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South African power crisis shuts down all major gold and platinum mines |
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Saturday, 26 January 2008 |
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The power crisis in South Africa which has been leading to electricity outages across the country, has led to the country’s gold and platinum mining majors to shut down their operations until continuity of supplies can be guaranteed.
The above abstract is from an article published at industrialinfo.com, a market research firm providing comprehensive market intelligence
pertaining to the industrial processing, heavy manufacturing and energy
related industries throughout the world. Due to the mine closures, gold prices have surged. The complete article can be read at: http://www.industrialinfo.com/showNews.jsp?newsitemID=126862 (Free Subscription Required) |