June 1, 2014

A golden fall

Gold is in serious trouble and not something I’ll be looking to trade for some time, perhaps even many years as its bull market may be done now.

May 29, 2014

Nickel, palladium and platinum outperforming in 2014

Not all is bad in the metals sector.

May 26, 2014

South Africa reshuffles cabinet, names new mineral resources minister

Susan Shabangu, highly criticized for her handling of a strike in the platinum sector, was booted out from a cabinet that now includes South Africa's first black minister and a…

May 21, 2014

Flood of buying pushes Montana PGM miner to near 3-year high

Billings-based Stillwater Mining shares are up 40% since the start of the year as platinum, palladium prices surge.

May 21, 2014

Palladium price hits fresh highs: record deficit predicted

Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.

May 18, 2014

Africa FDI at decade high

Foreign direct investment is shifting from extractive industries to consumer-related sectors according to new report.

May 18, 2014

MIT developing platinum replacement

A team of scientists is working on a process to replace platinum-group metals (PGMs) with more widely available elements.

May 16, 2014

World’s largest platinum mine to remain shut for months on S. Africa strike

Impala Platinum (Implats) has lost about 246,000 ounces of production of the metal since the strike started,

May 15, 2014

Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge

The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.

May 14, 2014

Palladium price jumps to three-year high

Platinum also soars over supply fears as deadly South African strikes drag on.