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2012 Financial Year End Production Update

20 Jul 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 1244I
Sylvania Platinum Limited
20 July 2012
 



 

Sylvania Platinum Limited

("Sylvania Platinum", "Sylvania" or the "Company")

(AIM: SLP)

 

2012 Financial Year End Production Update

 

 

Sylvania Platinum, the low cost Platinum Group Metal ("PGM") processor and developer, today announces a revised year end production estimate of 45,735 oz, representing growth of 8% over the same period in 2011, but below the guidance announced in March 2012 of 50,000 oz (including the Chrome Tailings Re-treatment Plant "CTRP").

 

The March market guidance indicated a number of factors impacting Q3 production including the host mine strike and, in addition, assumed a ramp up rate at the Mooinooi plant that would allow 15,000 oz to be produced in Q4. The Mooinooi ramp up rate has been slower than expected and the strike action was only concluded six days into the fourth quarter. The Mooinooi ramp up, whilst slow, has allowed the plant to set an all-time high production result of 743 oz in June 2012. This is still lower than the design rating of the plant and has received intense management focus. The plant management team has been successful in eliminating most of the expected start up teething issues and is now focusing on the plant recoveries. To ensure the two streams of ore do not influence the floatation process, the new plant MG2 Run of Mine ("ROM") stream has been separated from the old plant MG1 tailings stream from 1st July which will allow focused study and reporting.

 

Whilst these factors will have an effect on expected year end production figures, the Company expects its Sylvania Dump Operations ("SDO") annual production to be 44,509 oz, an increase of 8% compared to 2011 (41,013 oz).

 

Of particular importance is that the action taken by management in this fourth quarter has shown consistent improvement, culminating in the total group production for June being 5,477 oz. This recovery bodes well for the new financial year.

 

Commenting today Terry McConnachie, CEO, said: "It is disappointing that the production ramp up at Mooinooi has been slower than anticipated. This, combined with many factors outside our control, such as strike action and adverse weather, has resulted in slightly lower than expected production. However, the SDO figures are up 8% compared to last year. The June production figures provide us with confidence that we will return to earlier forecasted production rates and will benefit from any upturn in the platinum market."

 

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Registered office: Sylvania Platinum Limited

Clarendon House

2 Church Street

Hamilton HM 11

Bermuda

Postal address: PO Box 524

Wembley WA 6913

Australia

 

Sylvania Website: www.sylvaniaplatinum.com

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

South Africa: Terry McConnachie Nigel Trevarthen

(CEO) (Deputy CEO)

Sylvania Platinum Limited Sylvania Platinum Limited

+27 (11) 673 1171 +27 (11) 673 1171

 

Louis Carroll

(Director/Assistant Company Secretary)

Sylvania Platinum

+44 (0) 7969 170 622

 

Australia: Richard Rossiter Grant Button

(Chairman) (Director/Assistant Company Secretary)

Sylvania Platinum Limited Sylvania Platinum Limited

+61 (8) 9226 4777 +61 (8) 9226 4777

 

United Kingdom: Samantha Harrison Martin Eales/James Kelly

RFC Ambrian Limited RBC Capital Markets

Nominated Advisor Joint Broker

+44 (0) 20 3440 6800 +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

 

Graham Herring/Beth Harris

Newgate Threadneedle

+44 (0) 20 7653 9850

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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