Platinum Top Stories

Northam steps up bidding war with formal offer for RBPlat

Northam has presented a formal offer of 172.7 rand per share, escalating a takeover battle with bigger rival Impala Platinum.

Reuters | November 9, 2022 | 9:40 am

Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate

Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine…

Staff Writer | November 8, 2022 | 10:56 am

Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force

The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties…

Reuters | November 8, 2022 | 7:45 am

Economic slump nudges down platinum and palladium forecasts

Prices of the two metals are largely unchanged from the…

Reuters | November 3, 2022 | 7:48 am

US busts catalytic converter theft ring that extracted metals

Metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium have…

Bloomberg News | November 2, 2022 | 4:45 pm

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How mining waste can be used for hydrogen fuel production

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology propose the idea of using feldspars found in mine tailings as part of a potential cheaper catalyst for hydrogen fuel production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 12:30 am

Scientists working on autonomous swarms of robots to mine the Moon

NASA has granted a research team from the University of Arizona $500,000 to develop robots able to mine, excavate and even build simple structures on the Moon's surface.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2021 | 6:16 am

New type of catalyst may help protect supply of precious metals – study

Researchers high demand for catalysts means that global supplies of gold, platinum and palladium are become rapidly depleted

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 13, 2021 | 1:31 am

Palladium price lowest since August 2020 on automaker demand concerns

The World Platinum Investment Council said this week that it expects higher costs of palladium, used in vehicle pollution-control devices, to spur a gradual switch by automakers to using more platinum in gasoline-powered cars and trucks.

Bloomberg News | September 10, 2021 | 8:19 am

WPIC switches 2021 platinum forecast from deficit to surplus

The roughly 8 million ounce a year market will be oversupplied by 190,000 ounces in 2021, the WPIC said.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 4:10 pm

Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid

The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 7, 2021 | 10:29 am

Obscure precious metal takes center stage for platinum giants

The rise of rhodium, the world’s most expensive precious metal, has made it the No. 1 revenue stream of the biggest platinum miners.

Bloomberg News | September 3, 2021 | 7:38 am

Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

Ontario is a world-class destination for the mining industry.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | September 2, 2021 | 3:15 pm

Impala Platinum earnings surge on higher output, metal prices

The company posted a 123% surge in full-year profit, boosted by higher prices of platinum group metals.

Reuters | September 2, 2021 | 7:53 am

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