Lonmin Plc, the world’s third-leading platinum producer, dismissed 5,530 workers at its South African operations after demand plummeted due to the auto industry slump. For full story, click here
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Ridge takeover, if successful, would help consolidate the large number of junior platinum companies at a time when larger deals have fallen through. For full story, click here
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Platinum has bounced more than 30 percent since plunging to a five-year low of approximately $732 an ounce in October. This ascent is occurring despite the absence of physical buying from the industrial sector. This rebound, without appropriate technical recovery is puzzling analysts.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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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Monday, November 24, 2008
Prices for platinum, which 18th-century French monarch Louis XV is said to have called the only metal fit for a king, have fallen 66 percent from their high in March of $2,276 per ounce to as low as $769 last week. For full story, click here
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Monday, May 11, 2009