JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Anglo American Platinum
said on Wednesday it has suspended operations at its
Rustenburg mine in South Africa to protect employees from
outside intimidation.
“Our employees are not on strike. However, in light of the
current volatile situation in the Rustenburg area, Anglo
American Platinum has decided to suspend its operations,”
Amplats chief executive Chris Griffith said in a statement.
Amplats is a unit of global mining giant Anglo American.
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