Amplats sacks 12,000 miners at Rustenberg project

Anglo American's platinum operation, Amplats, in which it owns an 80 per cent interest, has announced that it has sacked around 12,000 striking employees from its Rustenberg project in South Africa.

Anglo American's platinum operation, Amplats, in which it owns an 80 per cent interest, has announced that it has sacked around 12,000 striking employees from its Rustenberg project in South Africa.

Amplats, the world's biggest producer of platinum group metals (PGMs) which accounts for around 40% of global supply, said in a statement on Friday afternoon: "Despite the company's repeated calls for employees to return to work, we have continued to experience attendance levels of less than 20%. Currently four of the company's mining operations in the Rustenburg area have insufficient staff to operate and only essential services are being carried out at those mines."

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