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Platreef opens, starting 'new phase' for South Africa

Godzilla to roar?

Siobhan Lismore-Scott

Ivanhoe Mines’ Founder and Executive Co-Chairman, Robert Friedland, and President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, sharing a pair of scissors; Premier of Limpopo Province, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, and Ivanhoe Mines’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Marna Cloete, cutting a ribbon marking the formal opening of the Platreef Mine.

Ivanhoe Mines’ Founder and Executive Co-Chairman, Robert Friedland, and President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, sharing a pair of scissors; Premier of Limpopo Province, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, and Ivanhoe Mines’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Marna Cloete, cutting a ribbon marking the formal opening of the Platreef Mine. | Credits: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines officially opened the Platreef platinum-palladium-nickel-rhodium-gold-copper mine this week, with the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, attending the opening ceremony...

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