January 8, 2015

Platinum, palladium prices in 2015: Start your engines

The stars will again align for a rise in PGM prices in 2015, but all bets are off if... Putin.

December 30, 2014

Epic price reversal for commodities in 2014

Whereas total returns for the S&P 500 Index and 10-Year Treasury bond stayed relatively stable throughout the year, commodities and the U.S. dollar both made an incredible about-face starting around…

December 28, 2014

Dollars and gold revisited

Monetization of treasury bonds to the tune of $300 billion will not be nearly enough to solve our country’s financial problems.

December 16, 2014

Deep-sea mining pioneer now hunts for resources in space

Julian Malnic, the founder of world's first deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals has joined the board of Deep Space Industries.

December 15, 2014

UK company sells gold, silver refineries after 162 years

Johnson Matthey sells refineries in US and Canada to metal recycler for $184 million in cash.

December 9, 2014

Vietnam’s emerging nickel-sulphide district

Asian Mineral Resources blazes a trail in South East Asia.

December 3, 2014

Precious metals firm is Britain’s most admired company

200-year old Johnson Matthey refines precious metals, manufactures autocatalysts and produces the platinum group metals industry's most watched research.

November 30, 2014

Low oil prices good for PGMs

A Scotiabank analyst noted Thursday that when oil prices drop heavily on ample supply and strengthening consumer demand, car demand tends to surge.

November 26, 2014

Price fixing lawsuits come to platinum, palladium market

Goldman, BASF, HSBC and Standard Bank accused of front-running and spoof orders while in charge of the London PGM Fix since 1989.

November 26, 2014

Police and protestors clash at Ivanhoe mine in South Africa

Locals were protesting the imminent construction of Platreef platinum mine.