| Voice of America: Platinum Markets Rocked After South Africa Mining Strike, Shootings Sep 2nd 2012, 18:42 | Voice of America | | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | | Platinum Markets Rocked After South Africa Mining Strike, Shootings Sep 2nd 2012, 17:18 MARIKANA, South Africa — The world's frenetic, slick commodities exchanges have little in common with the dusty hilltop outside South Africa's Lonmin platinum mine, where police shot dead 34 striking workers last month. But what happened on that hilltop has had a direct effect on the platinum market and thousands of South African workers. Platinum is a heavy, hard, extremely rare silvery-white metal used to make auto parts and jewelry. It is often called "the rich man's gold" and at ... | | | |  | |
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