Marikana Platinum Mine
Marikana is an open pit platinum mine situated close to Rustenburg, about 112km from Johannesburg in South Africa. It is a producer of Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs) and covers an area of 33km². The mine was commissioned at the end of 2002 and is jointly owned by Aquarius Platinum South Africa and Anglo American Platinum, under a 50:50 poolingandsharing agreement that was signed in 2005 ...