South Africa

South Africa is a country very rich in mineral resources. The Bushveld complex is an important source of chromium and platinum. The Witwatersrand is the largest gold mining area in the world. Diamond is also an extremely important mineral to the nation.


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References:
- Scientific American Supplement Vol. XVI, NO. 392. JULY 7, 1883.
- Wagner, P. (1929) The Platinum Deposits and Mines of South Africa. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, U.K.
- Cairncross, B. & Dixon, R. (1995): Minerals of South Africa. - Centennial Book Publications, Wits, South Africa, 296 pp.
- Cairncross, B., Beukes, N. and Gutzmer, J. (1997): The manganese adventure – the South African manganese fields. Associated Ore & Metal Corporation Limited, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 236 pp.
- Cairncross, B. (2004): Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa, 292 pp.
- Wilson, M. G. C. et al. (2007): The occurrence of diamonds in South Africa. South Africa Council for Geoscience, Mineral Resources Series 1, 105 pp.
- Field, M., Stiefenhofer, J., Robey, J., and Kurszlaukis, S. (2008): Kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits of southern Africa: A review. Ore Geology Reviews 34, 33-75.