South Africa's Impala Platinum (Implats) has lifted Mar 2021 qtr (Q3 21) output from its managed operations 4% to 5.59Mt, with higher volumes reported at Impala Rustenburg, Impala Canada and Marula, Reuters reports.
High prices for metals extracted by Implats, such as platinum, palladium and rhodium, have thrown the mining company a lifeline despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The platinum miner said group production in the 9-months to Mar 31 rose 11% to 17.38Mt, benefiting from the inclusion of Impala Canada, which it bought in 2019.