Industrial Minerals


Sallies reports first half loss as fluorspar mines remain closed

04 March 2011

by Jack Elliott

South African fluorspar group expects post loss for full year, despite Witkop restart

Keywords: Sallies, Witkop, fluorspar, acidspar, fluorochemicals, hydrofluoric acid

Sallies Ltd expanded its loss by 23% in the first half of its fiscal year as both its South African fluorspar mines remained mothballed.The group reported a loss of R33.8m. ($5m.) for the six months to 31 December 2010, compared with  R27.5m. ($4m.) in the same period of 2009.Sallies’ Buffalo mine remained closed...