Aquarius Platinum has said that it would suspend some operations at the Marikana mine due to its own weak price outlook for the metal.

FORBES: Platinum Outperforming Other Metals, Lifted By South African Supply Concerns

Willi Boehm, an executive at Perth, Australia-based Aquarius Platinum Ltd.

WSJ: Exhausting the Earth's Resources? Not So Fast

Some of the big gold and platinum producers, such as AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Harmony, Lonmin and Aquarius, have been granted new licences for existing mines.

ECONOMIST: Mining in South Africa