October 29, 2015

Mining industry value drops below one trillion dollars

In 2011, during the peak of the so-called “mining boom”, the sector was worth nearly US$2.5 trillion.

October 23, 2015

Platinum price back to triple digits

This week Volkswagen stopped selling diesel vehicles in Europe while top producer Anglo American announced a 14% surge in output.

October 21, 2015

The elements of power in the Rare-Metal age

“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share, no chance” —Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, June 2007.

October 19, 2015

The $2 trillion mining value chain at a glance

All you need to know about mining and metals and the role the sector plays in key industries of the global economy in one simple table.

October 16, 2015

Platinum price: VW taketh away, Toyota giveth

Platinum price up 14% in two weeks gets further boost as Toyota unveils big push into fuel cell cars where PGM loadings are typically 7 times higher.

October 14, 2015

The value of South Africa’s top miners more than halved in just a year

The dramatic fall in overall market capitalization reflects, according to PwC, the impact of the ongoing commodities rout and other challenges the local industry has faced in the last year.

October 13, 2015

S. Africa’s main coal union accepts wage offer, ends strike

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines, which has been negotiating on behalf of the country’s main coal producers, will sign the agreement later today.

October 12, 2015

South Africa gold companies face massive lung disease suit

Hundreds of thousands of workers are suing 32 gold mining firms after contracting silicosis and tuberculosis working the country's ultra-deep gold mines.

October 11, 2015

CHART: Mining tide is turning

After the best week for commodity prices in more than three years, sentiment towards metals and mining may finally be turning.

October 9, 2015

Glencore responsible for extension of coal strike in S. Africa — union

According to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Swiss-based company is the one “holding the whole process to ransom".