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Its major commodity markets include copper, coking</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">It has additional exposures to gold, cobalt, lead and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">silver, recycling facilities and global technology products.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">The company was founded in 1926.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Xstrata PLC, located in Zug, Switzerland, is a mining company. Its major commodity markets include copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc. It has additional exposures to gold, cobalt, lead and silver, recycling facilities and global technology products. The company was founded in 1926.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business1><sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">5.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">6.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">7.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">8.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">9.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">10.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">11.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">12.00000</sdc:value></sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:h_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Lonmin PLC, located in London,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">UK, is a platinum mining</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">company. It has mining</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">interest for metals such as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">platinum, palladium,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">ruthenium, iridium and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">rhodium. 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</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1745998</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1690842</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1690842</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>11/14/2007 1:05:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Lonmin Plc</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Preliminary 2007 Lonmin Plc Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">LMI.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Preliminary 2007 Lonmin Plc Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><description>...#### revenue increased by around #% as stronger PGM prices offset the fall in volumes. Board has recommended a final dividend of $#.## per share giving a total dividend for the year of $#.##. ...

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</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1690842</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1679140</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1679140</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/25/2007 5:09:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Lonmin Plc</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Lonmin Plc Full Year Production Report - Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">LMI.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:00am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Lonmin Plc Full Year Production Report - Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Lonmin's full year #### production report call. Today I am pleased to present Brad Mills, Chief Executive, Alan Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer, and Alex Shorland-Ball, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications. For the first part of this call, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards there will be a question-and-answer session. Mr. Mills, please begin. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1679140</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1679140</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1679140</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/25/2007 2:11:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Lonmin Plc</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Lonmin Plc Full Year Production Report - Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">LMI.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:00am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Lonmin Plc Full Year Production Report - Conference Call Summary</title><description>...LMI.L reported that FY## final metal sales were ###,### ounces of Platinum, in line with guidance following Aug. strike and #Q## final metal sales were ###,### ounces of Platinum and some ###,### ounces of PGMs. ...

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