5th Sep 2006 10:57
Lonmin PLC05 September 2006 THIS ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACES THE LONMIN PLC SMELTER INCIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASEDTODAY AT 10.25am UNDER RNS NUMBER 4927I. THE ANNOUNCEMENT HEADLINE SHOULD HAVEREAD FIRE AT PRECIOUS METALS REFINERY AND NOT SMELTER INCIDENT AS PREVIOUSLYSTATED. ALL DETAILS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT REMAIN UNCHANGED. Lonmin announces that there has been a minor fire in its Precious MetalsRefinery which has now been fully extinguished. There were no injuries as aresult of this incident and no permanent environmental damage. The Refinery hasbeen shut down and we are currently assessing the time needed to recover to fulloperations with initial estimates of downtime of between 5 and 7 days. We are investigating the impact on full year sales which could result in thedeferring of up to 25,000 ounces of Platinum sales for 2006 into the firstquarter of the 2007 financial year. A further announcement will be made when thedetailed investigation is completed. Enquiries: Alex Shorland-Ball +44 (0)207 201 6060Vice President,Investor Relations & Communications ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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