February 5, 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater’s 2017 platinum production up, gold falls Platinum group metals production in South Africa rose 4 percent above the firm's guidance, to stand at to 1.19 million ounces.
February 5, 2018 A third of S.Africa miners say no new investments in 2018 – survey The mining sector in the world's top platinum producer has in recent years been laid low by soaring wage and power costs, depressed prices, violent social and labour unrest as…
February 2, 2018 Gold price set for wild ride in 2018 say 34 bullion analysts Bankers, brokers, refiners and researchers in the London Bullion Market Association's 2018 survey sees gold as high as $1,510 and as low as $1,120 an ounce.
February 2, 2018 Sibanye-Stillwater trapped miners brought to surface safely The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is demanding that Beatrix gold mine remains closed pending a probe and has asked the South African government to investigate why…
February 1, 2018 More than 900 Sibanye miners trapped underground, not in danger Originally there were more than 1,000 miners stuck underground, but sixty-four were rescued overnight.
January 31, 2018 Congo shocker fells Ivanhoe Mines stock Vancouver-based company headed by billionaire mining financier Robert Friedland loses 11% of its value after DRC stuns with new mining code.
January 31, 2018 Russia’s Nornickel says palladium output may fall in 2018 Norilsk Nickel said its production of palladium could decline in 2018, while output of nickel from Russian raw material would remain flat.
January 28, 2018 The ‘quite unusual’ platinum to palladium ratio Focus on platinum-palladium prices and ratios over the past 48 years.
January 25, 2018 Canada’s Gahcho Kue diamond mine boosts Anglo American output, but copper flat The company beat expectations on Thursday with a 5% increase in 2017 production.
January 23, 2018 Zimbabwe mulls scrapping majority black ownership on diamond, platinum sectors President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took the post in November, has ordered an examination of both industries that may lead to the abolition of the 51% local ownership rule on them.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
