# Palabora Mining Company

- **Website:** <https://palabora.com>
- **Primary alias:** `palabora.com`
- **Founded:** 1956
- **Employees:** 1,001+
- **Location:** Phalaborwa Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa
- **Company kind:** PRIVATELY HELD

## Description

Palabora is a renowned brand in South Africa that has been operating since 1956. It holds the distinction of being the country's sole producer of refined copper. Over the years, Palabora's open-pit copper mine and processing plants have yielded an impressive 2.7 million tons of copper. Currently, the brand produces approximately 60,000 tonnes of refined copper per year, fulfilling most of South Africa's copper requirements and exporting the surplus. The Palabora Igneous Complex, a unique geological formation, is the source of copper, along with other valuable minerals such as phosphates, vermiculite, magnetite, nickel, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. This complex supports a large block cave copper mine and smelter complex that employs around 2,722 individuals. Furthermore, Palabora operates a state-of-the-art refinery that manufactures continuous cast rods for the domestic market and cathodes for international export. The brand also offers an array of useful byproduct metals and minerals like zirconium chemicals, nickel sulphate, and magnetite. In addition to copper mining, Palabora owns and mines a vermiculite deposit, providing this versatile industrial mineral to customers worldwide. With its rich history and commitment to sustainable development, Palabora continues to make a significant contribution to the mining industry and local communities.

## Industries

- 🏭 Metals and Mining _(under Heavy Industry and Engineering)_
- 🏭 Heavy Industry and Engineering

## Links

- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/palaboramining-company)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idgchsoV_o/w/312/h/60/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1773681860616)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idgchsoV_o/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1765820771359)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tamarillo | #840f27 | dark |
| Sunglo | #df7672 | light |
| Blue Ribbon | #004fff | accent |

## Fonts

- Arial — asset _(custom)_
- open sans — asset _(google)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idgchsoV_o/w/5184/h/3456/id7u6-tWGE.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1773681863921)

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