coordinates | 25°39′46″S 27°22′36″E / 25.66278°S 27.37667°E [1] |
Production | |
Products | platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold |
Owner | |
Company | Anglo American Platinum |
The Siphumelele mine is one of the largest platinum mines located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. The mine is owned and operated by Anglo American Platinum. [2] [3] Siphumelele represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 12.4 million oz of platinum. [4] The mine produces around 100,000 oz of platinum/year. [4]
The mining method used is breast stoping with strike pillars. The layout consists of a single vertical shaft. The ore mined is then processed using gravity separation and flotation. [5]