July 11, 2011

Stillwater Mining plans US$487.1 million acquisition of Peregrine Metals

Stillwater Mining, the only platinum and palladium producer in the U.S., announced on Monday that it will acquire Peregrine Metals for US$487.1 million. Peregrine Metals is a publicly-traded exploration and…

July 11, 2011

Shares of Platinum Underwriters Holdings Under Pressure, Down 1.2 pct (PTP)

(SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) -- Platinum Underwriters Holdings (NYSE:PTP) is one of today's notable stocks in decline, down 1.2% to $33.70. The S&P is currently trading 1.7% lower to…

July 11, 2011

EQS – Eqstra Holdings Limited – Update: Disruptions at Pilanesburg Platinum Mine

EQS EQS Eqstra Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1998/011672/06) ISIN: ZAE000117123 Share code: EQS UPDATE: DISRUPTIONS AT PILANESBURG PLATINUM MINE On 24 June 2011,…

July 11, 2011

Operations resume at Platmin mine, says contractor MCC

JSE-listed Eqstra Holdings, which owns mining contractor MCC Holdings, said on Monday that operations have resumed at Platmin’s Pilanesberg platinum group-metals mine in South Africa, following illegal industrial action

July 11, 2011

Anglo Platinum sees six month earnings rising slightly

The world's top platinum producer said Monday that higher prices and sales of the metal were expected to boost headline earnings per share for the six months to June Anglo…

July 11, 2011

Medium term platinum outlook – volatility and decline!

World No. 2 platinum miner CEO, David Brown, expects a slowdown in platinum demand increase in the months ahead while CPM also suggests prices may drift. JOHANNESBURG (Sunday Times) -…

July 10, 2011

One-Step Separation of Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium: A Three-Liquid-Phase Extraction Approach

Three-liquid-phase extraction and one-step separation of platinum, palladium, and rhodium in the system composed of diisoamyl sulphide (S201), polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide random block copolymer (EOPO), Na2SO4, and H2O were investigated.

July 8, 2011

Platmin to restart operations after two-week labour standoff ends

South Africa’s Pilanesberg Platinum announced on Friday a labour dispute has been settled and mining operations will resume next week after a two-week shutdown after employees of a contractor disrupted…

July 7, 2011

Zimbabwe says it will pay for foreign firms

Foreign companies in Zimbabwe will not be seized but bought out under a black economic empowerment scheme sponsored by President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, a government minister said on Thursday.

July 7, 2011

Platinum palladium to resume uptrend soon

Platinum, palladium to resume uptrend soon Commerzbank looks for Platinum to rise into year-end. These markets “tightened considerably” last year due to a rebound in demand following the recession-related weakness…