For the benefit of the "new investors" (which this thread was...

For the benefit of the "new investors" (which this thread was written for) and the grumpy old investors.....

All others turned to dust" - name them, why did they turn to dust, what's the parallel of those causes with POD? Platinum Australia was the only other listed miner that I can recall. The many previous owners of Munni and Panton were the ASX listed resource companies. PAN also bought out a Canadian explorer but I can't recall the name atm. Reasons all well documented in the various ASX release which you should read when assessing POD.
CHN may be an outside chance - why, and why does this not apply to POD? That's a risk you have to assess
"It's a tough business unless you own a refinery nearby" - tell that to the likes of SLR that ship concentrate SLR does not produce PGM. There are big differences in the market for copper and PGM concentrates and ownership/location of the refineries. COVID has also caused a supply squeeze which has driven up prices

Google the Johnson Matthey PGM market report - there is some good stuff in this