May 21, 2014

Flood of buying pushes Montana PGM miner to near 3-year high

Billings-based Stillwater Mining shares are up 40% since the start of the year as platinum, palladium prices surge.

May 21, 2014

Palladium price hits fresh highs: record deficit predicted

Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.

May 18, 2014

Africa FDI at decade high

Foreign direct investment is shifting from extractive industries to consumer-related sectors according to new report.

May 18, 2014

MIT developing platinum replacement

A team of scientists is working on a process to replace platinum-group metals (PGMs) with more widely available elements.

May 14, 2014

Palladium price jumps to three-year high

Platinum also soars over supply fears as deadly South African strikes drag on.

May 13, 2014

South African platinum strike talks going nowhere

He added that the miners are demanding their wages to more than double, an increase the three companies say is unaffordable.

May 7, 2014

Putin punishes platinum, palladium prices

Russia produces more than half of global palladium and Western sanctions were threatening supply, but Putin now appears to be taking a softer line.

May 7, 2014

The value of project generators in a low probability industry

Project generators operate in different markets and stages of project development. Risk profiles vary considerably; leading to diversification within the universe.

May 2, 2014

Platinum jumps on deficit forecast

Strike enters 14th week: 600,000oz platinum lost already and another 300,000oz projected even after labour action ends according to new GFMS survey.

April 28, 2014

Platinum, palladium dive as strike turns violent

Workers desperate after three months without pay loot shopping mall and set community buildings alight.