| Commodity | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 5 | 70 |
| Metallurgical coal | 2 | 35 |
| Platinum* | 3 | 30 |
| Diamonds | 4 | 27 |
| Thermal coal | 8 | 26 |
| Iron ore | 6 | 24 |
| Nickel | 17 | 22 |
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Release date
March 2013
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Worldwide
Survey time period
As of 2012
Supplementary notes
Mine life is the extraction period in years for scheduled ore reserves comprising proved and probable reserves only. For diamonds, life of mine (years) is reported and is based on scheduled probable reserves including indicated and some inferred resources considered for life of mine planning.
*The 30 years for platinum is due to 30 years being the maximum number of years for which a mining right is granted in South Africa.
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