Lonmin declares force majeure, says workers want strike to end


  • World
  • Thursday, 03 Apr 2014

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Platinum producer Lonmin has declared "force majeure" with some contractors at its South African mines due to the effects of a lengthy strike, meaning a drop in business for those suppliers and a growing impact on the economy as a whole.

The announcement by Lonmin Chief Executive Ben Magara follows similar moves by rivals Impala Platinum and Anglo American Platinum as the 10-week stoppage over wage demands by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) drags on.

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