Platinum Top Stories

Conquest Resources to acquire Canadian Continental’s Ontario assets

Canadian Continental’s mining claims surround Conquest’s Golden Rose mine project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 17, 2020 | 6:30 am

Nornickel to cooperate with Russian Platinum on Arctic deposit

Companies will cooperate in developing the Chernogorskoye platinum group metals…

Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 8:57 am

Anglo sticks to 2020 output goals after Q2 slump

Overall production fell 18%, with diamonds, platinum, palladium, iron ore,…

Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 8:48 am

Miners may raise $3 billion in streaming deals, Wheaton CEO says

The Vancouver-based company is expecting a $1 billion deal in…

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2020 | 3:13 pm

Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output

In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with…

Frik Els | July 15, 2020 | 12:10 pm

Lonmin’s largest shareholder backs takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater

Lonmin has been the biggest casualty in South Africa's platinum mining industry.

Reuters | September 3, 2018 | 7:43 am

India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout

Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.

Reuters | September 3, 2018 | 7:21 am

Zimplats FY profit tumbles after higher deferred tax charge

Platinum miner Zimplats on Friday reported a 94 percent drop in after-tax profit to $2.6 million after incurring a higher deferred tax charge.

Reuters | August 31, 2018 | 9:37 am

Platinum-gold alloy is the most wear-resistant metal in the world

Researchers say the alloy could save the electronics industry more than $100 million a year.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 28, 2018 | 4:28 pm

Amplats taking steps to control emissions from South African platinum smelter

The Polokwane smelter is becoming environmentally friendlier.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 27, 2018 | 6:48 pm

Quebec miner looking for cobalt and precious metals

Manganese X Energy now wants a taste of the cobalt market.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 26, 2018 | 12:02 pm

Kremlin aide wants top firms to invest more rather than pay windfall tax

Kremlin aide Andrei Belousov said on Friday he would like major Russian firms to invest in social projects rather than pay higher taxes.

Reuters | August 24, 2018 | 1:49 am

Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer

Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.

Michael McCrae | August 22, 2018 | 3:02 am

South Africa’s Impala Platinum flags wider full-year loss

Implats said on Monday that it expects its full-year loss to widen due to impairments relating to its Rustenburg assets.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 11:00 am

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