Sibanye’s Montana woes underscore miners’ growing reliance on Washington A fight over government largesse shows how much the stakes have changed for US mines as overseas rivals have expanded market control. Reuters | October 23, 2024 | 3:40 pm
US asks G-7 to consider sanctions on Russian palladium, titanium One major challenge is that Europe is reliant on the metals and has shown little appetite to target them in the past. Bloomberg News | October 23, 2024 | 2:52 pm
Gold price climbs to a fresh record as geopolitics drive haven demand Bullion hit an all-time high of $2,748.36 an ounce, topping Monday’s record. Bloomberg News | October 22, 2024 | 2:07 pm
Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals Explosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly. Reuters | October 22, 2024 | 9:30 am
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm
China to launch platinum, palladium futures in Q1, producers’ council says The contracts will be the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in China. Reuters | October 15, 2024 | 8:02 am
India says UAE will look into issue of higher precious metal exports to India India raised the issue of higher imports of silver products, platinum alloy and dry dates. Reuters | October 15, 2024 | 7:31 am
Sibanye-Stillwater faces $522 million compensation claim over scrapped mine deal The South African miner must compensate Appian for the losses that arose after it did not buy two Brazilian nickel and copper mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2024 | 3:28 am
Value of top 50 mining companies jumps to second highest on record World’s 50 biggest miners now worth $1.5 trillion, up $76 billion during Q3 as gold miners climb the rankings and Chinese mining stocks get a late boost. Frik Els | October 14, 2024 | 3:10 am
