Platinum miner Northam has attributed a decrease in full-year profit to soaring costs, community unrest and lower-than-forecast growth at its Booysendal mine.

Technical issues combined with disruptions due to social unrest caused the miner a loss in output of platinum group metals (PGMs) at Booysendal of 20,000-30,000 ounces, Northam CEO Paul Dunne said...

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