Platinum Group Closes 74% Ownership Transaction, Western Bushveld Joint Venture
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX:PTM)(AMEX:PLG ) ("Platinum Group") announces the completion of the previously announced transaction whereby Platinum Group Metals Ltd. acquires ownership of up to a 74% interest in Projects 1 and 3 of the Western Bushveld Joint Venture ("WBJV") including the feasibility stage, 275,000 ounces per year Project 1 Platinum Mine. Wesizwe Platinum (JSE: WEZ), a company founded on empowerment principles, holds the remaining 26% interest in both projects. Transfers of the final portions of mineral property rights pursuant to the transaction have been approved at the Department of Mineral Resources, South Africa today.
President and CEO, R. Michael Jones said, "We are now in a position to advance the Project 1 Platinum Mine and make a final decision on our strategic alternatives in the weeks ahead.
- Published: 22 April 2010
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