Aquarius non-exec makes purchase

David Dix, non-executive director of Aquarius Platinum, has acquired 100,000 shares in the miner.

He acquired 89,943 shares at A$5.58 a share and subsequently purchased 10,057 shares at A$5.31 each. Dix, who was appointed to the board in 2004, now holds 100,000 shares in the group.

Last week, the platinum miner said it slumped into losses in the year to June 30 as prices for the precious metal collapsed from the highs they reached in the middle of last year.

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The company posted a pre-tax loss of $97.4m for the year, compared with a profit of $536.8m over the same period the previous year as revenues slumped to $310.6m from $919m.

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