Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized commodity that is of economic interest to the miner.
Find below are the list of Mines In South Africa
Marula Mine
Mponeng Gold Mining
Pilanesberg Platinum Mines
Bathopele platinum Mine
Pilanesberg Platinum Mines
Kusasalethu
Savuka Gold Mine
Nkomati Nickel Mine
Two Rivers Mine
Rirhandzu Colliery
Twickenham Mine
Tronox Fairbreeze Mine
Isibonelo Coal Mine
TUMELA MINE
South African Coal Mining Holdings Ltd
Premier Mine
Koffiefontein Mine
Exxaro – Leeuwpan Mine
How many mines are there in South Africa?
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 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.
What 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.
Which is the richest mine in South Africa?
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine is located in Gauteng province of South Africa. It is mined to an average depth of 2,800m-3,400m below surface and is one of the world’s deepest and richest gold mines with grades at over 8g/t.
Who controls the diamond mines in South Africa?
the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company
Ever since the Kimberley diamond strike of 1868, South Africa has been a world leader in diamond production. 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.
How many abandoned mines are in South Africa?
6,000 abandoned
Today, there are an estimated 6,000 abandoned or disused mines across South Africa, the vast majority of them found along the so-called Golden Arc – the elliptical basin that spans the breadth of Johannesburg and continues into the neighbouring Free State and North West provinces.
Which is the biggest coal mine in South Africa?
Mafube Colliery
The Mafube Colliery is currently the largest coal mining project in South Africa: produces 1.1 million tons of coal per year.