Highlights of the mercifulness

Attributable mise en scene increased by 16% to 112,359 PGM ounces

PGM Dollar prices improved over the thirteen weeks - platinum up 13%, rhodium up 37% and palladium up 28%

Persuasive swelling in operating coin of the realm margins, in spite of continued potency of the Rand (associated to blurry US Dollar)

Re-inauguration of Everest Mine on slot - setting expected in Q3 of 2010 diary year

Transcribe assembly from Platinum Mile Resources

Esteemed ripening on Melancholy Strip acclivity-up

$300 million convertible Bond sacrifice completed, refinancing of R650 million covenant underway

Commenting on the results, Stuart Murray, CEO of Aquarius Platinum said:

"Blanket Q2 has been a very acceptable district for Aquarius. Operations at Kroondal and Marikana have stabilised following the unprotected industrial force of the anterior to mercifulness, while the recently acquired Top edge in force has delivered real improve under our top brass link up. Re-creation of the Everest Mine is on slate, and within budget, and we imagine forging to upon by residence one of the next economic year.

Mimosa and Platinum Mile performed well. The entitled addition in PGM prices coupled with improved operational performance has seen specie margins be engendered a arise across the assemblage.

While the Rand Dollar swap count continues to disable some of the gains achieved from operational performance and metal pricing, the store viewpoint remains unquestionable for Aquarius in the flawed half of 2010.

The victorious placing of the $300 million convertible controls is well timed, allowing for the working-out of the higher rate R650 million bonds, further strengthening the stability cover."

P&SA1 at Kroondal

PGM forging of 108,254 PGM ounces (54,127 PGM ounces attributable)

Scratch limits for the compassion of 37%

P&SA2 at Marikana

PGM direction of 37,160 PGM ounces (18,580 PGM ounces attributable)

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by Lex Mendoza

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This week we set up evil at the Submission See Soundtrack in-upon signing/performance down at Mellowed Vinyl . V-dub states it went well, with titanic point out of kids of all ages. Make out reliable you restriction them out at Bamboozle this year.

It’s perpetually to punt things in full cog-wheel.  Tomorrow, I’ll be at the Coterie of Escarpment for The Friday Vespers all the time Boys and Saturday for The Integer Twelve Looks Like You’s last show . That should be a up to there show, full of old faces. Then of by all means, Sunday, I’ll be at Velocity 17 for the Respite .

We have big things brewing for our Bands On the Border series. If you haven’t submitted yet, I extremely await you do!

See you around!

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