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List of mines in South Africa

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This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

Chromium

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Coal

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Mine Product(s) Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments
Grootegeluk Coal Mine Coal Limpopo Exxaro 1980–Present
Leeuwpan mine Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro 1995–Present
Tshikondeni mine Coal Limpopo Exxaro ????–Present
Mafube coal Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
Mafube joint venture (JV)2 Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
Iyanda mine Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
Exxaro reductants Coal Limpopo Exxaro ????–Present
Arnot mine Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
Matla mine Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
North Block Complex Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
New Clydesdale mine Coal Mpumalanga Exxaro ????–Present
Goedgevonden mine Coal
Vele coal mine Coal
Maloma Coliery Coal Eswatini Inyatsi ????-Present

Diamond

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Mine Product(s) Coordinates Associated town Owner Dates Comments
Baken diamond mine Diamond Lower Orange River Trans Hex ????–Present Probable reserves are 21.2 million cubic meters of ore at an ore grade of 1.69 carats (338 mg) per 100 cubic meters (3.38 mg/m3). There is a waste rock overburden of about 33 million cubic meters.

Gold

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Iron

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Mine Product(s) Coordinates Associated town Dates Comments
Khumani mine Iron Kathu loco mine mm9
Beeshoek mine Iron Postmasburg
Sishen mine Iron

Lead mines

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Manganese

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Platinum

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Titanium platinum

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Uranium

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