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Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 5' 17'' South , 27° 2' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Group of Mines
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maile10,000 (2018)46.1km
Thabazimbi10,365 (2012)66.6km
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Owned by Sedibelo Platinum mines, previously known as Platmin Limited until name change in December 2013 and is a joint venture with Bakgatla Pallinghurst. Open-cast mining operations began December 2008.

The Pilanesberg Platinum Mine area is characterized by outcropping reef and near-surface resources. The UG2, Merensky and Pseudo reefs are mined simultaneously in a single open pit. The Pilanesberg Mine lies within the Swartklip Facies of the western limb of the Bushveld Complex. The Upper Critical Zone is attenuated and the Merensky Reef and UG2 Chromitite Layer occur within a vertical interval of 20 to 30 meters. The Upper and Lower Pseudo reefs are located between the Merensky Reef and UG2 Chromitite Layer. Locally, additional mineralization occurs in the anorthosite footwall to the (Contact) Merensky Reef and within harzburgite below the Upper Pseudo Reef where the Merensky Reef is potholed. Strike at the Pilanesberg mine is generally north-south with dips generally to the east varying between 5° and 40°. Local variations in strike and dip do occur and are related to primary “folding or doming” within the Bushveld Complex, as well as later faulting.

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4 valid minerals.

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Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: http://www.platmin.com/our-assets/pilansberg
Palladium
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
Reference: http://www.platmin.com/our-assets/pilansberg
Platinum
Formula: Pt
Reference: http://www.platmin.com/our-assets/pilansberg
Rhodium
Formula: (Rh,Pt)
Reference: http://www.platmin.com/our-assets/pilansberg

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Palladium1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Rhodium1.AF.10(Rh,Pt)

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RhRhodium
Rh Rhodium(Rh,Pt)
PdPalladium
Pd Palladium(Pd,Pt)
PtPlatinum
Pt PlatinumPt
Pt Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Pt Rhodium(Rh,Pt)
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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