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.