Zimbabwe platinum miners ask government to defer 5% export tax

The Treasury announced the tax in 2020, giving miners two years to prepare before its planned introduction early this year.

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2022 | 8:55 am

Wheaton meets 2021 guidance, plans 20% growth

In 2021, Wheaton went on a shopping spree that totalled over $1 billion, adding streams from six separate mines to its portfolio.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 7, 2022 | 8:05 am

Financial spillover effect more intense between gold, silver

Researchers analyzed the portfolio risk characteristics and spillovers of precious metals commodities and equity markets across continents.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 7, 2022 | 5:10 am

Tharisa chrome, PGM mine in South Africa to host solar farm

Tharisa, Total Eren and Chariot will collaborate on the development of a solar photovoltaic project to be installed at the Tharisa mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 11:58 am

Zimbabwe makes U-turn on mining royalties to halt currency slide

The Zimbabwean dollar has weakened 6.8% this year to 116.65 per dollar.

Bloomberg News | February 4, 2022 | 8:04 am

World’s first physically-backed EV metals ETC launched

The Global Palladium Fund announced the launching of its own physical EV metals exchange-traded commodities with $10 million of seed capital.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Earth’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ responsible for metal ore deposit formation

Researchers have discovered a ‘Goldilocks zone’ at the base of the earth’s crust where temperature allows for metals to be transported to shallower levels near the surface.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

Amplats sells stake in two mines to rival Sibanye-Stillwater

The Anglo American unit is selling its 50% stake in the Kroondal and Marikana platinum group metals mines in South Africa for just 1 rand ($0.0643).

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2022 | 7:03 am

Palladium price highest in four months amid Ukraine-Russia crisis

Tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine have heightened concerns supplies may be disrupted.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2022 | 9:07 am

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ERG to spend $1.8 billion doubling African copper, cobalt output

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO shrugs off gold mega-merger

Amplats says 2022 refined PGM output fell 25%, 2023 outlook unchanged

Zimbabwe allows miners, exporters to keep more forex from exports

South Africa reports safest year in mining, government urges more

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