Kroondal mine | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | [1] |
Place: | Rustenburg |
State/Province: | North West |
Country: | South Africa |
Owner: | Anglo American Platinum |
Products: | platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold |
The Kroondal mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. Kroondal represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 6.2 million oz of platinum.[2] The mine produces around 217,000 oz of platinum/year.[2]