Eastplats Reports a Loss as Shares Lose More Ground

Mining Weekly reports shares in miner Eastern Platinum (TSX:ELR) fell to a new low after the company reported a $7.9-million loss.

The market news is quoted as saying,

The loss was mainly owing to a one-third drop in ounces sold to 20 528 oz, which was exacerbated by a 1% slide in the rand basket price the company received for its production from the Crocodile River mine in South Africa.

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