November 13, 2012 Global platinum market to move to 400,000oz deficit in 2012 – Johnson Matthey According to Johnson Matthey, supplies from South Africa will fall to their lowest level since 2001 while demand remains roughly flat.
November 13, 2012 Lonmin warns future at stake with $817m cash call The miner has urged its shareholders to back the cash call, warning that without the balance sheet boost it will be vulnerable in the face of fresh proposals from Xstrata.
November 11, 2012 No end in sight for 8-week Anglo Platinum strike costing $5.6m a day The world's number one platinum miner upped its back-to-work offer this week, but it was rejected.
November 10, 2012 SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.
November 9, 2012 Lonmin says no to takeover bid by Xstrata Despite market rumours indicating otherwise, South Africa’s platinum producer Lonmin (LON:LMI) rejected Friday a reverse takeover bid by Xstrata (LON:XTA), its unhappy largest shareholder, as it announced a loss before…
November 9, 2012 Lonmin to make $800 million share offer at 45% discount to TERP Inside sources claim platinum miner Lonmin (LON:LMI) will price an upcoming share offer at a 45% discount to the theoretical ex-rights price (TERP) on Friday, in the hope of raising…
November 9, 2012 South African report highlights Chinese labor abuses in the Sub-Sahara A new report by Johannesburg-based South Africa Resource Watch (SARW) claims that China is exploiting cheap labor in the sub-Saharan nation and subjecting employees in the mining industry to harsh…
November 8, 2012 Norilsk Nickel’s board approves share cancellation The board of directors of Norilsk Nickel has approved the cancellation of 9.96% of its shares held by the subsidiary NN Investment, top officials of Interros and UC RUSAL told…
November 8, 2012 S. African strikes drop annual mining production 8.3% In what it shouldn’t come as a surprise for anybody who has been following the news in the last three month, South Africa reported Thursday its mining output dropped 8.3%…
November 7, 2012 Kamchatka region to increase gold production by 10% in 2012 Gold production in Russia's Kamchatka region will increase by 10% YoY to 3.1 metric tons (mt) (99,700 ounces) in 2012, the local authorities said.
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