* New AMCU union has poached members from established NUM

Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS.JO), the world's largest platinum producer by output, said employees reported for their shift as normal Friday despite earlier threats of a strike.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work late Thursday, and a labour leader said the workers will strike on Friday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work late Thursday, and a labour leader said the workers will strike on Friday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa'sAnglo American Platinum reported for work lateThursday, and a labour leader said the workers will strike onFriday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shareslower and the rand to

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum will down tools late Thursday or Friday, labour leaders said, in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-year low.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa'sAnglo American Platinum will down tools late Thursdayor Friday, labour leaders said, in an escalation of unrest thatsent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-year low.

Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS.JO), the world's largest platinum producer by output, tried Thursday to head off a wildcat strike at its South African mines, urging employees to avoid industrial action that could put more jobs at risk.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa'sAnglo American Platinum will strike from Thursdayevening over proposed job cuts, a union official said, drivingits shares lower and sending the rand to a four-year low.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum will strike from Thursday evening over proposed job cuts, a union official said, driving its shares lower and sending the rand to a four-year low.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - South Africa is the Saudi Arabia of platinum with steroids thrown in.

JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - South Africa is the SaudiArabia of platinum with steroids thrown in.

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts were ending a walkout, the company said on Wednesday, easing fears that a two-day strike could ignite fresh labor violence in the continent's largest economy.

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts were ending a walkout, the company said on Wednesday, easing fears that a two-day strike could ignite fresh labor violence in the continent's largest economy.

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The main union at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts told striking miners to return to work on Wednesday, potentially defusing a two-day wildcat action that had raised fears of a fresh wave of labor violence.

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The main union at Lonmin's South African platinum shafts told striking miners to return to work on Wednesday, potentially defusing a two-day wildcat action that had raised fears of a fresh wave of labor violence.

MARIKANA, South Africa, May 15 (Reuters) - The main union atLonmin'sSouth African platinum shafts toldstriking miners to return to work on Wednesday, potentiallydefusing a two-day wildcat action that had raised fears of afresh wave of labour violence

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Workers at platinum producer Lonmin's South African shafts continued a wildcat strike for a second day on Wednesday, raising concerns that the bitter turf war between rival unions could escalate into anarchy and violence.

Workers at platinum producer Lonmin's South African shafts continued a wildcat strike for a second day on Wednesday, a union official said.

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African workers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all mine operations and sparking fears of a return to the violence that rocked the industry last year

MARIKANA, South Africa, May 14 (Reuters) - South African workers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all mine operations and sparking fears of a return to the violence that rocked the industry l

MARIKANA, South Africa, May 14 (Reuters) - South Africanworkers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonminlaunched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all mineoperations and sparking fears of a return to the violence thatrocked the industry last

Workers at Lonmin, the world's No. 3 platinum producer, held a wildcat strike Tuesday morning, shutting the company's Marikana mine in South Africa and sparking concerns about a renewal of violence at the site of last year's deadly labor protests.

MARIKANA, South Africa May 14 (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked the industry

MARIKANA, South Africa May 14 (Reuters) - South Africanworkers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonminlaunched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of thecompany's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrestthat rocked the industry last

Work halted at all 13 of the platinum miner’s shafts, a day after first-half results seemed to suggest it had recovered from last year’s unrest

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked the industry last year.

Platinum producer Lonmin told South African strikers to return to work by 0900 GMT (5 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday, adding their action could lead to job losses.

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Platinum miner Lonmin, atthe centre of violent South African strikes last year, will tellunions to curb expectations of forthcoming wage talks, warningthat it remains under pressure despite reportingforecast-beating first-h

Lonmin Plc, the world's third largest platinum producer, said it has suspended all work at its Marikana mine Tuesday after employees refused to go underground.

JOHANNESBURG, May 14 (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked the industry last year

JOHANNESBURG, May 14 (Reuters) - South African workers ofworld No. 3 platinum producer Lonminlaunched awildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mineoperations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked theindustry last year.

Lonmin Plc, the world's third largest platinum producer, said it has suspended all work at its Marikana mine Tuesday after employees refused to go underground.

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South African platinum output falls to lowest level in 11 years thanks to labour unrest as demand from carmakers and technology groups is sluggish

Demand for platinum and palladium outstripped supply in 2012, and both markets look set to remain in deficit in 2013, specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey PLC (JMAT.LN) said Monday.

Demand for platinum and palladium outstripped supply in 2012, and both markets look set to remain in deficit in 2013, specialty chemicals company Johnson Matthey PLC (JMAT.LN) said Monday.

Demand for platinum jewelry is likely to soften this year, as the metal's relatively high price compared to gold puts off price-sensitive buyers, a senior manager at Johnson Matthey, a U.K.-based specialty chemicals company that also markets and refi

MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - Sales of palladium from Russian state stocks are likely to contribute less to supply this year and "in the foreseeable future" than they did in previous years after falling by two-thirds in 2012, Johnson Matthey said.

MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - Sales of palladium from Russianstate stocks are likely to contribute less to supply this yearand "in the foreseeable future" than they did in previous yearsafter falling by two-thirds in 2012, Johnson Matthey said.

* Russian stock sales seen falling to 100,000 oz this year

* Russian stock sales seen falling to 100,000 oz this year

* Russian stock sales seen falling to 100,000 oz this year

Interim profits triple at world’s third-largest platinum producer, while Glencore Xstrata presents its first combined production information

Lonmin PLC (LMI.LN), the world's third-largest primary platinum producer, said Monday it expects a "deepening market deficit" to emerge in platinum group metals after production cuts announced last week by Anglo American Platinum PLC (AMS.JO).

JOHANNESBURG, May 12 (Reuters) - A militant South African union said on Sunday that one of its organisers had been shot dead in the platinum belt city of Rustenburg, a potential flashpoint at a time when tensions are running high with job cuts and wa

JOHANNESBURG, May 12 (Reuters) - A militant South Africanunion said on Sunday that one of its organisers had been shotdead in the platinum belt city of Rustenburg, a potentialflashpoint at a time when tensions are running high with jobcuts and wage t