| Key Data |
| Producer of | Copper, vermiculite, zircon, magnetite, uranium, precious metals |
| Location | Northeastern South Africa |
| Ownership | Rio Tinto (57.7%); Anglo American (28.9%) |
| Geology type | Carbonatite-hosted copper orebody hosted in an alkaline igneous complex |
| Mineral type | Copper: chalcopyrite, bornite, cubanite, chalcocite and vallerite |
| | Zircon: baddeleyite |
| | Uranium: uranothorianite |
| | Iron: magnetite |
| | Gold, silver, platinum and palladium |
| Reserve base | Underground 225Mt grading 0.7% copper |
| Annual production | 10.7Mt of ore, containing 61,500t of copper in concentrates, 1.13Mt of magnetite and 198,000t of vermiculite, plus nickel sulphate, baddeleyite and precious metals (2006) |
| Mining method | Underground block caving |
| Processing method | Crushing, milling and flotation to recover copper concentrates; on-site smelting and refining |
| Employment | 1,800 |
| Key Equipment |
| Underground | Shaft hoists: MAN-GHH |
| | Crushers: ThyssenKrupp |
| | Refrigeration: Howden |
| | Monitoring: Endress & Hauser |
| Contractors | Shaft sinking: Shaft Sinkers Pty Ltd |
| | Underground development: RUC Mining Contracting |
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