Reuters reported Impala Platinum (JSE:IMP) is unlikely to restart its Rustenberg platinum mine operations before next week.

As quoted in the market news:

The company’s Rustenburg operations have been halted for close to a month after a labour dispute led to the sacking of 17,200 employees.

Gillmore said the company started rehiring last week and to date 1,300 of the 5,000 rockdrill operators required had been re-employed. He said the company needed at least 2,000 to get started.

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