Atlatsa operates and controls the Bokoni Platinum Mines located near the Bushveld Complex.

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The Western Bushveld Joint Venture is a joint venture where Platinum Group Metals has a 74% interest and Wesizwe Platinum owns the remaining 26%.

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Wilburn noted in 1995, 6% of the palladium reserve, 4% of the platinum reserve and 4% of the rhodium reserve came from the Eastern Bushveld.

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Susan White Mathis, a native of Atlanta, had long been in search of a place to build an African retreat, and after an extensive search, she settled on Madikwe Game Reserve, a 185, 000-acre tract of arid bushveld located an hour by light aircraft northwest of Johannesburg.

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The mine is located in the Western Bushveld area of South Africa, about 20 kilometers from the giant Rustenburg mine owned by Impala Platinum, and sits in the heart of South African platinum production, said Kris Begic, vice president of corporate development for the Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals.

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