MTE Catalogues Swartklip and Amandelbult 2017 | Page 5

A MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANISER

Amandelbult is a mining area in the Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa . This is where mining company Anglo American has major facilities and produces platinum . The nearest towns are Northam and Thabazimbi .

The Amandelbult mine is Anglo Platinum ’ s largest contributor and the second-largest platinum-mine in the world . Producing in the region of 600 000 t / m of ore .

The area forms part of the Bushveld Igneous Complex ( BIC ), a large region that contains a range of mineral commodities including chromium , vanadium , titaniferous magnetite and platinum group metals ( PGM ). The complex stretches over four provinces in South Africa .

For those who are not familiar with MTE , this travelling exhibitions company has been running for more than two decades , providing a unique platform for suppliers of top-ofthe-line mining and industrial equipment to showcase their goods to a community hungry for new technology , services and information – right on its doorstep .

We trust the expo will be a rewarding experience – whether you are visiting or exhibiting . However , we are always open to suggestions on how we can make future expos even more accommodating for you and your business .

This is MTE ’ s eighth exhibition in the area . Tumela mine , Dishaba mine and the Amandelbult Concentrator are some of the visitors that will attend the show .

A bird ' s eye view of the expo . MTE moves mountains .

5 Exhibition catalogue Swartklip • 7 feb 2017 | amandelbult • 9 feb 2017 www . miningexhibitions . co . za