RE: So I question - Why is it that this forum for all practical purposes is mum about the inclusion of the PM content in that news release.

Well, the FWR PGMs are quantified and amount to about $5 per ton. The question is, will they be recoverable in the concentration process? or will they end up as a minor element in a melt of steel or stainless steel?

If they are not easy to divert they may well be lost? Can they be heap leached after the concentration process? I do not know enough about chemical or bacterial leaching to answer that, but platinum is very resistant to corrosion and after all, leaching is just enhanced corrosion.

This link sheds some light on it.

http://www.goldandsilvermines.com/platinum.htm

Possibly someone else with detailed knoweledge in this area can answer.