Dishaba mine

{{Short description|Platinum mine in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, South Africa}}

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| coordinates = {{Coord|24|45|30.6|S|27|23|26.16|E}}

| place = Thabazimbi

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| state/province = Limpopo

| country = South Africa

| owner = Anglo American Platinum

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| products = platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, gold

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The Dishaba mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Thabazimbi, Limpopo. Tumela represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 24.6 million oz of platinum.{{cite web|url=http://www.angloplatinum.com/business/operations/dishaba_mine.asp|title=Dishaba Mine|year=2013|publisher=angloplatinum.com|accessdate=2013-06-20|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527093754/http://www.angloplatinum.com/business/operations/dishaba_mine.asp|archivedate=2013-05-27}} The mine produces around 160,000 oz of platinum/year.

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