Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Platinum Climbs in London After Impala Labor Talks; Palladium Also Gains

(Bloomberg) -- Platinum climbed to a one-week high
in London after pay talks continued without an agreement at
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd., reviving speculation miners will
strike in South Africa, the biggest producer of the metal.
Palladium also rose.

Negotiations that continued until 11 p.m. local time
yesterday failed to bring a breakthrough, Eddie Majadibodu,
chief negotiator for the National Union of Mineworkers, said
today. Anglo Platinum Ltd., the biggest platinum producer, is
halting output at its Rustenburg underground mine for safety
checks in two days' time following the deaths of five workers in
the past two weeks.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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