October 27, 2021

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.

October 18, 2021

Flash method may allow quick recovery of precious metals from e-waste

Flash Joule heating is being proposed at Rice University as a mechanism to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste.

September 16, 2021

Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage

The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.

September 3, 2021

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.

September 2, 2021

Ontario Snapshot: Eight companies to watch

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

July 26, 2021

Amplats H1 earnings soar, declares record dividend

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

June 1, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater to buy back up to 5% of shares

Sibanye reported a 78% increase in first-quarter core profit last month, on the back of higher prices for metals, including gold, platinum, palladium and rhodium.

May 18, 2021

South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey

A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new…

May 6, 2021

Sibanye-Stillwater’s first-quarter core profit jumps 78%

High prices for metals extracted by Sibanye, including gold, platinum, palladium and rhodium, have boosted profits.

April 30, 2021

Implats Q3 production rises by 4%

The platinum miner said group production in the nine months to March 31 rose by 11% to 17.38 million tonnes.