Eastern Platinum Limited announced that the initial phase ("soft start") of the Zandfontein underground operations at the Company's Crocodile River Mine ("CRM") is now fully operational. CRM is located within the Bushveld Complex, host to approximately 80% of the world's PGM-bearing ore, in northeastern South Africa. The Company plans to achieve a mining run rate of 40,000 tons per month by the end of 2024, with the aim of processing up to 235,000 tons of ore from underground production this year.