November 13, 2013 Glencore Xstrata starts trading in South Africa, poised to sell Lonmin stake The miner and trading house ranks now among the top three on the JSE in terms of market capitalization.
November 12, 2013 Platinum giant Lonmin returns to profit after stormy year World's third largest platinum producer posted best output in six years.
November 7, 2013 Chinese said to eye Ivanhoe Mines stake Robert Friedland's African projects capture the interests of China National Gold after state-owned firm said no to African Barrick.
November 7, 2013 South African lawmakers postpone changes to mining, oil ruling Parliament to sleep on proposed reforms.
November 6, 2013 Leonard Melman: Put your trust in precious metals, not governments Continued fiscal stimulus, high debt levels and loss of confidence in governments will lead to the return of big inflation and a consequent big run-up in precious and other metals.
November 6, 2013 South African ex-union official shot dead in Marikana The man, ambushed outside his home in the mining town of Mooinooi, became the fourth person with ties to the NUM murdered in the platinum belt region in the past…
November 4, 2013 Sector-wide platinum strike looks likely Workers at Northam Platinum put down their tools. Others may follow.
October 31, 2013 South Africa: Existing gold and platinum mines will close, says Andy Jackson New deposits, which may be able to produce at a much lower cost with fewer workers and higher wages, could change the whole platinum industry.
October 30, 2013 Physicists reveal results of dark matter study from bottom of a gold mine The scientists have been working at the one-of-a-kind laboratory located at the bottom of what was once North America's deepest gold mine.
October 30, 2013 China needs PGM’s now In an effort to reduce vehicle emissions and drive sustainability advances in automobiles, the world is turning to technologies centered on platinum group metals.
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