Bloomberg reported Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (ASX:AQP,LSE:AQP) is reviewing the Everest platinum mine after a two-week strike, safety stoppage and low prices have made the mine impractical.
Reuters reported Aquarius Platinum (ASX:AQP,LSE:AQP) has warned a South African drive to cut accidents is causing longer halts to production.
Mining Weekly reported Aquarius Platinum (LSE:AQP,ASX:AQP) said production at its Everest mine had resumed, following industrial action.
SMH reported Australian shares dropped today, with miners leading the fall.
Platts reported Aquarius Platinum (ASX:AQP,LSE:AQP) closed its Everest Mine in South Africa due to a protected strike.
Reuters reports shares in Aquarius Platinum (JNB:AQP) fell 7.5 percent in Johannesburg as investors bet its Zimbabwe operations would have a tough time.
U.K. stocks climbed the most since May 2010, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index (UKX) rebounding from a 13-month low, as mining companies advanced.
New Zimbabwe reports production of platinum group metals at Mimosa Platinum Mine jumped 12 percent during the quarter ended June 30.
Reuters Africa reports that Aquarius Platinum's (LON:AQP) fourth-quarter output rose marginally.
Bloomberg reports Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (ASX:AQP) said it may idle the Blue Ridge mine and instead expand its Everest operation in South Africa.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012