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South Africa is famous for its Gold mines.

The country also mines a lot of other metals, including Platinum, Palladium, Copper, Chrome, Nickel, Titanium and very large quantities of Iron ore.

It also has a lot of other naturally occurring minerals of many different varieties like pyrites and diamonds.

Diamonds are formed inside the earth at depths over 100KM below the surface. At this depth, the pressure and the high temperatures( over 1000 degrees) are ideal for diamonds to be formed from graphite to carbon.

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