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Aquarius Platinum

September 2008

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Aquarius Platinum has announced a rather mixed set of Q4 production figures and final results for the year to 30 June. A series of adverse events, including strikes, power cuts and plant and equipment breakdowns, conspired to reduce net attributable production of platinum group metal from 112,500 oz in Q3 to 109,900 oz in Q4, leaving annual production 30,000 oz lower at exactly 500,000 oz. However, with prices of platinum, palladium and rhodium establishing new highs in the period, average PGM prices achieved increased 36% to US$1,887 per oz. As a result Aquarius achieved a 26% increase in net profit to a record US$267m on turnover, which rose 30% to US$919m. Eps increased from 73 to 92 cents. Aquarius was particularly busy with c ...

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Aquarius Platinum - Buys back Impalaâ€™s stake (June 2008)

Aquarius Platinum (March 2008)

Aquarius Platinum - Net cash soars to nearly US$400m (December 2007)

Aquarius Platinum - Cash balances soar to US$288m (September 2007)

Aquarius Platinum - Shares volatile in wake of strike action (June 2007)

Aquarius Platinum - Bid speculation boosts shares (March 2007)

Aquarius Platinum - Platinum prices in new upwards spike (December 2006)

Aquarius Platinum - Large return of cash expected in 2008 (November 2006)

Aquarius Platinum - Large dividend payouts looming (October 2006)

Aquarius Platinum (June 2006)

Aquarius Platinum - Profits jump on rising PGM prices (March 2006)

Aquarius Platinum - Production set to double as platinum soars above US$1000 / ounce (January 2006)

Aquarius Platinum - Platinum production forecast to double in two years (September 2005)

Aquarius Platinum - Weather problems have abated (September 2004)

Aquarius Platinum - Bad weather affects production (June 2004)

Aquarius Platinum - Another rise in platinum price (April 2004)

Aquarius Platinum - Huge expansion in production (January 2004)

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