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UPDATE 1-Zimbabwe's Mugabe defends mine ownership plan, lampoons "brutal" West

* Mugabe says firms to be 51 pct owned by black Zimbabweans * 91-year-old also defends land seizure policy * Mugabe calls West "reckless" and "brutal" (Adds quotes, details, background) By Tendai Dube PRETORIA, April 8 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on We

UPDATE 3-S.Africa's Implats says no job cuts in Rustenburg revamp

* Zimbabwe expansion on hold over tax * Marula latest S.Africa platinum asset up for sale * Rustenburg ops to be "smaller, more concentrated" * Headline earnings fall 53.5 pct, middle of expected range (Recasts with details on staffing) By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG,

Aquarius Widens Loss In First Half On USD27 Million Impairment

Aquarius Platinum To Sell Interest In Everest Mine For ZAR450 Million

Zimbabwe's Mimosa could close over platinum tax -internal document

HARARE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine, a joint venture between Aquarius and Impala has warned of possible closure due to a government export tax imposed on unrefined platinum, according to an internal company note. The southern African country, which has the world's seco

Zimbabwe could revoke platinum tax if refinery built -newspaper

HARARE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will only revoke a tax on raw platinum exports if mining companies build a refinery, the mines minister was quoted by a state-owned newspaper as saying on Wednesday. The African nation, which has the world's second-largest platinum reserves, published a bi

INTERVIEW-Zimbabwe says tax on raw platinum exports to stay for now

By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will keep a 15 percent export tax on unrefined platinum for now because mines have failed to provide a roadmap on how they plan to set up a local refinery, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said on Monday. President Robert Muga

Mining firms seek clarity on Zimbabwe platinum export tax

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Miners Aquarius and Impala said on Friday they are seeking clarity from Zimbabwe's government over a proposed 15 percent export tax on unrefined platinum which, if enforced, would slash their margins. The government first proposed the duty in 2013 an effort to pus

Aquarius Platinum Working With Peers To Resolve Zimbabwe Tax Confusion

Aquarius Reports More Production And Lower Costs In Fourth Quarter

Top six platinum producers launch investment promotion body

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Six of the world's biggest platinum producers have launched a dedicated body, the World Platinum Investment Council, to promote the precious metal as an investment vehicle, the new group said in a statement on Tuesday. Anglo American Platinum, Aquarius Platinum, I

Platinum industry to promote investment demand for metal

By Clara Denina and Ed Stoddard LIMA/JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - An industry body to promote investment demand for platinum should be set for launch late this year or early 2015 as South African producers try to boost sales in the face of falling prices, industry and banking sources s

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Aquarius Platinum: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 28p to 30p and maintains a buy recommendation. Dechra Pharmaceuticals: FinnCap ups target price from 800p to 840p and reiterates a buy recommendation. easyJet: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 1650p to 1665p leaving its overweight rati

Aquarius Platinum Swings To Profit On Higher Production, Cost Cuts

Aquarius Platinum says mine stake sale to Chinese group terminated

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Aquarius Platinum's planned sale of stakes in a small mine and project to a Chinese consortium for $37 million had been terminated after it failed to get South African regulatory approval, the mid-tier producer said on Wednesday. China has made few direct