1. The Ongoing Evolution of South Africa's Platinum Sector.
- Author
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Ruffini, Antonio
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MINING corporations , *PLATINUM mining , *MINES & mineral resources , *MINERAL industries - Abstract
The article reports on the growth of mid-tier and junior mining companies carrying out platinum mining projects in South Africa. Among the companies include Aquarius Platinum Ltd., African Rainbow Minerals Ltd., and Xstrata which result to the development of Platinum Group Metal (PGM) producers in the country. According to a study conducted, the realization of the platinum mining projects by mid-tier and junior groups will help the country increase platinum production by 3 million ounce (oz) by 2014. The projects include Anglo Platinum Ltd.'s Amandwlbult East Upper platinum project, Impala Platinum Ltd.'s facility expansion which aims to produce 2.8 million oz of the metal by 2012, and the mining operations carried out by Impala and African Rainbow at the Two Rivers mine.
- Published
- 2008