September 25, 2013

Anglo American Platinum under attack on several fronts

After the world's largest platinum producer announced massive lay-offs and plans to scale back annual production by 350,000 ounces.

September 23, 2013

Sprott’s Charles Oliver sees the shine returning to metals

Has the gold price hit bottom?

September 22, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Platinum as an investment

Part three of Visual Capitalist’s platinum series has arrived. The final section looks at platinum as an investment opportunity. Global demand for the […]

September 19, 2013

South African police ‘lied over shootings’ in Marikana mine

A commission of inquiry has evidence that shows police falsified or withheld documents and gave false accounts of events.

September 18, 2013

Pro-or seizes market opportunity with platinum recycling technology

Every year, nearly 15 million North American cars expire—and recycling the platinum group metals within them is far cheaper than building a three-mile mine shaft in a faraway country.

September 17, 2013

South Africa open to modifying controversial mining bill

Both companies and legal experts have criticized extensively some of the clauses, which it makes the law "unconstitutional."

September 15, 2013

Billionaire miner Robert Friedland sounds off

"We’re much closer to the bottom of this cycle than you imagine. This is not the end of the super-cycle."

September 14, 2013

New superfast silver, platinum-based drive destined for your smartphone

Flash drives will start to make way for silver-ion memory devices which are much faster, lasts longer, hold more information and use nanowatts of power.

September 13, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: The platinum series continued

Part two of the platinum series explores supply and demand.

September 11, 2013

David Franklin: Is platinum the new gold?

While white metal miners face a variety of challenges, there is an increasing demand for platinum and palladium from vehicle manufacturers in the U.S. and China.