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PGM PRODUCERS: Implats output down 2.4% to 5.21m tonnes in quarter to September 30

JOHANNESBURG - Impala Platinum said on Thursday gross tonnes milled at its managed operations decreased by 2.4 percent to 5.21 million tonnes during the quarter ended September 30 from 5.34 million tonnes in the prior period.

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ESKOM: NUM threatens more power cuts over Eskom split

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: ESKOM
  • Source: Eye Witness News

JOHANNESBURG - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) threatened on Wednesday to cause more power cuts over the government’s decision to forge ahead with a plan to break up struggling state power firm Eskom.

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ESKOM: S&P says state support for Eskom falls short for next 12-18 months

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: ESKOM
  • Source: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Government financial support for South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom is insufficient to cover its funding requirements for the next 12-18 months, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.

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LITHIUM: Revised definitive feasibility study for Authier Lithium Project nears completion

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: LITHIUM
  • Source: Sayona Mining

Sayona assembles world‐class team to support bid for North American Lithium (NAL) mine in Québec, Canada.

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LITHIUM: Albemarle Announces Completion of Lithium Joint Venture with Mineral Resources Limited

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: LITHIUM
  • Source: Albemarle

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has closed its transaction with Mineral Resources Limited ("MRL") (ASX: MIN) under the Asset Sale and Share Subscription Agreement that was entered into on December 14, 2018, and subsequently amended on August 1, 2019, and the MRL Kemerton Sale and Purchase Agreement that was entered into on August 1, 2019 ("Agreement"). The 60/40 joint venture.

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AUTO NEWS: Billionaire Agnellis Grab a Massive Sweetener

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: AUTO NEWS
  • Source: Bloomberg

Fiat has extracted a chunky premium for what is essentially a takeover by Peugeot. No wonder the latter's shareholders are unimpressed.

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AUTO NEWS: Plunging Peugeot Shows Who the Buyer Is in Merger of Equals

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: AUTO NEWS
  • Source: Bloomberg

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and PSA Group went out of their way to make their combination as equal as possible, shedding assets, paying special dividends and distributing board seats. It didn’t take long for investors to figure out who the buyer is.

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ESKOM: Eskom shares Transmission Development Plan for 2020 to 2029

  • Date: 31-10-19
  • Category: ESKOM
  • Source: Politics Web

Today Eskom shared its Transmission Development Plan (TDP) for the period 2020 to 2029 with different stakeholders at a public forum in Midrand. This is part of Eskom’s Transmission licence requirements issued by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), which requires Eskom to publish a TDP annually.

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