July 21, 2025 Russian precious metals sales to China hit $1 billion Chinese imports of Russian precious metal ores and concentrates, including gold and silver, jumped 80% in the first half of 2025.
July 21, 2025 Sibanye-Stillwater buys US precious metals recycler Metallix Metallix recovers gold, silver and platinum group metals from industrial waste, helping Sibanye-Stillwater expand its US recycling footprint.
July 16, 2025 Botswana-focused NexMetals Mining lists on NASDAQ NexMetals' main assets are two past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt mines in Botswana.
July 8, 2025 South African-owned palladium mine in Canada to close in 2026 The shutdown of Impala Canada's Lac des Iles mine puts 750 jobs at risk.
July 7, 2025 Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.
July 3, 2025 Nornickel lowers forecast for 2025 nickel surplus Nornickel expects this year's nickel surplus to be 120,000 tons, which is 30,000 tons lower than it previously thought.
June 27, 2025 Nornickel expects negative hit from high interest rates, trade wars The company is also contending with low metals prices due to the rouble's strengthening this year.
June 26, 2025 Platinum price surges to 11-year high on supply concerns The metal traded as high as $1,416 per ounce on Thursday.
June 26, 2025 South Africa to put in place online mining rights portal in July The registry will only cover the Western Cape at first.
June 24, 2025 Valterra CEO has ‘positive’ outlook on PGM market despite volatility With a valuation of £8.5 billion and assets spanning operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, CEO Craig Miller says the company is positioned for sustainable growth.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
