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Thu 26 Jan 2006, 8:02 Lonmin Plc - Q1 Production Report
LON
 LOLMI                                                                           
Lonmin Plc - Q1 Production Report                                               
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
JSE code:LON                                                                    
Issuer Code:LOLMI & ISIN:GB0031192486                                           
26 January 2006                                                                 
Lonmin Plc                                                                      
First Quarter Production Report                                                 
Lonmin today announces its production report for the first quarter to 31        
December 2005.                                                                  
Brad Mills, Chief Executive Officer said:                                       
"Production for the first quarter of our 2006 financial year was in line with   
our expectations at 196,045 ounces of Platinum and 363,737 ounces of total PGMs 
and well ahead of the same period last year.  We continue to be on track to meet
our full year target of around 1 million ounces of Platinum sales and around 1.9
million ounces of total PGM sales.  Our planned number one furnace rebuild began
on 16 January and is proceeding well in line with our plans."                   
Mining                                                                          
                                        Quarter to  Quarter to                  
                                        31          31                          
December    December                    
                                        05          04                          
Tonnes    Marikana   Underground  (000) 2,861       2,737                       
milled*                                                                         
Opencast     (000) 773         761                         
                     Total        (000) 3,634       3,498                       
          Limpopo    Underground  (000) 247         -                           
                     Opencast     (000) -           -                           
Total        (000) 247         -                           
          Lonmin     Underground  (000) 3,108       2,737                       
          Platinum                                                              
                     Opencast     (000) 773         761                         
Total        (000) 3,881       3,498                       
Tonnes    Marikana   Underground  (000) 3,066       2,792                       
mined                                                                           
                     Opencast     (000) 556         690                         
Total        (000) 3,622       3,482                       
          Limpopo    Underground  (000) 225         -                           
                     Opencast     (000) -           -                           
                     Total        (000) 225         -                           
Lonmin     Underground  (000) 3,291       2,792                       
          Platinum                                                              
                     Opencast     (000) 556         690                         
                     Total        (000) 3,847       3,482                       
*excluding slag                                                                 
Metallurgy                                                                      
                                           Quarter to   Quarter to              
                                           31 December  31 December             
05           04                      
Production*  Marikana        Platinum  oz  156,621      149,066                 
*            refined                                                            
                             Palladiu  oz  45,371       64,615                  
m                                                  
                             Rhodium   oz  13,305       16,141                  
                             Total     oz  282,511      275,339                 
                             PGMs                                               
Marikana        Platinum  oz  26,896       -                       
             concentrate*                                                       
                             Palladiu  oz  13,590       -                       
                             m                                                  
Rhodium   oz  3,778        -                       
                             Total     oz  53,617       -                       
                             PGMs                                               
             Limpopo         Platinum  oz  12,528       -                       
concentrate*                                                       
                             Palladiu  oz  9,491        -                       
                             m                                                  
                             Rhodium   oz  1,558        -                       
Total     oz  27,609       -                       
                             PGMs                                               
             Lonmin          Platinum  oz  196,045      149,066                 
             Platinum                                                           
Palladiu  oz  68,452       64,615                  
                             m                                                  
                             Rhodium   oz  18,641       16,141                  
                             Total     oz  363,737      275,339                 
PGMs                                               
*Produced for sale as concentrate or toll refined.  **Excluding slag            
Lonmin Group Metal Sales                                                        
                                           Quarter to   Quarter to              
31 December  31 December             
                                           05           04                      
Sales*        Lonmin         Platinum  oz  163,027      142,061                 
              Platinum                                                          
Palladiu  oz  65,453       60,758                  
                             m                                                  
                             Rhodium   oz  22,217       18,014                  
                             Total     oz  313,860      275,604                 
PGMs                                               
*Excluding slag                                                                 
Prices                                                                          
                                         Quarter to    Quarter to               
31 December   31 December              
                                         05            04                       
Average price received per Platinu  R    5,970         4,910                    
ounce                      m                                                    
$    910           833                      
                           Palladi  R    1,437         1,238                    
                           um                                                   
                                    $    219           209                      
Rhodium  R    17,398        7,149                    
                                    $    2,657         1,206                    
Basket price of PGMs and            $/k  23,604        18,653                   
base metals                         g                                           
Exchange Rates                                                                  
                                     Quarter to   Quarter to                    
                                     31 December  31 December                   
                                     05           04                            
Average exchange    Sterling  GBP/$  1.72         1.89                          
rate                                                                            
                    SA Rand   R/$    6.55         5.87                          
Closing exchange    Sterling  GBP/$  1.72         1.92                          
rates                                                                           
                    SA Rand   R/$    6.34         5.69                          
Lonmin"s Second Quarter Production Report will be announced on 25 April 2006 and
Interim Results will be announced on 4 May 2006.                                
Enquiries:                                                                      
Alex Shorland-Ball                           +44 (0) 20 7201 6060               
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications                             
Date: 26/01/2006 08:03:02 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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