Platinum Top Stories

South African AMCU union seeks $1,145 monthly basic wage in pay talks

The world's top platinum miners are bracing for a fresh round of negotiations with South African workers as a rise in profits is likely to provoke higher wage demands from labour unions.

Reuters | June 14, 2019 | 1:25 pm

World’s top platinum miners brace for ‘substantial’ wage demands

“Companies are performing well and we are confident they can…

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2019 | 9:37 am

Noront and Aroland First Nation to work together on nickel mine in Ontario

The Indigenous group will become a shareholder in Noront.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 7, 2019 | 6:38 am

S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine

An illegal strike that led to the dismissal of over…

Reuters | May 30, 2019 | 9:42 am

After M&A spree, Sibanye is now the world’s No. 1 platinum miner

The deal, approved by shareholders on Tuesday, creates a company…

Bloomberg News | May 29, 2019 | 3:58 pm

First Quantum sells nickel-copper-platinum mine in Finland for $712 million

Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden AB will pay cash for Kevitsa mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2016 | 2:30 am

Platinum market to record 5th deficit in a row this year

Mining supply returns to pre-strike level but recycling falls.

The World Platinum Investment Council | March 2, 2016 | 1:31 pm

These are the assets Anglo American is kicking to the curb

The miner is completely exiting coal and selling several assets, to focus only on copper, diamonds and platinum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2016 | 2:43 am

Hope fades for three gold miners trapped underground in South Africa

The three workers were trapped on Friday morning, when the lamp room where they were on duty collapsed into an 80-metre hole.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2016 | 7:30 am

Three missing after South African gold mine collapses, trapping 87

Trapped miners were brought to the surface through ventilation shafts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2016 | 4:48 am

Luxembourg joins race to conquer space mining

The move comes only three months after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a space exploitation law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2016 | 3:05 am

Anglo American risks eviction from FTSE 100

FTSE 100 reweighting to take place in March.

Reuters | February 2, 2016 | 1:40 am

Sibanye Gold shopping for new mines, possibly including base metals

The gold miner is expanding its portfolio to platinum, coal and uranium, as it also mulls an incursion in the base metals sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 2:55 pm

Anglo American may fully exit Brazil — report

The company is said to be wanting to offload its Barro Alto nickel mine and the vast Minas-Rio iron ore complex.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2016 | 5:55 am

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