August 6, 2025 South African minister and top miner clash over US minerals plan That strategy identified coal, chrome ore, iron ore, manganese and platinum as critical minerals, rather than materials found in abundance elsewhere in Africa.
August 6, 2025 Platinum crunch comes to a head as US and China snap up metal The market tightness has made platinum one of the best-performing commodities this year.
August 5, 2025 Zimbabwe platinum miners owed millions in unpaid export earnings The southern African country requires all exporters to retain only 70% of their proceeds in foreign currency.
August 4, 2025 Sibanye’s call for US tariff on Russian palladium may add to price volatility The petition filed by the Johannesburg-based miner adds another layer of uncertainty to prospects for platinum group metals.
July 29, 2025 Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada loses ground Finland is now the top jurisdiction for mining and exploration, reclaiming its early 2010s status, followed by Nevada and Alaska.
July 28, 2025 Trump move means more pollution not platinum price fall: analyst The EPA reportedly plans to drop all greenhouse gas emission standards for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
July 28, 2025 Platinum price rally pulls producers from the brink, Valterra CEO says Prices of the metal surged 36% in the second quarter.
July 23, 2025 Zimplats weighs reopening mothballed mine as prices rebound Zimplats took over the Hartley mine when it acquired assets previously owned by BHP in 2001.
July 22, 2025 Platinum market’s ‘deep’ tightness shows little sign of relief Spot prices have soared to fresh all-time highs and the implied cost of borrowing the metal for one month has hit the steepest level in data going back to 2002.
July 21, 2025 US rare earth stock cracks top 50 mining companies for the first time Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, up $200 billion year to date.
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