South Africa is a vast country covering 1,223,000 square kilometres. It is equivalent in size to Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands combined.
Alumino-silicates South Africa has huge mineral resources as follows :
80% of the world's reserves of manganese ore 56% of the world's reserves of platinum group minerals 35% of the world's reserves of gold and
68% of the world's reserves of chromium.
South Africa ranked in top position in the majority of the world mineral reserves and production, in 1999 :
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80% of the world's reserves of manganese ore
