Early stage projects are located in mining-friendly jurisdictions

Susan Shabangu, highly criticized for her handling of a strike in the platinum sector, was booted out from a cabinet that now includes South Africa's first black minister and a first openly gay official.

Billings-based Stillwater Mining shares are up 40% since the start of the year as platinum, palladium prices surge.

Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.

Foreign direct investment is shifting from extractive industries to consumer-related sectors according to new report.

A team of scientists is working on a process to replace platinum-group metals (PGMs) with more widely available elements.

Impala Platinum (Implats) has lost about 246,000 ounces of production of the metal since the strike started,

The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.

Platinum also soars over supply fears as deadly South African strikes drag on.

He added that the miners are demanding their wages to more than double, an increase the three companies say is unaffordable.