Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be extracted. There are four main types of iron ore deposit: massive hematite, which is the most commonly mined, magnetite, titan magnetite, and pisolitic ironstone.
Find below are the list of Iron Ore Mines In South Africa
Hluma Minerals, Mining South Africa, Minerals, Gold, Copper, Chrome, Iron Manganese
Assen Iron Ore Mine
Consulmet South Africa
Sedibeng Iron Ore
Iron Ore Mine Thabazimbi
Dishaba Mine
Exxaro – Leeuwpan Mine
Marula Mine
Bokoni Platinum Mines
Two Rivers Mine
TUMELA MINE
Exxaro – Matla Coal
Beeshoek Mine
Asanko Gold
SEDIBENG IRON ORE (PTY) LTD
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Mponeng Gold Mining
Kolomela Mine
Where is iron ore mined in South Africa?
The Kolomela mine is located 22km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The mine produces direct shipping iron ore.
Where are all the mines in South Africa?
List of coal mines in South Africa
Grootegeluk mine located in Limpompo.
Leeuwpan mine located in Mpumalanga.
Tshikondeni mine in Limpompo.
Mafube coal situated in Mpumalanga.
Lyanda mine in Mpumalanga.
Exxaro reductants in Limpompo.
Arnot mine in Mpumalanga.
Matla mine in Mpumalanga
How many mines does South Africa have?
526 mines
As of November 2019, there are 526 mines in South Africa, all of them listed on Africa Mining IQ. South Africa is a mineral-rich country and listed as the largest producers of platinum (1st), coal (3rd), gold (6th) and diamonds (7th).
Where are iron ore mines located?
The total recoverable reserves of iron ore in India are about 9,602 million tonnes of hematite and 3,408 million tonnes of magnetite. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu are the principal Indian producers of iron ore.
Which is the biggest mine in South Africa?
Mponeng gold mine
The Mponeng gold mine located in the Gauteng province of South Africa is the deepest operating mine in the world. It is the last remaining underground operation by AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa.
Who owns the mines in South Africa?
The primary South African sources of diamonds, including seven large diamond mines around the country, are controlled by the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company.
Which province has the most mines in South Africa?
Mining is the largest industry in four of South Africa’s nine provinces: North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape.