Platinum Top Stories

Metal-CO2 batteries closer to becoming a thing

There is now an innovative way to overcome the energy efficiency issues that so far have plagued metal-carbon dioxide batteries.

Staff Writer | October 24, 2022 | 6:06 am

South Africa’s Treasury to trim budget deficits further on mining royalties

Barclays' economist Michael Kafe said revenues were on track to exceed budgeted…

Reuters | October 21, 2022 | 7:51 am

Stillwater Critical enjoys ‘sweet spot’ in Montana’s Lower Stillwater PGMs Complex

Evaluation positions the company as the second-largest landholder in the…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2022 | 2:28 pm

Platinum-lanthanum alloy may give push to next-gen fuel cells

Researchers at Tsinghua University have devised a method for combining…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2022 | 6:06 am

Tharisa begins $391 million Zimbabwe platinum mine build

The Karo project is an open pit mine which would…

Reuters | October 12, 2022 | 10:56 am

Amplats H1 earnings soar, declares record dividend

South African miner posted a near 7-fold increase in half-year earnings.

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 7:43 am

Implats Zimbabwe unit plans 185 MW solar power plants

Zimbabwe has experienced acute power cuts in the past, the latest in 2019 that lasted up to 18 hours a day.

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 7:38 am

Rerating: Top 50 mining companies double in value from covid low

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks marched to a new high of $1.47 trillion at the end of the second quarter.

MINING.com Editor | July 23, 2021 | 9:56 am

Platinum giants eye solar power as green answer to blackouts

Sibanye Stillwater, Impala Platinum, and Anglo American Platinum said they plan to scale up solar and wind farms.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2021 | 7:01 am

Generation Mining maintains majority control of Marathon project

Sibanye-Stillwater has elected not to exercise its right to take up 51% ownership of the project.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 22, 2021 | 2:07 pm

Amplats expects jump in H1 earnings as metals prices soar

Interim earnings are expected to jump by more than 500%.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 9:47 am

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

Diamond production rose by 134% compared to last year as consumer demand recovered, while platinum output rose 59% to 1.06 million ounces.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:20 am

Zombie mines are coming back to life on soaring metals prices

A strong price environment had seen miners look at the economics of reopening mothballed operations, one consultancy says.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2021 | 8:16 pm

South Africa’s mining output up 21.9% y/y in May

The country was under a strict lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in April last year, denting output.

Reuters | July 12, 2021 | 10:46 pm

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