February 18, 2013

Platinum spikes higher on renewed South Africa violence

Unions that sparked Marikana massacre clash again.

February 14, 2013

Rally in platinum price shows no signs of ending

Zimbabwe ban on raw exports lift price $33 in two days.

February 12, 2013

Breakfast cereal is an excellent source of iridium

The second densest element

February 9, 2013

Chicago Mercantile Exchange slashes precious metal margins

Benchmark COMEX 100-ounce gold futures contract will be cut by 10% to $5,940.

February 9, 2013

Asteroid mining company is now hiring. Just in time for 2012 DA14

Planetary Resources needs prospectors - preferably by Friday when 130,000 tonnes of rock will narrowly miss earth.

February 7, 2013

Anglo CEO says South Africa licence threats ‘out of order’

Company says it needs to get rid of three mines to preserve its business and profits.

February 6, 2013

South Africa pushes for greater tax revenues from miners

South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with rising costs and declining commodities prices.

February 5, 2013

Platinum hits 4-month peak, palladium rockets to 16-month high

Supply worries boost PGMs.

February 4, 2013

Amplats hit hard by South Africa’s mining strikes, down to an annual loss

The negative figures come comes after a 2011 profit of more than $1 billion, which highlights the grim financial situation Amplats currently faces.

February 3, 2013

At least platinum looks good

It’s certainly a challenging time still for gold and silver but the long-term reasons for holding physical gold remain in place.