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Lonmin warns on sales as takeover drags on

Fri, 10th May 2019 08:45

(Sharecast News) - Lonmin warned annual sales would be at the lower end of expectations on Friday after production fell and the platinum miner was disrupted by delays to its planned takeover. Mining production in the three months to the end of March fell 89.4% to 2.1m tonnes from a year earlier and total platinum production fell 12.3% to 125,803 ounces, Lonmin said in a trading update.As a result, sales this year will be near the bottom of Lonmin's earlier guidance of 640,000 to 670,000 platinum ounces.Annual unit costs will be higher than expected at between 13,600 rand and 14,400 rand per PGM ounce, up from between 12,900 rand and 13,400 rand per PGM ounce.Operating profit for the first six months of 2019 was $70m compared with a loss of $32m a year earlier. The improvement was driven by higher prices and a weaker rand-dollar exchange rate.Lonmin, which has said it is not financially strong enough to weather market turbulence on its own, accepted a £285m bid from South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater in December. The deal has been held up because of legal proceedings over industrial action at Sibanye-Stillwater's platinum mines.Lonmin said its production would normally pick up in the second half but that operational performance was hit during the first half by low morale and high management turnover caused by its protracted takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater. This affected safety and production, safety stoppages and power outages.Ben Magara, Lonmin's chief executive, said: "Despite the progress made, this does not provide a long-term solution to the capital structure challenges faced by Lonmin, as it is still inadequate to invest in the new projects necessary to avoid shaft closures and job losses and maintain our production profile."The company's available liquidity is also still vulnerable when considering its working capital requirements and continuing exposure to volatile currency and metal markets."He urged shareholders to accept Sibanye-Stillwater's bid at a meeting on 28 May.Lonmin shares fell 1.3% to 64.92p at 0930 BST.
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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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