Attached please find a press release on: Xstrata Alloys ("Xstrata") and Nkwe Platinum Limited ("Nkwe") through Nkwe's South African subsidiary Nkwe Platinum De Wildt ("NPDW") have entered into an agreement whereby Xstrata is to acquire New Order Prospecting rights for the De Wildt project from Nkwe for US$12 million.