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Platinum Australia saw pgm output at its flagship mine in South Africa increase in the second quarter of 2010, it has been confirmed. The company revealed that production at Smokey Hills rose by five per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis to 8,680 oz Full story

Aquarius Platinum has revealed that its pgm production may be significantly reduced in the 2011 financial year due to a major mine closure. The world's fourth-largest platinum producer claims on its official website that it plans to increase output Full story

JOHANNESBURG, July 30 (Reuters) - Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit Zimplats Holdings said on Friday its total ore mined in the second quarter increased by about 5 percent from the previous quarter while revenue dropped. The company blamed slower sales for Full story

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4e817d/expenditure_analys) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Expenditure Analysis of the South African Platinum Mining Industry" to their offering. This research Full story

The miner says the loss is a result of shutting a shaft last week after two miners were killed; 5,000 workers also downed tools for the day to protest against mine safety levels Full story

- Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa – Upon the completion of a lengthy negotiation stage with RAM couriers, Diamondrings.co.za is now proud to announce drastic reductions in the shipping and insurance rates for numerous areas of South Africa. Every Full story

Platmin announced an update on the status of agreements with Barrick Gold regarding the Sedibelo platinum project. As initially announced on April 16, 2010, Platmin would have acquired a 10% interest in Sedibelo for $15 million from Barrick and in a separate agreement, Platmin had also agreed to acquire various long lead items required for the development of Sedibelo from Barrick for a consideration of ... Full story

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The arbitration process between JSE-listed Mvelaphanda Resources and former shareholders of Khumama Platinum over a contractual dispute, would now continue to November.In May, the group said that it was confident that Full story

- South Africa’s biggest mining trade union ‒ the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) ‒has announced that the strike planned for Monday at Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) is being delayed to allow further negotiations between management and the Full story

Related Stories LONDON/BEIJING (Commodity Online): Even as the world is going gaga over platinum and palladium following the rise in auto sales, investors have got another option in uranium. According to reports, China is buying significant Full story