Focus SOUTHERN AFRICA
After Canada's Sherritt, the longtime operator of Ambatovy's nickel-cobalt mine, threw in its hand in August, the two remaining shareholders differ on the way forward: armed with the government's blessing, Japan's Sumitomo is all-in for the long-haul, but South Korea's Kores is already looking for a way to fold. [...]
EastPlats, a Canadian producer of South African platinum and chromium, has suffered a setback in its lawsuit against its former management. At issue are transactions signed off by the company's former directors just before their July 2016 ouster, which they knew was coming. [...]
