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The Bokoni mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-eastern part of South Africa in Polokwane, Limpopo. Bokoni represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 75.7 million troy ounces (2,350 t) of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 55,000 troy ounces (1,700 kg) of platinum/year. [1]
Anglo American Platinum. The Mogalakwena mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Mokopane, Limpopo. Mogalakwena represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 264.9 million oz of platinum. [1] The mine produces around 310,000 oz of platinum/year.
Grasberg mine. / 4.05278°S 137.11583°E / -4.05278; 137.11583. The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. [2] [3] It is located in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia near Puncak Jaya. It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI, see below ), a joint venture among the government of ...
The Arafura Sea is a rich fishery resource, particularly for shrimp and demersal fish. Economically important species include Barramundi, grouper, Penaeid shrimp, and Nemipteridae fishes, among others. At a time when many marine ecosystems and fish stocks around the world are diminished or collapsing, the Arafura Sea stands out as among the ...
Marula mine. / -24.502547; 30.071713. The Marula Mine is a platinum mine located in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, approximately 35km north-west of Burgersfort. The operation comprises two decline shaft systems which are used to access the UG2 reef.
Palau, [ a] officially the Republic of Palau, [ b][ 7] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 ...
The sea as viewed from Palawan Shark found in the Tubbataha National Marine Park, Sulu Sea, Philippines. The Sulu Sea (Filipino: Dagat Sulu; Tausug: Dagat sin Sūg; Malay: Laut Sulu) is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan [1] and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago. [2]
The Sargasso Sea ( / sɑːrˈɡæsoʊ /) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. [ 1] Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water. [ 1] The ...