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Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa

Henry Lazenby | November 19, 2025 | 2:36 pm Suppliers & Equipment Top Companies Africa Canada Gold Nickel Palladium Platinum 

Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) has cut the ribbon on its long-awaited Platreef platinum mine, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presiding as Johannesburg hosts G20 delegations this week. The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland...

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