An aerial view of South Africa's only producer of refined copper, the Palabora Copper mine, smelter and refinery complex is based in the town of Phalaborwa in Limpopo Province in northeastern Transvaal. Now owned by a group of South African and Chinese companies, Palabora has been in operation since 1956 and produces about 60,000 tons of refined copper per year. Photographed in 1980.
An aerial view of South Africa's only producer of refined copper, the Palabora Copper mine, smelter and refinery complex is based in the town of Phalaborwa in Limpopo Province in northeastern Transvaal. Now owned by a group of South African and Chinese companies, Palabora has been in operation since 1956 and produces about 60,000 tons of refined copper per year. Photographed in 1980.
Size: 3700px × 2372px
Location: Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, Transvaal, South Africa
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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