LON
LOLMI
Lonmin Plc - Fire at Precious Metals Refinery
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")
5 September 2006
Lonmin Plc
Fire at Precious Metals Refinery
Lonmin announces that there has been a minor fire in its Precious Metals
Refinery which has now been fully extinguished. There were no injuries as
a result of this incident and no permanent environmental damage. The
Refinery has been shut down and we are currently assessing the time needed
to recover to full operations with initial estimates of downtime of between
5 and 7 days.
We are investigating the impact on full year sales which could result in
the deferring of up to 25,000 ounces of Platinum sales for 2006 into the
first quarter of the 2007 financial year. A further announcement will be
made when the detailed investigation is completed.
Enquiries:
Alex Shorland-Ball +44 (0)207 201 6060
Vice President,
Investor Relations & Communications
ENDS
Date: 05/09/2006 12:27:01 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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