Palabora Copper Mine, Palabora, South Africa - Mining ...
Since it began operations, Palabora has created a stockpile of some 240Mt of magnetite, grading 56% iron and 2.3% titanium dioxide, for which it began soliciting offers for sale in early 2005. The mine produced 6.5Mt of magnetite and 128,000t of vermiculite in 2013. Open-pit mining at the Palabora mine