1080 ‐ 1188 West Georgia St.
1080 ‐ 1188 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 4A2
December 18, 2018
Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX); EPS (JSE)
NEWS RELEASE
EASTPLATS ANNOUNCES FIRST CHROME CONCENTRATE AT ITS BARPLATS
ZANDFONTEIN UG2 TAILINGS RETREATMENT OPERATIONS
December 18, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia – East ern Platinum Limited and its subsidiary Barplats
Mines (Pty) Limited (collectively called “Eastplats” or the “Company”) is very pleased to announce that
the Company has commenced commissioning its newly constructed chrome plant and the Chrome Circuit
produced its first chrome concentrate.
The chrome processing circuit, related technology and knowhow (the “Chrome Circuit”), in conjunction
with the re-mining of the Barplats Zandfontein UG2 tailings (“ Retreatment Operations”), are located at
the Crocodile River Mine in South Africa. All site teams are now mobilized and in place to continue
commissioning and initial pre-operations with th e intention to move towards full-scale production
following completion of all commissioning. The Company targets commercial production in early 2019
with the expectation to ramp-up to full commercial production during Q2 2019.
Diana Hu, CEO commented, “Achievement of this majo r milestone is the culmination of the combined
energies of our team over the past several years resulting in a highly productive 2018 for Eastplats.
Rebounding from the past 5 years in care and maintena nce, I am so pleased to be working with such a
dedicated group and look forward as the Company is on the verge of generating production revenue once
again, realizing a tremendous opportunity to create value for all our stakeholders.”
For further information, please contact:
EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED
Rowland Wallenius, Chief Financial Officer
[email protected] (email)
(604) 800-8200 (phone)
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking informati on” (collectively refe rred to herein as
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objec tives for future operations that are subject to a number of
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Forward-looking statements are
statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “will”, “plan”, “intends”, “may”,
“will”, “could”, “expects”, “anticipates” and similar expressions. Further disclosure of the risks and uncertainties facing the
Company and other forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company’s Annual Inform ation Form and Management’s
Discussion and Analysis which are available under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com.
In particular, this press releas e contains forward-looking statem ents pertaining to: estimated timing to complete commissioning ,
begin operations and, ramp-up to full co mmercial production of the Chrome Circuit and the estimated timelines for revenue
production. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the
Company. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they
may prove to be incorrect. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involv e inherent risks and uncertainties and reade rs
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expect ations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. Thes e
factors include, but are not limited to, commodity prices, lower than expected grades and quantities of resources, need for additional
funding, availability of such additional funding and that fundi ng will be on acceptable terms, economic conditions, currency
fluctuations, competition and regulations, legal proceedings and risks related to operations in foreign countries.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date they are given and, except as required by applicab le
securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligatio n to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other re gulatory authority has approved or disapproved the
information contained herein.
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