May 23, 2013 Platinum and palladium: A fundamental shift A look at global supply against auto-industry demand for both metals.
May 19, 2013 Labour strife continues at South African mines The city of Rustenberg (pictured) is the centre of South Africa's platinum belt where mineworkers are keeping up job action.
May 18, 2013 Lonmin’s South African mine resumes operation after strike Talks between labour and management continue.
May 14, 2013 Workers strike at Lonmin’s South African mine Mine workers refuse to go underground and all 13 Marikana shafts are not functioning.
May 6, 2013 Big Mick Davis and Goldman Sachs building takeover war chest Outgoing Xstrata chief won't be sitting still after Glencore takeover.
May 1, 2013 Let the weak miners fail: Leonard Melman Melman writes about global economic influences on mining.
April 29, 2013 The ‘now or never moment’ for private equity in mining "Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"
April 29, 2013 South Africa’s largest mining union to pursue double-digit pay increase Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
