Anglo Platinum ltd is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world's annual production. Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 The company, based in South Africa, was previously called "Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited". The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Anglo Platinum expects to produce approximately 2. 9 million ounces of refined platinum in 2006.
Most of the group's operations lie to the northwest and northeast of Johannesburg. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The majority of the company's operations take place in the Bushveld Complex, a large region that contains a range of mineral commodities including chromium, vanadium, titaniferous magnetite and platinum group metals. Chromium (ˈkroʊmiəm is a Chemical element which has the symbol Cr and Atomic number 24 Vanadium (vəˈneɪdiəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol V and Atomic number 23 Magnetite is not to be confused with Magnesite or Maghemite. Magnetite is a ferrimagnetic Mineral with chemical
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History
Anglo Platinum came into being in 1995 when the company Johannesburg Consolidated Investments unbundled. The platinum interests of the company became Amplats, later to be renamed the Anglo Platinum Corporation Limited. Although Anglo American is a major shareholder in Anglo Platinum, the latter is listed as a separate company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and on the London and Brussels Bourses.
Controversy
Anglo Platinum, the world's largest platinum miner and a subsidiary of Anglo American PLC, the world's second largest mining corporation, filed SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) against a South African public interest lawyer Richard Spoor, who represented indigenous communities affected by platinum mining on tribal land. The actions include an application in the High Court for a so-called gagging order, ostensibly to prevent him further injuring the good name and reputation of the corporation, the lodging of complaints with the Law Society of unprofessional behaviour and the lodging of a civil action for damages for some $500,000. Anglo Platinum also obtained an ex parte (without notice) order interdicting two tribal chiefs from interfering with their mining operations and had them arrested on charges of intimidation and trespass. Subsequently, followers of the two tribal chiefs were shot, beaten and arrested for protesting the mine's presence on tribal land. [citation needed]
In August 2007 British charity War on Want published a report accusing Anglo Platinum's parent company Anglo American of profiting from the abuse of people in the developing countries in which the company operates. War on Want is an anti-poverty charity based in London, England, which highlights the needs of Poverty -stricken areas around the world Anglo American PLC () is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a Mining enterprise but now extending into other areas [1]. In the report, Anglo Platinum is accused of displacing communities in South Africa, including forcing the entire Magobading community off its land and into the Mecklenberg township. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
Operations and products
The company's major facilities and production areas include:
- Rustenburg production area
- Amandelbult production area
- Union production area
- Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mines
- Potgietersrus Platinum Mines
- Lebowa Platinum Mines
- Modikwa Platinum Mine
- Kroondal Pooling and Shared Agreement
- Polokwane Smelter
- Waterval Smelter
- Rustenburg base metals and precious metals refiners
Anglo Platinum's products includes:
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Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 Palladium (pronounced \pəˈleɪdiəm\ is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal that was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, who named it palladium after the Rh redirects here For other uses see Rh (disambiguation Rhodium (ˈroʊdiəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Iridium (ɪˈrɪdiəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol Ir and Atomic number 77 Ruthenium (ruːˈθiːniəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol Ru and Atomic number 44 Osmium (ˈɒzmiəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol Os and Atomic number 76 Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Nickel (ˈnɪkəl is a metallic Chemical element with the symbol Ni and Atomic number 28Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic