November 27, 2025 Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts The contracts are the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in the world's second-largest economy.
November 20, 2025 LME to stop running benchmark platinum and palladium auctions Results of the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Price auctions are used across the market and industry for settling contracts and transactions.
November 19, 2025 Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland calls “the world’s largest undeveloped precious-metals mine.”
November 13, 2025 China to offer platinum stockpile data as market tightens The inventories will provide a valuable glimpse into supply and demand trends in one of the world’s biggest markets.
November 10, 2025 Sibanye pays Appian $215M to settle dispute BMO Capital Markets views the settlement as a slight "positive" for Sibanye.
November 7, 2025 China approves registration of platinum and palladium futures Prices of platinum and palladium have spiked this year, driven by tight supply.
November 4, 2025 Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a C$2 billion sovereign fund for critical minerals.
November 1, 2025 MINING.COM launches Global Mining Power Rankings The new initiative lets readers directly shape how the world’s leading mining stocks are ranked.
October 30, 2025 Ivanhoe Q3 profits shrink on copper mine disruption During Q3 2025, its Congo copper complex produced 71,226 tonnes of copper concentrate, compared with 112,009 in Q2.
October 27, 2025 Analysts raise 2026 price forecasts for platinum, palladium after 2025 rally The median forecast from a survey of 30 analysts and traders was for platinum to average $1,550 an ounce in 2026.
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