Platinum Top Stories

Canada approves Marathon palladium mine environmental plan

Located 10 km from Marathon, Ontario, the mine is slated to produce 245,000 ounces of palladium annually over an estimated 13-year mine life.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2022 | 3:51 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to spend $616m advancing Finnish lithium project

The Keliber mine is expected to be Europe's first fully…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2022 | 7:13 am

UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2022 | 7:03 am

Birthplace of gold-rich stars finally revealed

Researchers have revealed the birthplace of stars with an abundance…

Staff Writer | November 23, 2022 | 6:10 am

Platinum deficit expected in 2023 after bumper surpluses, WPIC says

Use by auto makers would rise and investors would flip…

Reuters | November 21, 2022 | 4:11 pm

South African mining deaths rise as safety worsens, lobby says

The number of deaths in the world’s top platinum-group metals miner rose to 55 between January and Oct. 28 this year, from 43 in the same period last year.

Bloomberg News | October 29, 2021 | 8:09 am

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.

Northern Miner Staff | October 28, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Platinum prices weigh on Sibanye Stillwater’s Q3 earnings

PGM prices fell in the third quarter as the global semiconductor shortage hit demand from the car industry.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 7:33 am

Amplats in talks to sell Bokoni mine to African Rainbow Minerals

Amplats suspended activity at the platinum mine in 2017.

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 6:59 am

Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt

The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 11:22 am

Implats in talks to become a platinum metals giant

Impala Platinum is in talks to buy its smaller rival Royal Bafokeng Platinum.

Bloomberg News | October 27, 2021 | 9:34 am

Zimbabwe miners losing 20% of export proceeds to exchange rate distortions

Exporters are required to surrender 40% of their foreign currency earnings to the central bank, in exchange for local currency at the official rate.

Reuters | October 27, 2021 | 7:26 am

Sibanye-Stillwater in talks to buy two Brazilian nickel-copper mines

The South African company may soon add to its portfolio the Santa Rita nickel-copper mine and the Serrote copper-gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2021 | 6:55 am

Nornickel urges scientists to find new ways to use palladium

The contest will grant $350,000 in total to scientists or entrepreneurs able to come up with a sustainable way to boost demand for palladium.

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 9:10 am

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