May 3, 2012

Platinum to rack up eighth year of surplus

Meanwhile, palladium remained in a gross deficit last year, with this being likely to increase in 2012.

May 2, 2012

US metal and industrial metal mine salaries for 2011

There is no such thing as an average miner.  There is no such thing as an average salary.  Yet we can get some idea of how well mining people are…

May 1, 2012

Scientific rationality aside, metals prices are about to turn for the better-Ecclestone

It may not be a first order recovery for mining project financing, but there are more than a few reasons to be cheerful in the mining space, Hallgarten's Christopher Ecclestone…

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.