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Tumela mine
Location
Location Thabazimbi
Limpopo
Country South Africa
Production
Products platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold
Owner
Company Anglo American Platinum

The Tumela mine is a large underground and open cast 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 56.5 million oz of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 280,000 oz of platinum/year. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tumela Mine". angloplatinum.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.