He bequeathed to his son two precious gifts: a love of language, and a passion for the raw materials of life and industry timber, such as western red cedar, metals, stones and minerals.

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Falling global markets on growth concerns and Western economy uncertainty may also cause liquidations in the precious metals.

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The Western Bushveld Joint Venture is a joint venture where Platinum Group Metals has a 74% interest and Wesizwe Platinum owns the remaining 26%.

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