Platinum is also widely used in jewellery owing to its purity, strength, resistance to fading and ability to hold precious stones securely. Our Platinum operations We own and operate five mining operations in South Africa’s Bushveld complex, including Mogalakwena, Amandelbult and Mototolo, as wel...
This chapter provides an overview of deep-level gold and platinum mining in South Africa, highlighting the status quo of the industry and some of the associated challenges and explains how applied in-mine geophysics can play a key role in addressing some of these challenges.van Schoor, Michael...
Platinum is mined mainly in South Africa, but also found in Russia and Zimbabwe. The metal is formed when minerals are eroded from their original spot and then carried by water somewhere else (this is called stream bed mining or alluvial mining). Workers sift through the sand or mud looking...
Chemicals & Resources› Mining, Metals & Minerals Global platinum mine production 2023, by country Published by , May 21, 2024 South Africa is by far the largest producer of platinum in the world, with production amounting to an estimated 120 metric tons in 2023. Russia came in a ...
South Africa counts among the 40 driest counties in the world with extreme weather conditions and needs to consider both droughts and floods. As a result EPM, as part of an integrated water management plan, by default developed an artificial aquifer using an existing backfilled mining void. The...
We are one of the world’s largest mining companies. Our portfolio spans iron ore and manganese, metallurgical and thermal coal, copper, nickel, niobium and phosphates, platinum and diamonds.
Platinum mining in South Africa has for a long time been a monopoly by the major players. The change in mining legislation is breaking this apart. The majors can no longer sit on their vast amount of reserves because they are subject to the "use it or lose it" rules in the New South...
"Mining and `Traditional Communities' in South Africa's `Platinum Belt': Contestations over Land, Leadership and Assets in North-West Province c.1996- 2012." Journal of Southern African Studies 39 (2): 409- 423.Manson, Andrew. 2013. "Mining and Traditional Communities in South Africa's ...
The world’s top three platinum producers and the upstart union that led an unprecedented five-month strike signed an agreement on Tuesday, bringing to an end thelongest and costliest wage disputein the history of South African mining.
Both gold and platinum mining in South Africa involves labour-intensive, deep-level operations. James Wellsted, head of investor relations at Sibanye, said the group hoped to have a decision “soon”. Anglo had also being considering an initial public offering of the Rustenburg assets but the ...