August 11, 2011

Gold pips platinum on safe-haven demand

In a rare development, gold prices have surpassed usually costlier platinum from the precious metal basket. Abroad, gold is trading at $1,746 per ounce and platinum at $1,732. In the…

August 10, 2011

Federal government now on panel for Marathon PGM-copper project assessment

Canada's environment minister Peter Kent and Ontario's minister of the environment John Wilkinson announced on Aug. 9 the establishment of a three-member joint review panel for the environmental assessment of…

August 10, 2011

As gold dashes past $1,700, $2,000/oz viewed as a possibility

In what is starting to look like a mad dash, the price of gold rose to a new all-time high of $1,770 an once, temporarily passing the price of platinum.…

August 9, 2011

Gold pips platinum on safe-haven demand

In a rare development, gold prices have surpassed usually costlier platinum from the precious metal basket.

August 9, 2011

Mugabe threatens western firms in Heroes Day speech

As the country marked Heroes Day, Robert Mugabe used the occasion to make fresh threats to punish foreign owned companies from Western countries that have imposed targeted sanctions on him…

August 8, 2011

London platinum/palladium 1400 fix – Aug 8

FIX PREV FIX PLATINUM 1725.00 (1716.00) dlrs PALLADIUM 733.00 ( 730.00) dlrs per troy ounce

August 8, 2011

Platina Resources Limited (ASX:PGM) received full assay results from Owendale platinum project

Platina Resources Limited (ASX:PGM) is pleased to confirm the receipt of all assay results from its recently completed 4,591 metre RC drilling program at the Owendale Platinum Project, New South…

August 8, 2011

Owendale platinum project announces results from drilling program

Platina Resources Limited has received of all assay results from its recently completed 4,591 metre RC drilling program at the Owendale Platinum Project, New South Wales.

August 7, 2011

Recapitalisation to support recovery of Zimbabwe’s mining

Research and Markets reports that after 11 years of decline, the Zimbabwean economy is recovering, supported by an increase in production output of the country's mining sector. Mining and manufacturing…

August 7, 2011

World’s top miners worry most about greater government control

Dow Jones reports resource nationalism is the top business risk for the top 30 global miners, while supply capacity constraints ranging from skills shortage to infrastructure bottlenecks continue to dominate…