AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED - Half Year Results 31 December 2005.

PR Newswire UK Disclose, February, 2006

 
AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED 
 
10 February 2006 
 
HALF YEAR RESULTS: 31 DECEMBER 2005 
 
GROUP Net profit up 332% period-on-period 
 
Net PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS UP NEAR eight-times PERIOD-on-PERIOD 
 
interim dividend doubles to 6 US cents per share 
 
Highlights of the half year 
 
  * Net Profit $25.9 million, cash profit $38.7 million 
 
  * Profit achieved from operations up 793% to $25.9 million from $2.9 million 
 
  * Interim dividend doubles to 6 US cents per share 
 
  * Record half year production 
 
Operational 
 
  * On-mine production up 47% to 362,418 PGM ounces (Aquarius attributable 
    production up 36% to 198,426 PGM ounces) 
 
  * P&SA1 at Kroondal expansion delivers a 67% increase in production to 
    232,537 PGM ounces (Aquarius attributable production...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	

		

					 
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