Producer

Impala Mines

South Africa
PlatinumCopperCobaltGoldNickelRutheniumIridiumOsmiumPalladiumRhodium
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryCopper, Cobalt, Gold, Nickel
TertiaryRuthenium, Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10256366
MRDS IDISM0211
Alternate namesBafokeng, Bafokeng South, Wildebeestfontein, Impala PlatinumImpala
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-25.57994, 27.16815
References
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