December 11, 2015

Is platinum cheap or was it too expensive?

Today, many in the industry claim that platinum is a bargain buy, citing its historic relationship to gold as evidence.

December 8, 2015

In January this guy launches a hedge fund to invest in metals

Orion's Oskar Lewnowski: "For a long time, metals were driven by financial flows... With those guys out, we are back to fundamentals."

December 8, 2015

Anglo American to cut 85,000 jobs, dividend and assets in sweeping restructuring

The job cuts, part of a major overhaul, are far greater than the 53,000 positions the miner said it would cut in July.

December 7, 2015

Responding to a depressed mining market

The immediate reactive response from most mines is to cut: cut costs, cut employee numbers, and cut output.

December 4, 2015

Anglo American set to announce dividend cut next week

One of the miner’s worst kept secret may be revealed as soon as Tuesday.

December 4, 2015

The mining supercycle and its demise

Supercycle meets Kubler-Ross.

November 26, 2015

Obama boosts asteroid mining, signs law granting rights to own space riches

While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.

November 25, 2015

Platinum, palladium prices break fall

Platinum remains at record discount to gold.

November 25, 2015

Anglo American shares close at lowest in 16 years on HSBC note

HSBC downgraded the company to 'reduce' from 'hold' and highlighted that Anglo's precarious cash flow situation may force it to cancel its dividend.

November 19, 2015

Lonmin investors approve key $407m rights issue

The move will allow the platinum miner to restructure its debt and, it hopes, weather an ongoing decline of platinum prices.