Northam steps up bidding war with formal offer for RBPlat Northam has presented a formal offer of 172.7 rand per share, escalating a takeover battle with bigger rival Impala Platinum. Reuters | November 9, 2022 | 9:40 am
Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine and adding an open-pit operation to the site, also known as Crean Hill. Staff Writer | November 8, 2022 | 10:56 am
Zimbabwe’s new mineral royalty policy comes into force The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium. Reuters | November 8, 2022 | 7:45 am
Economic slump nudges down platinum and palladium forecasts Prices of the two metals are largely unchanged from the start of the year. Reuters | November 3, 2022 | 7:48 am
US busts catalytic converter theft ring that extracted metals Metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium have been stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers, sending auto-insurance claims soaring across the country. Bloomberg News | November 2, 2022 | 4:45 pm
New platinum, palladium catalyst able to deal with methane emissions for good A new palladium and platinum catalyst is able to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities. Staff Writer | November 2, 2022 | 6:06 am
Sibanye-Stillwater may cut thousands of jobs at gold mines in South Africa The miner will enter into consultations with stakeholders, which could impact 1,959 employees and 465 contractors. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2022 | 3:51 am
RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic boasting ore with a value of nearly $900 billion at today’s prices. Frik Els | October 28, 2022 | 11:11 am
Tharisa issues $50m bond for Zimbabwe platinum mine build The bond, which is not rated, is the first issued on Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. Reuters | October 28, 2022 | 7:37 am
