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Kroondal mine

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Kroondal mine
Location
Kroondal mine is located in South Africa
Kroondal mine
Kroondal mine
LocationRustenburg
North West
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates25°42′42.01″S27°21′20.02″E/ 25.7116694°S 27.3555611°E/-25.7116694; 27.3555611[1]
Production
Productsplatinum,palladium,rhodium,ruthenium,gold
Owner
CompanyAnglo American Platinum

TheKroondal mineis a largeopen pitmine located in the north-western part ofSouth AfricainRustenburg,North West.Kroondal represents one of the largestplatinumreserves inSouth Africahaving estimated reserves of 6.2 millionozofplatinum.[2]The mine produces around 217,000 oz of platinum/year.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Kroondal Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa".mindat.Retrieved3 November2023.
  2. ^ab"Kroondal Mine".angloplatinum. 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-07-04.Retrieved2013-06-20.