Lonmin Plc - Incident at Smelter
Lonmin Plc
(`Lonmin`)
(Incorporated in England)
(Registered in the Republic of South Africa under registration number
1969/000015/10)
ISIN code: GB0031192486
Share code: LON
Issuer code: LOLMI
Incident at Smelter
Lonmin announces that it has suffered an incident overnight where cooling water
leaked into the furnace at the smelter at its South African Platinum mine
causing a steam explosion, which has resulted in structural damage to the
furnace.
There were no injuries sustained as a result of the explosion.
It is currently expected that the smelter will have to be closed for repairs for
a period of between 6 and 12 weeks.
Contingency plans are currently being put into place, which should result in
minimal or no effect on production for the current financial year.
A detailed assessment of the extent of the damage is underway and a further
announcement will be made in due course.
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Enquiries
John Robinson Lonmin Plc T: 020 7201 6000
Anthony Cardew Cardew Group T: 020 7930 0777 M: 07770 720 389
Olivia Gallimore Cardew Group T: 020 7930 0777
19 November 2004
Date: 19/11/2004 11:15:44 AM
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