Bathopele mine (Q16253537)

  • matcher place: North West (relation 349519)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Economy of North West (South African province), Platinum mines in South Africa, Rustenburg
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Bathopele mine is a mechanised mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. Bathopele represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 5.3 million oz of platinum. The mine produces around 120,000 oz of platinum/year.

Wikidata location: -25.6875, 27.3061 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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