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Rustenburg, Rustenburg, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, Province of North West, South Africa

Alternative Names:	Restenberha, Rjustenburg, Rustemburg, Rustemburgo, Rustenburg, Rustenburgas, lei si teng bao, luseutenbeogeu, rastnbrg, rstnbwrg, rus then beirk, rustenabarga, rusutenburuku, rwstnbrgh, Рустенбург, Рюстенбург, רסטנבורג, راستنبرگ, رسٹنبرگ, روستنبرغ, روسٹنبرگ, रुस्टेनबर्ग, รุสเทนเบิร์ก, ሩስተንበርግ, ルステンブルク, 勒斯滕堡, 루스텐버그
Type:	Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Region:	Rustenburg, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, Province of North West, South Africa
Latitude:	25° 40' 3" S
Longitude:	27° 14' 31" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-25.66756,27.24208
Köppen climate type:	Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Population:	124,064 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:	958724
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:958724:3
GUID:	51f6fc69-45a5-49f3-b516-d432be01d0a5

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 39' 56" S	27° 14' 29" E	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 0" S	27° 15' 0" E	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Waterval West Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 44" S	27° 15' 52" E	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Thembelani 1 Mine, Paardekraal Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 37' 23" S	27° 15' 34" E	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Paardekraal Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 37' 23" S	27° 16' 15" E	5.7km (3.6 miles)
Boschfontein Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 36' 2" S	27° 12' 46" E	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Kroondal Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 42' 42" S	27° 21' 20" E	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Siphumelele 3 Shaft, Klipfontein Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 41' 11" S	27° 22' 28" E	13.4km (8.3 miles)
Siphumelele 1 Shaft, Klipfontein Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 39' 46" S	27° 22' 36" E	13.5km (8.4 miles)
Impala Platinum mines, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 32' 28" S	27° 11' 5" E	15.2km (9.4 miles)
Bosspruit quarry, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 34' 3" S	27° 21' 17" E	15.8km (9.8 miles)
Brakspruit Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 41' 58" S	27° 24' 12" E	16.6km (10.3 miles)
Siphumelele 2 Shaft, Brakspruit Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 41' 20" S	27° 24' 49" E	17.4km (10.8 miles)
Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 49' 35" S	27° 15' 46" E	17.8km (11.1 miles)
Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 43' 27" S	27° 25' 45" E	19.8km (12.3 miles)
Karee Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 17" S	27° 28' 17" E	23.0km (14.3 miles)
Kafferskraal Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 44' 8" S	27° 28' 50" E	25.1km (15.6 miles)
Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 41' 16" S	27° 29' 29" E	25.1km (15.6 miles)
Bafokeng-Rasimone Mine, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 27' 47" S	27° 7' 41" E	25.4km (15.8 miles)
Tharisa Mine, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 44' 0" S	27° 30' 0" E	26.9km (16.7 miles)
Rooikoppies Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 41' 45" S	27° 30' 39" E	27.1km (16.9 miles)
Bafokeng Rasimone Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 27' 33" S	27° 5' 47" E	27.4km (17.0 miles)
Elandsdrift chrome mine, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 43' 21" S	27° 33' 2" E	31.5km (19.6 miles)
Mooinooi, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 44' 48" S	27° 33' 23" E	32.7km (20.3 miles)
Lonmin Marikana Mine, Marikana, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 40' 14" S	27° 34' 18" E	33.1km (20.5 miles)
Mooinooi Mine, Mooinooi, Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 43' 26" S	27° 34' 9" E	33.4km (20.8 miles)
Frischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 23' 41" S	27° 4' 19" E	34.8km (21.6 miles)
Waaikraal gold deposit, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 29' 8" S	27° 31' 32" E	34.9km (21.7 miles)
Rhovan Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 34' 24" S	27° 34' 41" E	35.3km (21.9 miles)
Bakubung Mine, Frischgewaagd Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	25° 22' 50" S	27° 4' 53" E	35.8km (22.2 miles)

Training area at Rustenburg.

Western Platinum Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Area view

Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Area view

Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Training area at Rustenburg.

Western Platinum Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Area view

Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Area view

Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Training area at Rustenburg.

Western Platinum Mine, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Area view

Olifantspoort Mine, Olifantspoort Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ var: Mg-rich Calcite

ⓘ var: Iron-bearing Dolomite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Palladium

ⓘ Palladoarsenide

ⓘ Parahibbingite (TL)

ⓘ Rustenburgite (TL)

ⓘ Rutile

ⓘ Safflorite

ⓘ Schmiederite

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'UM2004-38-S:CoCuFeNiPtRh'

ⓘ 'UM2004-39-S:CoCuFePtRh'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Carbonatite

ⓘ Chromitite

ⓘ Dolomite-carbonatite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

African Plate	Tectonic Plate
South Africa	Country
Bushveld Complex, South Africa	Complex
North West, South Africa	Province
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	District
Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	Municipality
Transvaal, South Africa	Province

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
South Africa, North West, Bojanala	211.7.38.0.0.0
South Africa, North West, Bojanala, Rustenburg	211.7.38.168.0.0
South Africa, North West, Bojanala, Rustenburg, 17	211.7.38.168.3422.0

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