Anglo Platinum Halts Mines as S. Africa Labor Unrest Widens
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Anglo American Platinum Ltd., the largest producer of the metal, halted its Rustenburg operations as labor turmoil in South Africa’s mining industry disrupted gold and platinum mines.
“In light of the current volatile situation in the Rustenburg area, where our employees, who want to go to work, are being prevented from doing so and are being intimidated by the threat of violence, Anglo American Platinum has decided to suspend its operations” with immediate effect, Chief Executive Officer Chris Griffith said today in a statement. The halt will last until work can safely resume, he said.