Pilanesberg platinum mines, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africai
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Pilanesberg platinum mines | Group of Mines |
Moses Kotane Local Municipality | Municipality |
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality | District |
North West | Province |
South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 5' 17'' South , 27° 2' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Mines
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Maile | 10,000 (2018) | 46.1km |
Thabazimbi | 10,365 (2012) | 66.6km |
Owned/operated by:
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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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Palladium | 1.AF.10 | (Pd,Pt) |
ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
ⓘ | Rhodium | 1.AF.10 | (Rh,Pt) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Rh | Rhodium | |
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Rh | ⓘ Rhodium | (Rh,Pt) |
Pd | Palladium | |
Pd | ⓘ Palladium | (Pd,Pt) |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
Pt | ⓘ Palladium | (Pd,Pt) |
Pt | ⓘ Rhodium | (Rh,Pt) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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- Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
- Moses Kotane Local Municipality
- Pilanesberg platinum mines
- Moses Kotane Local Municipality
- Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
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