November 14, 2017

Planetary Resources readies asteroid mining technology for Dec. launch

The Arkyd-6 spacecraft includes core technology that will be used in the company’s asteroid exploration program.

November 9, 2017

Sibanye-Stillwater reaches wage deal with unions at Kroondal mine

The three-year wage agreement was signed by all three unions, the company said.

November 3, 2017

London Metal Exchange Week galvanised by electric dreams: Andy Home

This year, copper was shoved out of the London limelight by new hot metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.

November 1, 2017

Sibanye-Stillwater shuts down Cooke gold mine, about 7,000 laid off

Company said it would keep its Beatrix West gold mine running for as long as it makes a profit, on average, over any continuous period of three months.

October 31, 2017

More than 2,000 miners sacked at Sibanye’s Cooke gold mine

Miners who received a termination letter will hold a mass meeting at the mine Wednesday morning.

October 26, 2017

Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold output up 4 pct quarter

The mining company said gold production rose to 11,576 kg in the three months to September 30 while group operating profit was $216.8 million.

October 25, 2017

Rhodium price roars to six-year high

Precious metal is up 114% or $880 an ounce in 2017 as above-ground stocks are "bled dry".

October 23, 2017

Platinum miner Lonmin to cut over 1,000 jobs in South Africa

South Africa's Solidarity union cites low commodity prices and rising costs as two main factors behind the job cuts.

October 20, 2017

Invest in platinum, palladium, or rhodium?

David Morgan uncovers supply and demand fundamentals on mining, cost of production, utility, and ratios in Proven and Probable interview.

October 16, 2017

Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines

Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations had delivered "solid operational results" in the first-half of 2017, prompting an upward revision to its 2017 production forecast and…