VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 13, 2026 (CNW Group via COMTEX) --
 Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX: ELR) (JSE: EPS) ("Eastplats" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has filed its condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and the corresponding management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A"). Below is a summary of the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2026 ("Q2 2026") and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 ("YTD 2026") in comparison to the same respective period in 2025 ("Q2 2025" and "YTD 2025") (all amounts in USD unless specified):
Charlie Liu, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Eastplats commented, "We had a challenging second quarter as monthly run-of-mine processing tonnages at the Crocodile River Mine were lower than targeted. We will continue to focus on operational efficiencies to improve PGM and chrome production."
Operations
The Company started processing ROM UG2 ore from the Zandfontein underground section at the CRM during the third quarter of 2024, at higher grades of chrome and PGM recovery, respectively.
Summary of chrome production from underground operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
Summary of PGM production for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
The Company has filed the following documents, under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca:
https://www.eastplats.com/investors/quarterly-reports/F2026/Â and are also available on the JSE's website at:
About Eastern Platinum Limited
Eastplats owns directly and indirectly a number of PGM and chrome assets in the Republic of South Africa. All of the Company's properties are situated on the western limb (Crocodile River Mine) and eastern limb (Kennedy's Vale, Spitzkop, Mareesburg) of the Bushveld Complex, the geological environment that hosts approximately 80% of the world's PGM-bearing ore.
Operations at the Crocodile River Mine currently include mining and processing ore from the Zandfontein underground section to both produce PGM and chrome concentrates, respectively.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
SOURCE Eastern Platinum Ltd.
SOURCE: Eastern Platinum Ltd.
For further information, please contact: EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED, David Li, Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, dli@eastplats.com (email), (604) 568-8200
(phone)
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