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Zimbabwe mine output subdued in first quarter as dollar crunch bites

Gold deliveries to central bank unit Fidelity Printers and Refiners, which buys all the country's gold, declined to 6.5 tonnes from 7.3 tonnes during the January-March quarter.

Reuters | May 22, 2019 | 10:19 am

Sibanye keeps option to increase Lonmin offer against rival bid

Sibanye Gold reiterated that its increased offer for Lonmin is final, but kept its option open to sweeten the deal for the platinum producer should a rival bid emerge.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 9:35 am

South African court clears way for Sibanye’s acquisition of Lonmin

The transaction would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2019 | 7:00 am

Sibanye-Stillwater plans to resume dividend payments in 2020

The company also expects to halve the amount of job cuts previously announced in the gold division to around 3,000.

Reuters | May 16, 2019 | 11:25 am

Army puts backers off multibillion-dollar Zimbabwe platinum mine

A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4 billion is floundering because a military stake in the project has deterred potential backers.

Bloomberg News | May 15, 2019 | 10:07 am

Platinum firms gear up for tough South Africa wage talks

A rise in producer profits is likely to provoke higher wage demands from labour unions including the militant AMCU.

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 9:08 am

Lonmin likely to cut fewer jobs due to revenue boost – CEO

Higher prices for a basket of Lonmin's metals and a weaker South African rand helped the London-listed miner to an annual pre-tax profit in 2018, its first since 2013.

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 8:59 am

Platinum market is turning a corner as supplies start to tighten

Prices of the metal mostly used in autocatalysts are off to the best start to a year since 2016 as investors flock back to exchange-traded funds.

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2019 | 9:42 am

Investors, autos to fuel platinum deficit in 2019 – Johnson Matthey

Specialist materials firm Johnson Matthey forecast a 127,000-ounce platinum shortfall this year, after surpluses of 372,000 and 44,000 ounces in 2018 and 2017 respectively.

Reuters | May 13, 2019 | 9:10 am

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