Eastplats’ report confirms Barplats reserves, economics

Eastern Platinum’s (Eastplats’) independent technical report (ITR), chrome mineral reserve estimate and economic assessment on its Barplats Zandfontein UG2 tailings storage facility (TSF), located at Crocodile river mine, has been completed, the dual-listed miner said on Monday. The ITR, undertaken by Sound Mining, confirmed mineral resource estimates of 13.68-million tons at an average grade of 20.72% chromium oxide and a mineral reserve estimate of 6.4-mineral tons, containing 1.4-million tons of chromium oxide at an average grade of 22.36%.