Loading in the open pit, the bottom of which is now over 230m below sea level.
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Palabora is situated in north-eastern South Africa, next to the Kruger... -
The Palabora open pit. The very competent rock allows the pit walls to be cut... -
Loading in the open pit, the bottom of which is now over 230m below sea level. -
One of the haul trucks fitted with a pantograph for the trolley-assist... -
The smelter complex at Palabora. -
Copper smelting to produce anodes for subsequent refining to high-purity... -
Construction of the twin headframes for the underground mine at Palabora. -
Underground development, using a twin-boom jumbo to drill the marked-out face.
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