ASX- and JSE-listed Southern Palladium has announced a substantial 39% increase in the Upper Group Two (UG2) mineral resource at its Bengwenyama platinum group metal (PGM) project, located on the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The company reported on May 30 that the 39% increase took the total UG2 mineral resource on a three platinum group element plus gold (3PGE+Au) or four element (4E) basis from 8.38-million ounces to 11.65-million ounces.