Friday, October 19, 2007
Platinum prices gain on mine closure
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by Elaine Frei
by Elaine Frei
Precious metals prices were mixed in New York trade on Friday, with platinum seeing gains on the session.
January platinum was $1 higher to $1,448.60 per troy ounce on a mine closure in South Africa after a worker died in one of the mineshafts there.
Miners are asking for a strike over safety issues after the miner was killed by falling rocks.
Earlier in the session the contract was as high as $1,459.20 per troy ounce, a new record for a most-active platinum contract.
December gold dropped 20 cents to $768.50 per troy ounce while December silver fell 17 cents to $12.64 per troy ounce.
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