Published: 21 February 2014

Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa has said government is committed to carrying out a thorough due diligence analysis on the two companies that have been shortlisted to set up a platinum refinery in the country as part of beneficiation plans.

Chidhakwa made the remarks while addressing journalists in the capital on Tuesday.

Chidhakwa said there were close to four other platinum players that were holding on to claims for speculative purposes.

"We have got claims that we have issued out to three or four other players and nothing is happening. There are exploration reports but they are not doing anything.

"Some of them want to sell the claims while others are holding them for speculative purposes," he said.
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