August 3, 2012 Did you hear the one about the New Jersey swami that’s worth 175lb of platinum? Congregants are expected to throng the Shree Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey this Sunday to ceremonially weigh their guru in honour of his 70th birthday. Preliminary estimates are that Swami…
August 1, 2012 Three people shot dead after mob rushes Aquarius Platinum mine Three protestors are dead and 20 are injured at Aquarius Platinum's Kwezi shaft when 200 disgruntled former contractors, some carrying petrol bombs, forced their way onto the company's property.
July 31, 2012 Platfields calls for state intervention in South African platinum sector Bongani Mbindwane, CEO of South African junior explorer Platfields (SJ:PLL), has written an open letter to South Africa's mineral resources minister calling for direct assistance in dealing with the platinum…
July 30, 2012 Platinum underperforms gold due to lack of respectable safe-haven status Platinum's poor performance relative to gold of late may be due to its lack of status as a safe-haven investment and a credible means of storing value.
July 29, 2012 One of the world’s oldest ruling dynasties threatened by platinum industry crisis The Royal Bafokeng nation, who control vast parts of the platinum belt in the north west province of South Africa warned that earnings at its main investment vehicle could be…
July 29, 2012 Anglo American – in at the deep end Anglo American’s problems run deep – literally. Platinum mining in South Africa’s deepest mines is costly and dangerous enough. Anglo also has to contend with unsustainably high costs and feeble…
July 28, 2012 Platinum could outperform palladium: Deutche Bank Deutsche Bank expects that platinum supply could see further cutbacks as economic/social pressures in South Africa mount and the price could be dragged higher by stronger gold prices over the…
July 27, 2012 Anglo Platinum confirms large-scale lay-offs South Africa's Anglo Platinum, the world's largest primary platinum producer, has confirmed the lay-off of 725 employees from its central services and support functions, provoking the ire of the mining's…
July 23, 2012 South African platinum sector’s pains to persist with H1 reports The release of financial statements by South Africa's key mining groups for the first half of 2012 is expected to reveal the full extent of difficulties in the platinum sector…
July 20, 2012 Major Anglo American reshuffle as Amplats CEO walks away Neville Nicolau, the head of Anglo American’s platinum business is leaving the company, after the South African unit warned its earnings per share for the first half could drop as…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
