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South32 Limited is a globally diversified mining and metals company with a JSE listing (S32) alongside primary listings on the ASX and LSE. Formed in 2015 through a demerger from BHP, South32 produces bauxite, alumina, aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, nickel, manganese and metallurgical coal from operations across Australia, Southern Africa and South America. In Southern Africa, South32's key assets include the Hillside Aluminium smelter and the Worsley Alumina operations in South Africa, and the Wentworth open-cast colliery in South Africa and GEMCO manganese operations. South32's South African operations represent a significant footprint in the country's industrial minerals and metals sector, contributing substantially to local employment and exports. The company's strategy focuses on reshaping its portfolio towards commodities critical for a low-carbon future, including copper, and has recently acquired the Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile. South32 is a member of the Minerals Council South Africa and participates actively in the Mining Indaba as a contributor to the development of Southern Africa's mining sector.
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