Palladium capacity worldwide is likewise expected to increase an additional 16, 000 kg in Russia, 14, 000 kg in South Africa, 4, 000 kg in Zimbabwe, and 1, 000 kg in Canada if new or expanded mine and associated processing capacity comes into production as planned.

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Plans include extending the mine to the east and upgrading facilities to increase production capacity.

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We believe that production at the newly acquired Bloom Lake mine should reach its peak annual capacity of 8 million tons in 2012.

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