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Iron Ore Mine
Sishen Iron Sishen Mine
Largest iron ore mine in South Africa of 5 · top 7% worldwide (#23 of 372)
- Operator
- Kumba Iron Ore Ltd, Exxaro Resources Ltd, small shareholder(s)
- Owner
- Sishen Iron Ore Company Pty Ltd
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 34.7 Mt/yr
- Mineral
- iron ore
- Output
- ~25.66 Mtpa
- Commissioned
- 1953
Comparable iron ore mines · South Africa · 5 ranked
- #1Sishen Iron Sishen Mine
- #2Assmang Khumani Mine
- #3Sishen Iron Kolomela Mine
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
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- Mogobe BESS solar farm8.4 km · Power Plant · 120 MW · solar
- Afrimat Demaneng Mine13 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Assmang Khumani Mine14 km · Iron Ore Mine
- Kathu CSP Solar Park15 km · Power Plant · 100 MW · solar
- Afrimat Jenkins Mine20 km · Iron Ore Mine
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Iron Ore Mines Tracker (CC BY 4.0)