October 8, 2012 South Africa platinum industry to discuss new frameworks South Africa's platinum mining industry met last week to look at a new dispensation for the sector with the help of professional facilitators.
October 7, 2012 Much ado about nothing Still hold a hefty portion of your wealth in physical gold and silver
October 5, 2012 Asteroid-mining firm hiring “space nuts” and interns Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned asteroid-mining focused Planetary Resources is hiring interns for 2013.
September 28, 2012 NASA takes asteroid mining seriously; funds viability study Only five months after Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron officially launched their asteroid mining focused Planetary Resources company, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funding…
September 27, 2012 Friedland’s Ivanplats IPO: ‘It’s a gun to the head’ If Ivanplats's $165 million worth of bonds are not redeemed for stock, rates on the debt soars to credit card-like repayments of just under 19% on November 10 and to…
September 26, 2012 South African mining stuck in ’19th century’ Former anti-Apartheid activist and Gold Fields board member Mamphela Ramphele has some harsh words for South Africa's mining bosses.
September 20, 2012 South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent A bad choice of words.
September 16, 2012 Amplats to resume South Africa operations on Tuesday JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum plans to resume operations at its Rustenburg mine in South Africa on Tuesday after it suspended work following labor unrest, it said on Sunday.
September 11, 2012 New body found at Lonmin’s mine; miners refuse to go back to work The body of a man slashed to death was found Tuesday at Lonmin’s (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, where a protracted wildcat strike has cost…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm