June 4, 2013 South Africa weighs peacekeeping force around mines As the annual wage bargaining season begins, authorities fear the situation will get worse.
June 3, 2013 Glencore Xstrata fires 1,000 workers at South African chrome mines For staging an illegal strike that started last week.
June 3, 2013 Miners strike at Lonmin mine in South Africa after worker shot dead Today's death sparked fears of a repeat of last year’s violent unrest that left dozens of deaths and effectively shut down the country's platinum belt.
June 2, 2013 Sprott’s David Franklin: Platinum and palladium’s year to shine The price is in the headlines.
May 31, 2013 Zimbabwe to reverse ‘outrageous’ mining fees Zimbabwe's law allow ministers to pass regulations that do not need to be approved by Parliament first, but within two months the Parliamentary Legal Committee has to make a ruling…
May 30, 2013 Letting platinum grains fall through his fingers Inside a Noble Metals factory, where even the dust on your shoes is too valuable to ignore.
May 30, 2013 South African President urges stability in beleaguered mining sector Between January and March, the country's economy grew by just 0.9% and analyst blame the mining industry for this.
May 29, 2013 Planetary Resources wants to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors Promises 'a telescope for everyone.'
May 28, 2013 South Africa considers gold, platinum ‘rescue plan’ In an effort to place South Africa’s smashed platinum and gold industries on a recovery path,
May 28, 2013 Africa ready to revert its ‘resource curse’: report Experts believe agricultural, mining and energy resources could easily boost the continent’s economic growth in the next two years.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
