More than 8 miles of underground development is now completed, 3 miles ahead of schedule.

The fallout is difficult to quantify as countries extend, revise or relax measures to contain the crisis.

The company has suffered a 7% drop in first-quarter output of platinum group metals.

The firm said it would resume gold and platinum operations in South Africa in the next two weeks.

As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth.

The fund is designed to meet the immediate needs of the communities in which the company operates.

The platinum miner said it had been in consultations with the mines ministry to bring some non-essential workers gradually back to work.