Mine detail: Rustenburg Mines

Previously called 'Union SectionRustenberg Platinum HoldingsRustenburg SectionAtok SectionAmandelbult Section'

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Location

Lat / long: -25.67993, 27.53475

Resource(M)

Primary: Platinum
Secondary: Copper, Gold, Nickel
Tertiary: Iridium, Rhodium, Cobalt, Osmium, Palladium, Ruthenium
Other material: Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Platinum, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite
Discovery year: 1920

Production

Operation type: Underground
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1926

Geology

References

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MAS7910200001
DEP10280545
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