5th Sep 2006 10:25
Lonmin PLC05 September 2006 Fire at Precious Metals Refinery 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 6060 Vice 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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