Scoping Study Completed for Eyre Peninsula Graphite – LINCOLN MINERALS LIMITED

The shares on offer represent about 5% of Amplats' total issued ordinary shares.

"It is much easier for us to sell most of our production to Asian partners," CEO Yussupov told the FT.

Beard, 57, was accused last month by the SFO of conspiring to make corrupt payments to government officials and state-owned oil firm employees in Nigeria and Cameroon.

The price of platinum has fallen about 4% this year to about $950 per oz.