Platina Resources leveraged to drilling by JV partner at Munni Munni PGE Project buoyed by high palladium, gold and rhodium prices

By Deputy Chief EditorJune 18, 2020

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Platina Resources Ltd (ASX:PGM) will keep a close eye on the drilling progress of joint venture partner Artemis Resources Ltd (ASX:ARV) at the Munni Munni Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Project near Karratha in Western Australia.

Platina holds a 30% interest in Munni Munni, while Artemis, the operator, has the remaining 70%.

The start of drilling by Artemis comes as Platina continues to assess the PGE project's potential against a backdrop of strong prices for palladium, gold and rhodium in 2020.

Palladium hit a record high of US$2,875 per ounce in February and is now trading at US$1,931 per ounce while gold and rhodium prices also performed strongly in 2020, up 29% and 153%, respectively.

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Platina managing director Corey Nolan said: “We share Artemis optimistic price outlook for platinum group metals in the future and, as such, have planned a drilling program that works towards completing a JORC (2012) compliant resource and continuing to assess the exploration potential of the property.”

The exploration program includes drilling 13 reverse circulation holes for around 1,820 metres and the production of high-resolution photos of the site for future exploration planning purposes.

The Munni Munni project, which hosts one of Australias largest undeveloped palladium deposits and endowments of platinum, gold and rhodium, comprises four mining licences and an exploration licence covering a 64-square-kilometre tenement area.