Platinum showed extreme volatility in 2008, rising to an all-time high of $2,290 an ounce in March on the back of a power shortage in major producer South Africa, before falling to a five-year low of $732.50 in October.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Ridge Mining Plc, which explores platinum in South Africa, delayed the development of a plant to process ore because of an accident. For full story, click here
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For upcoming platinum investing trade shows, see the following links: World Platinum Congress, Cambridgehouse, IIC, Chicago Resource Expo
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009