JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (Reuters) - South African-focusedplatinum producer Lonmin said on Thursday ithad trimmed its workforce by over 5,000 in a restructuringtriggered by depressed prices.
There has been some confusion over the process after theAssociation of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said onWednesday that only around 75 Lonmin jobs would be lost.
Lonmin said most of the workers had left on a voluntarybasis. Its share price in Johannesburg was almost 17 percenthigher in late morning trade as clarity around the restructuringemerged. (Reporting by Ed Stoddard; Editing by James Macharia)