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Trading statement

21 December 2010

Shareholders are advised that the group`s earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the six months ended 31 December 2010 are estimated to be between 15 and 25 cents. Continue...

Appointment of company secretary

25 November 2010

Further to the announcement dated 4 November 2010 regarding the resignation of the company secretary, shareholders are advised that Mr Dawid Swanepoel has been appointed as the company secretary to Northam, with immediate effect. Continue...

Results of the annual general meeting

11 November 2010

Northam shareholders are advised that at the annual general meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday, 11 November 2010, all the ordinary and special resolutions as set out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 16 September 2010, were approved by the requisite majority of Shareholders. Continue...

Resignation of company secretary

4 November 2010

In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Mr Bethuel Ngwenya has tendered his resignation as company secretary of Northam with effect from 3 November 2010. Continue...

End of strike at Northam’s Zondereinde Mine

18 October 2010

The management of Northam Platinum Limited (Northam) advises that agreement has been reached with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) following strike action at the company’s Zondereinde mine in Limpopo province. Continue...

Notice of annual general meeting and no change statement

15 October 2010

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the company will be held in Room U2, Hackle Brook, corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Conrad Drive, Craighall, Johannesburg on Thursday, 11 November 2010 at 10:00. Continue...

Zondereinde – strike update

6 October 2010

The management of Northam Platinum Limited regrets to advise that the strike at its Zondereinde mine in Limpopo province continues. Continue...

Update on Industrial action

22 September 2010

The management of Northam Platinum Limited regrets to advise that the strike at its Zondereinde mine in Limpopo province continues, following the failure of the second round of mediation with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) at the CCMA yesterday, Tuesday 21 September 2010. Continue...

Strike action at Zondereinde Mine

6 September 2010

The management of Northam advises that the majority of employees (80%) at its Zondereinde mine near Thabazimbi in the Limpopo province, embarked on strike action with effect from the night shift yesterday. Continue...

Northam posts solid results; Respectable operating performance at Zondereinde

20 August 2010

Following a year of mixed fortunes, Northam reported a solid set of results for the year ended 30 June 2010, underpinned by a creditable operating performance from its Zondereinde mine. Continue...

Trading statement

10 August 2010

Shareholders are advised that both the group's earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2010 are estimated to be between 170 and 190 cents. Continue...

Operations resume at Northam’s Zondereinde mine

30 July 2010

The management of Northam advises that underground operations resumed last night, Thursday 29 July 2010, at the company’s Zondereinde mine near Thabazimbi. Continue...

Fatal accident at Zondereinde mine

20 July 2010

The management of Northam regrets to advise the death of two employees following an accident at the company’s Zondereinde division this morning. Continue...

Jubilee and Northam sign MoU

15 July 2010

Jubilee Platinum plc and Northam Platinum Limited are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to evaluate the construction of a new DC arc furnace facility using ConRoast technology to treat a portion of Northam’s platinum group metal concentrate.  Continue...

Appointment of financial director

5 July 2010

Shareholders of Northam Platinum Limited are advised that Mr Ayanda Khumalo has been appointed financial director of the company with effect from 1 July 2010.  Continue...

Northam advises revised operating parameters for its Booysendal PGM project – Larger project than initially envisaged

15 June 2010

The management of Northam advises that it has completed an optimisation exercise on the Booysendal feasibility study, released to the market in the fourth quarter of the 2009 calendar year. Continue...

Convertor operations resume at Zondereinde mine

11 June 2010

The management of the Zondereinde division of Northam advises that convertor operations have resumed at the division’s metallurgical plant with stockpiled material now being fed through the plant. Continue...

Northam shuts down convertors at Zondereinde mine

17 May 2010

The management of the Zondereinde division of Northam Platinum Limited (Northam) advises that it has shut down the convertors at the division’s metallurgical plant following an incident this morning, Monday 17 May 2010, which caused damage to the precipitator. No one was injured in the incident. Continue...

Northam welcomes new, independent foreign investor:
ENRC takes 12% stake in local platinum producer

26 April 2010

Shareholders of Northam are alerted to the announcement issued earlier today by Mvela Resources advising of Mvela Resources’ disposal of 12.2% of its holding in Northam to the global diversified mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation plc (ENRC). Continue...

• Sale of Northam shares to redeem debt and facilitate the unbundling strategy.

H1 results marred by rand metal price slide

23 February 2010

Northam Platinum Limited has released results for the six months ended 31 December 2009. Continue...

Trading update

10 February 2010

Shareholders are advised that the group’s earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the six months ended 31 December 2009 are estimated to be between 55 and 65 cents. Continue...