August 15, 2016 Hedge funds up bullish platinum, palladium bets near record Large scale futures speculators and PGM investors in physically-backed exchange traded funds are taking wildly different views of the outlook for the metals.
August 14, 2016 Anglo’s top shareholder could reduce it to diamond-only miner South Africa's state pension fund is pushing Anglo to spin off all its assets in the country, including the miner's coveted platinum mines.
August 14, 2016 Draft bill says list in Harare if you want to mine in Zimbabwe None of the foreign-owned platinum miners operating in the world's number three producer of the precious metal is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
August 11, 2016 South Africa output topples platinum, palladium prices PGM prices plunge after data show country's mines responsible for 70% of global production are humming and local currency revenues are hitting records.
August 11, 2016 Asteroid miner Deep Space to launch first commercial mission by 2020 The mission's goal is to map a target asteroid, looking for deposits of water and other resources with visible and infrared cameras.
August 9, 2016 Gold futures come back to the London Metal Exchange The LME’s previous attempt at trading gold lasted only three years .
August 1, 2016 This is what a broad-based metals and mining rally looks like CHART: The gold price may grab headlines, but coal's rally comes as a shocker – thermal prices are up 22% in 2016 and coking coal's back in triple digits.
August 1, 2016 Platinum, palladium prices are exploding Platinum now outperforming gold price in 2016 and palladium price soars 21% in just one month.
July 29, 2016 Anglo American declines merger offer from Vedanta Vedanta Resources’ chairman Anil Agarwal allegedly approached Anglo in several opportunities earlier this year to discuss potential tie-ups.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am