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Sishen

South Africa · Open pit

Opened
1953
Region
Northern Cape
Status
Active
Country
South Africa
Notes
One of the largest open-pit iron mines, feeding an 861 km railway to the port of Saldanha.
Type
Open pit
Latitude
-27.78
Longitude
22.99

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