South Africa mines about 110 metric tons of platinum per year. 2,200 miners are currently on strike with the Bafokeng Rasimone mine because they do not want to release to the miners a profit sharing bonus of 104 million rand. Let's take a look at how much money this mine made last year. One metric ton is 35,274 ounces. An ounce of platinum is about 18,000 rand ($980 USD). That means that the owners of the mine made around 69 billion rand. Colonialism is over. #africa2023 https://lnkd.in/gXJmPkZ3