. ▁U G 2 ▁North ▁opened ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁produces ▁ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 oz ▁a ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 5 ▁million ▁ oun ces ▁available . ▁Mer ens ky ▁North ▁is ▁under ▁development ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁mine ▁also ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Ever est ▁plat in um ▁mine ▁purchased ▁from ▁Aqu arius ▁Pl atin um ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁project , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁ 7 . 5 % ▁interest ▁the ▁P and ora ▁mine ▁with ▁Ang lo ▁American ▁Pl atin um ▁and ▁L on min . ▁North am ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁D wa alk op ▁join ▁vent ure ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 1 % ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁K oker bo om ▁expl oration ▁joint ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape . ▁ ▁During ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁North am ▁announced ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁E land ▁plat in um ▁mine ▁for ▁R 1 3 5 ▁million ▁from ▁its ▁owner ▁Glen core . ▁The ▁mine , ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁ 2 1 . 3 ▁million ▁ oun ces ▁of ▁product , ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁due ▁to ▁price ▁falls ▁and ▁difficulties ▁in ▁its ▁operations . ▁The ▁purchase ▁includes ▁the ▁mines ▁two ▁min ing ▁rights , ▁surface ▁and ▁under ground ▁infrastr ucture . ▁North am ▁had ▁also ▁reached ▁market ing ▁deal ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁its ▁chrome ▁product ▁through ▁Glen