Platinum Top Stories

Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines

Unions have been cleared to give the company notice of a strike following failed wage talks for gold mine workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2022 | 3:40 am

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the…

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2022 | 1:18 pm

Platinum catalyst may be the key to reducing methane emissions

US-based researchers developed a catalyst technology that may be the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction

A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2021 | 10:47 am

South Africa’s deep mines grapple with thousands returning to work

Social distancing, screening and testing will hamper the country’s deep-level mines.

Bloomberg News | May 27, 2020 | 8:46 am

Pandemic to cut S.Africa’s mining output by 8-10%

Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said it would take a month for its mines to fully ramp up.

Reuters | May 26, 2020 | 11:22 am

Sienna to acquire EMX’s Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Finland

Both Sienna and EMX are focusing their efforts in northern Europe.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 26, 2020 | 6:20 am

Spearmint Resources acquires Ontario PGM project

The Vancouver-based company took a hold of the Escape Lake North property near Thunder Bay.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2020 | 6:15 am

CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year

The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.

Frik Els | May 21, 2020 | 11:03 am

CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn

And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays.

MINING.com Editor | May 20, 2020 | 3:42 pm

Elephant platinum coins sell out in South Africa

Over 2,000 coins featuring an elephant were sold out to US and Asian investors after being minted in March.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2020 | 10:22 am

Covid-19 impact on platinum less than feared — report

Total demand in Q1 2020 declined by 5%, while supply decreased by 19%.

MINING.com Editor | May 19, 2020 | 11:53 am

Gold price backs off from new 7-year high

Gold fell from a fresh seven-year high on Monday as early results from a coronavirus vaccine trial showed promising results.

Jackson Chen | May 18, 2020 | 9:10 am

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