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Everest succumbs to geotechnical disruption

Production and Markets

Publishing Date
19 Dec 2008 2:02pm GMT
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19/12/08
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Mining Journal
Aquarius Platinum Ltd has suspended production at its Everest platinum mine in South Africa for at least six months and plans to lay off some 1,950 workers, after ground instability rendered the underground operation too risky.

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