July 15, 2014 Amplats expects severely lower profits after five-month strike The firm warned first-half profit may drop as much as 96%.
July 13, 2014 South African metal workers ‘to escalate’ strike The National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (NUMSA) has rejected the latest offer because it didn't include a double-digit wage increase for all three years.
July 10, 2014 Gold and silver shining bright—hit three-month highs Platinum and palladium were also dragged higher by gold.
July 7, 2014 Manipulation marginal, not major, gold driver: Louis James Gold will be revealed as the best form of money ever invented.
July 6, 2014 A quiet steady week that sets us up for strong action now We didn’t see a lot of large moves.
July 4, 2014 Top South African miners leave the World Gold Council As members pay per ounce of metal produced, both companies said they had to look at the cost-benefits of staying in the organization.
July 1, 2014 Increased globalization comes with unique risks and challenges The United States’ duplicative permitting process is a deterrent to investors.
June 30, 2014 Sibanye Gold mulling move into platinum industry by year-end South Africa’s top gold producer is said to be going ahead with plans to expand into the country’s platinum sector before the end of the year.
June 30, 2014 Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets.
June 29, 2014 Hedge funds add record 61% to bullish gold bets Smart money playing catchup after three weeks of gold price gains add record number of net long positions for the week to 12.1 million ounces.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am