April 30, 2012 Zimplats sees quarterly profits jump 170 pct A 32% increase in revenue from higher average platinum prices saw Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit's profits climb 170% quarter on quarter despite some labour and power shortage problems.
April 30, 2012 Aquarius Platinum posts Q3 net loss The miner posted a net loss of $9.4 million for the quarter to the end of March, owing to weaker platinum prices and a drop in production on the back…
April 26, 2012 Surprised it lasted this long. Soviet-era palladium stockpiles said to be depleted Apart from Russian reserves no longer distorting the market, South Africa's dwindling supply is bound to boost prices further.
April 24, 2012 Asteroid miners explain just how they are going to do it Planetary Resources took the wrapper off the new company that plans to mine asteroids, and the company has half a road map on how to get precious metals out of…
April 22, 2012 Wesizwe Platinum’s new mine smell The construction of Wesizwe's Bakubung mine is in sharp contrast to the the general gloominess that currently envelops South Africa's platinum sector
April 21, 2012 Poll shows support for mining in space While we may receive confirmation on Tuesday that James Cameron and some Google executives are going to start mining in space, CBC asked its readers if it's even a good…
April 19, 2012 Not at the top: rare earth ranks fifth for supply risk In a supply risk index of chemical elements that are of economic value, four elements placed ahead of rare earth.
April 19, 2012 Are Google executives and James Cameron planning to mine asteroids? Speculation is mounting that group of heavy-hitting investors—including filmmaker James Cameron and Google executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt—may announce next week in Seattle plans to mine asteroids for minerals.
April 10, 2012 Reports of Mugabe’s death are greatly exaggerated Widely circulated reports that the 88-year old were fighting for his life in a Singapore hospital were deemed to be "lies meant to destabilise Zimbabwe," according to a spokesman.
April 4, 2012 Precious metals investors taking big knocks adjusting to life without QE3 Gold dropped more than $57 or 3.4% an ounce in early afternoon trade while ever volatile silver tanked more than 6%. Platinum crashed through the $1,600 an ounce level and…
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
