Two Rivers mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Steelpoort |
| Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Production | |
| Products | platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold |
| Owner | |
| Company | African Rainbow Minerals |
The Two Rivers mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-eastern part of South Africa in Steelpoort, Limpopo. Two Rivers represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 100 million tonnes of ore grading 1.8 gr/t platinum, 1.07 gr/t palladium and minor grades of gold, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium.[1] The mine has reserves of 5.76 million oz of platinum and 3.2 million oz of palladium and produces around 150,000 oz of platinum/year and 90,000 oz of palladium/year.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Two Rivers Platinum Mine". arm.co.za. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
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