Platinum Top Stories

Amplats cuts dividend payout again as South African power outages crimp profit

The Anglo American unit reduced its total 2022 payout by 62% as state-owned utility Eskom struggles to keep its coal-fired power plants working.

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2023 | 9:12 am

Natascha Viljoen, a metallurgical engineer, will remain as Amplats boss…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2023 | 6:53 am

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by…

Staff Writer | February 14, 2023 | 9:08 am

The power outages could cut South Africa’s output of platinum-group…

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2023 | 4:34 am

The mining industry has been struggling to hit production targets,…

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 10:43 am

Palladium also extended gains amid fears of supply concerns from Russia, the top producer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 23, 2022 | 9:00 am

The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four.

MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 1:23 pm

New catalyst can turn CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently

Stanford University researchers developed a new catalyst that increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons from captured CO2.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 22, 2022 | 5:05 am

Amplats said the rand price of its platinum group metals basket had increased by 22%, while sales volumes were up 82% for the year.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:39 am

Japanese scientists found a way to use cobalt and manganese to produce hydrogen for fuel cells and agricultural fertilizers.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 16, 2022 | 5:05 am