Aquarius Platinum plc is a

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-registered and headquartered mining business. Aquarius was quoted on the

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and also had a sponsored Level 1

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until it was acquired by Sibanye Gold in April 2016.

History

The company was established in 1920 as the ''Mount Monger Gold Mining company'' to exploit the

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goldfield. In 1984 it was listed on the

. In 1995 it acquired ''Gemex Exploration & Mining Company'' and ''Randex Platinum Holdings'' and in 1996 it acquired ''Pacific Platinum'' so giving it control of the Kroondal Mine. In 1998 the company entered into a strategic alliance with Impala Platinum Holdings. The company was first listed on the

in that year. In 2003 the company entered into an agreement with Anglo Platinum to pool and share certain mining interests. In 2012, large scale mining protests across

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caused violent labour unrest and prompted the firm’s CEO, Stuart Murray, to resign. In February 2013, Aquarius appointed former Anglo American director Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa to its board of directors. De Bruyn Sebotsa would also assume the role of chairperson of Aquarius’ local subsidiary Aquarius Platinum South Africa. In April 2016 the company was acquired by Sibanye Gold.

Operations

The company's activities are concentrated in the

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. It operates the following mines: * Kroondal Mine,

* Marikana Mine,

* Everest Mine,

* Mimosa Mine,

(50% interest)

References

External links

Official site
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