Reprieve as South African Mining House Implats Delays Layoffs
Surging platinum group metals prices, notably for palladium and rhodium, and operational improvements have helped stave off shaft closures that were planned by Impala Platinum for the Rustenburg operation, writes Ed Stoddard in Daily Maverick.
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