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Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force [1] behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. [2] Large-scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs and the subsequent discovery of the Kimberley pipes a few years later.
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.
South Africa has been dealing with the effects of mining-related pollution for years; the effects of mining-related environmental damage have been large given that mining is roughly 8% of the South African GDP. [30] In 1998, mining industry contributed nearly 90% of the 533.6 million tons of waste that was produced annually. [31]
The South Deep mine is one of the largest gold mines in the South Africa and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the north-east of the country in Gauteng . [ 1 ] The mine has estimated reserves of 81.4 million oz of gold .
Okiep is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and was in the 1870s ranked as having the richest copper mine in the world.The town is on the site of a spring that was known in the Khoekhoe language of the Nama people as U-gieb (large brackish place) and was originally spelled as O'okiep.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. The following Forbes list of South African billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2023. 2023 South African billionaires list World Rank Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Source of wealth 2 Elon Musk [a] South Africa ...
As of December 2024, South African billionaire Johann Rupert is the richest person in Africa, ... South Africa: Metals & Mining: 9 Koos Bekker: $3.2B South Africa:
The Buffelsfontein mine is one of the largest gold mines in the South Africa and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the center of the country in the Free State . [ 1 ] The mine has estimated reserves of 11.02 million oz of gold .