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South Africa holds over 80% of the world's platinum group metal reserves and is using this to make offers to the US and China: to have the US set up a smelter and to promote hydrogen energy cooperation with China. Platinum has allowed South Africa to avoid US tariffs, but it has not been able to withstand the continuous diplomatic pressure from Washington.
South Africa woos US and China with platinum – by Alexis Akwagyiram, Tiisetso Motsoeneng and Sam Mkokeli (Semafor.com – September 21, 2026)
https://www.semafor.com/ MOKOPANE, South Africa — In South Africa’s northernmost province, under a cavernous expanse of jagged gray rock, lies a mineral treasure trove that could play a pivotal role in the country’s relationship with global superpowers. It is from here that South Africa has sought to rebuild a humiliating relationship with Donald Trump’s Washington and ...
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