JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) (Pink Sheets:IMPUY) (JSE:Imp) (LSE:Ipla) (ADRS:Impuy) today stated that they have had meetings during which representatives from the two organisations explored ways of establishing a process whereby the current wage negotiations could be facilitated and brought to a successful conclusion.