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Lonmin reduces H1 loss, advances business plan delivery

Mon, 16th May 2016 12:58

(ShareCast News) - South African miner Lonmin has flagged significant progress in the delivery of its business plan as it posted a much-reduced H1 pretax loss of $21m, from a loss of $118m.The metals digger mined a total of 5.1m tonnes in the six months to 31 March, of which 76.6% was from core Generation 2 shafts. Generation 1 shafts production of 1.2m tonnes, down 27.7%, and in line with the company's promise to cut high-cost production in an oversupplied market."These results reflect the positive momentum in Lonmin, we have delivered on our promise to restructure and cut high-cost production in this oversupplied market while simultaneously reducing costs and improving cash flows," said CEO Ben Magara in a statement."Quarter on quarter, Lonmin has reduced unit costs to R10,390 per PGM ounce and improved the net cash to $114m, thus delivering on our promise at the time of the Rights Issue to be cash positive after capital in this subdued PGM pricing environment."There is still a lot of hard work ahead as we squeeze out more costs and drive operational improvements and our key risks remain safety and its related stoppages and relationships. Lonmin has long life, shallow mining assets and unrivalled processing expertise and an invaluable mine to market business," Megara said.Refined platinum production totalled 348,885 oz in the half, up 33.0% or 86,582 oz on the year. Processing throughput in the comparative period was hurt by smelter stoppages in December 2014.Platinum sales of 361,882 oz were up 95,942 oz or 36.1% on the year-ago same period when processing throughput was constrained.Shore Capital mining analyst Yuen Low said Lonmin's FY sales guidance appeared achievable, noting the company had reiterated its FY sales guidance."Capex guidance was reduced further, to USD105m, from USD132m. The sales guidance appears do-able, assuming no production hiccups, but there is clearly still some work to do on cost,(which is essentially a case of running to keep still," Low said in a statement."All in all, the good ship Lonmin is showing signs of gradually being turned around, but it will be heavily dependent on having favourable PGM price and FX winds in its sails in order to go anywhere fast."
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21 Oct 2016 09:39

S.Africa's platinum wage talks in area where agreement can be secured - Implats

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum said on Friday talks over workers' pay with AMCU union have reached a stage where an agreement can be secured. "We continue to engage AMCU so we are in constant contact with AMCU and its our understanding that we are potentiall

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21 Oct 2016 09:28

S.Africa's AMCU union gets members' mandate for platinum wage talks

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest platinum mineworkers union AMCU has secured a mandate from its members over wages and other conditions in the industry, it said on Friday. It is unclear what mandate the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union secured. It sai

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6 Oct 2016 12:38

UPDATE 1-South Africa's AMCU union says platinum wage talks at "critical stage"

(Recasts with comments to conference) By Ed Stoddard and Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Wage talks are at a "critical stage" between South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin, the un

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6 Oct 2016 11:10

South Africa's AMCU union says platinum wage talks at a critical stage

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Wage talks are at a "critical stage" between South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin, the union's president said on Thursday. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a

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5 Sep 2016 16:35

UPDATE 1-South Africa's AMCU, platinum mines fail to reach wage deal

(Adds details) JOHANNESBURG, Sept 5 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest platinum mine-workers' union and the industry have failed to reach a deal on workers' pay, the union said on Monday, raising the prospect of industrial action in the world's top producer of the white metal. The Ass

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5 Sep 2016 15:57

South Africa's AMCU, platinum mines fail to reach wage deal

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 5 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest platinum mine-workers' union and the industry have failed to reach a deal on workers' pay, the union said on Monday, raising the prospect of industrial action in the world's biggest producer of the white metal. The Association of Minew

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18 Aug 2016 16:10

Lonmin closes project financing for bulk tailings project

(ShareCast News) - Lonmin managed to clinch project financing for its Bulk Tailings Treatment Project, which analysts said would allow the miner to add low-cost production as it progresses on restructuring the business. An unnamed party agreed to provide the platinum producer with $50m through a pro

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2 Aug 2016 10:58

Tuesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - HSBC: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 600p. Intertek: Numis maintains reduce with a 3100p target. Barclays: Citigroup reiterates buy with a 135p target. IAG: HSBC stays at reduce with a 325p target. Anglo American: UBS keeps at sell with a target price of 740p.

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1 Aug 2016 13:48

Lonmin shares slide on production update

(ShareCast News) - Platinum producer Lonmin announced its production results for the quarter ended 30 June on Monday, and provided a business update. "[This was] another good quarter in a challenging operating environment," said chief executive Ben Magara. "Again I am pleased that we continue to fo

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25 Jul 2016 15:11

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17 Jul 2016 12:43

Sunday newspaper roundup: Lloyds, UK trade deals, BAE, SABMiller, Lonmin, Uber

(ShareCast News) - The new government could accelerate the re-privatisation of Lloyds Banking Group and scrap George Osborne's plan for a sale to retail investors, senior financiers believe. While Mr Osborne wanted to make a profit on every share in the bank, only selling when the price stood at abo

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8 Jul 2016 13:45

Hobbled by 2014 strike, South Africa platinum producers brace for wage talks

* Platinum firms plead poverty, cite low metal prices * Unions seek wage hikes well above 6.1 pct inflation * 2014 union strike hurt producers, led to job cuts By Zandi Shabalala JOHANNESBURG, July 8 (Reuters) - The world's top platinum miners face tough wage talks next we

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7 Jul 2016 11:32

UPDATE 1-South Africa's AMCU union to start wage talks with platinum firms next week

* Union wants $850 minimum wage from platinum industry * AMCU led 5-month work stoppage over pay in 2014 * South Africa's platinum sector hit by rising costs (Adds quotes, details, slugs pix) By Zandi Shabalala JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) - The largest union in South

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7 Jul 2016 09:13

South Africa's AMCU union to start wage talks with platinum firms next week

JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) - The largest union in South Africa's platinum industry said on Thursday it would begin wage talks with Anglo American Platinum, Impala and Lonmin on July 12, where it would be demanding higher wages for its members. The union said it wanted a 12,500 minimum

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