Phalaborwa Open Pit Mine

S 23 59.788 E 031 06.945

Phalaborwa Open Pit Mine is South Africa's largest open pit mine and copper and vermiculite are extracted here. You can drive through the mine operations and up a hill beside the open pit to get a good perspective of its size and the rest of the operations.

Tags: activities, area activities, area attractions, area sights, copper, mine, pit mine, sights