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Treasure Hunters Inc. is a top of the line mining company in South Africa. We mine minerals such as gold, chromium, nickel, and tin. In the nineteenth century South Africa was the world's largest producer or second largest producer of gold, diamonds, platinum, chromium, manganese, and vanadium; and it ranked high among producers of coal, iron ore, uranium, copper, silver,asbestos, and limestone. **

** The mining industry in South Africa goes all the way back to 1867. Diamonds were discovered near the town of Kimberley and now diamonds are located in the Northren Cape. In 1991 most of the diamonds in South Africa diamonds were only being mined at five locations with six mines in all. The mine that was not open was Venetia- in the Northren Cape. It opened in 1992 and was expected to become a very popular diamond producer later in the decade. **



** Platinum is a gorgeous silvery-white metal, when pure, and is malleable and ductile. Platnium's names come from Spanish "platina", diminutive of "plata", silver. The new metal found in large placer deposits during the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of South America was called "platina del Pinto" after the Rio Pinto, Columbia. **

Gold ia a very popular mineral and a very well known mineral. It has a very special property since the very earliest time. They are worth a lot. Gold can be used for jewelry. A lot of people use gold for jewelry for its beautiful specimans. Pure gold can be easily dented an bent.

** About 98% of iron ore is used to make steel - one of the greatest inventions and most useful materials ever created. While the other uses for iron ore and iron are only a very small amount of the consumption, they provide excellent examples of the ingenuity and the multitude of uses that man can create from our natural resources. **

** Phone: **** 1-800-minerals On site: 87 South Swiggle Rd, South Africa 87656 **  ** Email: weloveminerals@bahmail.com **

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