Deswegen die Schwäche letzte Woche denke ich. Die bekommen das mit dem Strom einfach nicht hin. Unglaublich. Das geht seit Jahren schon so.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/...ats-halt-mines-eskom-update-1.1360221 Platinum Gains as Sibanye, Implats Halt Mines: Eskom Update Felix Njini and Prinesha Naidoo, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter South Africa has been hit by a sixth straight day of rolling blackouts as state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. acts to prevent a total collapse of the grid after a raft of plant breakdowns. The company implemented a record level of cuts -- 6,000 megawatts -- late Monday, prompting platinum and gold mines in the country to halt operations. Highlights So Far: Eskom says there’s a high likelihood of cuts all week. The utility plans to cut 4,000 megawatts until late Tuesday. Producers including Sibanye, Implats and Harmony stopped mining operations. Rains that have soaked coal and caused flooding may continue through Friday. Read more: Record Blackouts Shut South Africa Mines as Recession Risk Rises Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day. Time stamps are local time in Johannesburg. Platinum, palladium rise (10:30 a.m.) Platinum and palladium led gains among major precious metals after South African producers said they had stopped operations. Platinum gained as much as 1.2%. Palladium rose as much as 0.6% to a fresh record of $1,894.47 an ounce, closing in on $1,900 for the first time. The metal has rallied 50% this year amid tight supply. High likelihood of cuts all week (10 a.m.) Eskom plans to cut 4,000 megawatts -- Stage 4 -- until 11 p.m. on Tuesday as it continues to face a shortage of generating capacity. Breakdowns are at 15,200 megawatts, the company said in a statement. “The incessant rains continue to impact coal handling and operations at our power stations. The probability for load-shedding remains high for the rest of the week.” Rains to continue (10 a.m.) Heavy rains have soaked coal, which is used as fuel, and caused flooding at Eskom’s Kriel and Camden power stations, the utility said. South African Weather Service forecasts show rain in Mpumalanga, the province in which the power stations are located, will continue through Friday. Rainfall in Lephalale, near the giant Medupi plant, could reach as much as 25 mm (1 inch) today, forecasts show. Mines close (Earlier) Producers including Sibanye Gold Ltd., the world’s biggest platinum miner, recalled workers from underground and stopped milling ore after Eskom announced Stage 6 cuts on Monday night. No. 2 producer Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. didn’t start the 4 a.m. underground shift Tuesday and the company has stopped milling ore and shut its smelter.
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/...tructure-38948736 Sibanye allays fears of corporate action, says it is simplifying the group structure Companies / 10 December 2019, 12:00pm / Dineo Faku Earlier, an anonymous analyst said that the decision to simplify the structure was likely to make it easy for Sibanye-Stillwater to house its gold assets under DRDGold. Photo: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency (ANA) JOHANNESBURG – Sibanye-Stillwater on Monday shrugged off speculation that it was re-jigging its structure in anticipation of corporate action. The diversified mining company published its pre-listing statement ahead on the scheme that would result in Sibanye-Stillwater becoming a holding company for the group. Group spokesperson James Wellsted said the company was simplifying the group structure in a bid to make it more efficient. “There is a lot of market speculation. People are speculating that we are getting ready for corporate action. However, we believe that improving the group structure is a logical step for us. It has been coming for years, and we had to work to ensure there were no tax implications,” said Wellsted. Sibanye-Stillwater said it expected to have an issued share capital of 2.6 billion listed shares on the JSE following the implementation of the scheme. Related Articles It said the scheme would come into effect next February. Earlier, an anonymous analyst said that the decision to simplify the structure was likely to make it easy for Sibanye-Stillwater to house its gold assets under DRDGold. Sibanye-Stillwater acquired a 38.05 percent stake in DRDGold last year. “I still think that they will list their gold assets under the DRDGold banner. Gold has been a drag on Sibanye, the sooner they separate the gold and platinum assets the better,” said the analyst. In October, Sibanye-Stillwater proposed the acquisition of the 100 percent issued capital of Sibanye-Gold Limited (SGL) through a scheme of arrangement that was subject to conditions including shareholder, JSE and the South African Reserve Bank approval. Sibanye Gold was established in 2012 when JSE listed Gold Fields, spun off its ageing Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines amid concerns about uncertainty in South Africa’s mining jurisdiction.It was listed as a separate company in 2013 on the JSE and New York . In 2017 it created Sibanye-Stillwater after evolving from a gold to a global precious metal mining group. It consolidated the mining industry following a massive acquisition spree of companies including Aquarius Platinum, and Anglo American Platinum’s Rustenburg operations. It also acquired Lonmin, the world's third-largest platinum producer, its associated mining, retreatment, smelter, and metal refinery assets. It also acquired Stillwater, the platinum and palladium producer in North America. The group describes itself as the world's largest primary producer of platinum, the second-largest producer of palladium and a leading global producer of gold from diversified operations spanning southern Africa and the Americas. It said that upon the implementation of the scheme, the Sibanye-Stillwater Board was expected to comprise the same members as the current SGL board. The Sibanye-Stillwater management is expected to comprise the same members as the current SGL management, it said. Sibanye-Stillwater shares rose 0.78 percent on the JSE yesterday to close at R30.85. BUSINESS REPORT SIBANYE-Stillwater group spokesperson James Wellsted says improving the group structure is a logical step. | Itumeleng English African News Agency (ANA |