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LON - Lonmin Plc - Fatality at Marikana
Lonmin Plc (Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number
1969/000015/10)
JSE code: LON
Issuer Code: LOLMI & ISIN: GB0031192486 ("Lonmin")
25 June 2012
Fatality at Marikana
It is with regret that Lonmin Plc announces that an employee lost his life
in an incident at the Company`s
Rowland shaft on Friday 22 June 2012. The family of the deceased has been
informed.
Management immediately stopped the Rowland shaft, informed the DMR and began
an investigation. The shaft will remain closed until that investigation,
which is being undertaken in partnership with all stakeholders, is complete.
CEO Ian Farmer said: "On behalf of the whole Company I would like to extend
our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our colleague who has
died. Safety is our absolute number one priority and we will work with
stakeholders to determine the cause of this tragic incident as quickly as
possible."
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Lonmin
Tanya Chikanza (Head of Investor Relations) +27 11 218 8300
Ruli Diseko (Investor Relations Manager) +27 11 218 8300
Media:
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Notes to editors
About Lonmin:
1. Lonmin is one of the world`s largest primary producers of Platinum Group
Metals (PGMs). These metals are essential for many industrial applications,
especially catalytic converters for internal combustion engine emissions, as
well as their widespread use in jewellery.
Our operations, consisting of eleven shafts and inclines, are situated in
the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, a country which hosts nearly 80% of
global PGM resources. We have been granted a New Order Mining Licence by the
South African government for our core operations, which runs to 2037 and is
renewable to 2067. We have resources of 175 million troy ounces of PGMs and
43 million ounces of reserves.
We create value for our shareholders through mining, refining and marketing
PGMs and have a vertically integrated operational structure - from mine to
market. Our Mining operations extract ore from which our Process Division
produces refined PGMs for delivery to our customers. Underpinning our
operations, our Shared Services functions provide high quality levels of
support and infrastructure across the operations.
For further information please visit our website: http://www.lonmin.com
Forward-Looking Information:
2. This press release includes certain forward-looking information
reflecting current views with respect to current and future events and
circumstances and is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those relating to changes in
business, performance and markets. Actual results may differ materially from
information contained in the forward-looking information as a result of a
number of those factors.
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