Platina banks final $2M Rio cheque for WA gold push

The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 22, 2026

Platina Resources has banked the final US$2m from its Owendale scandium sale to Rio Tinto, completing a US$14m payday to add more financial firepower to its expanding WA gold hunt.

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