$8bn mining private equity needs to be spent. And soon Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over. Frik Els | September 14, 2014 | 11:01 pm
Heavy precious metal shorting is bullish The ironic thing is that futures speculators fantastic Q2 2013 gold-downside bet hasn’t worked very well since then. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | September 12, 2014 | 4:43 pm
South Africa’s mining output at lowest in over 18 months Platinum and gold sectors among the worst performers due to labour strikes that cripple the industry early this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2014 | 5:05 pm
Anglo American chief not going for any major corporate split A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2014 | 4:24 pm
Ivanhoe transfers 26% of S. Africa’s platinum project to locals It has given 20% to 20 local groups, 3% to black entrepreneurs and managerial employees, and another 3% to historically disadvantaged South African staff. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2014 | 2:19 pm
Glasenberg pooh-poohs Anglo takeover There's a history there of course. Just ask Mick Davis. Frik Els | September 3, 2014 | 11:49 pm
PGM roller coaster ride: long way down Palladium drops sharply from 13-year highs. Sister metal platinum close to wiping out 2014 gains. Frik Els | September 2, 2014 | 9:22 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: A forecast of when we’ll run out of each metal Here is one interpretation of when we’ll run out of each metal or energy source. Visual Capitalist | September 2, 2014 | 4:12 pm
Palladium price sets fresh 13-year high But platinum slide continues despite Ukraine escalation. Frik Els | August 29, 2014 | 7:50 pm