June 13, 2011 South African platinum miner Northam to list in New York Northam CEO Glyn Lewis says that the JSE-listed platinum-group-metals (PGM) producer is taking the step to provide its “growing” US shareholder base with a more visible profile. Recent corporate developments…
June 13, 2011 Rhodium to rise as much as 35% as car sales accelerate, SA mine output slumps Rhodium will climb as much as 35% to $2,800 an ounce by the end of the year on increased carmaker demand and production difficulties for mining companies in South Africa…
June 9, 2011 Today in Commodities: USDA big news today No curve balls from the USDA but as for food prices look for prices to stay elevated. Crude will settle approximately 1% […]
June 9, 2011 South Africa mining output rebounds strongly, possible industrial action looms South African mining output rebounded strongly in April, rising by 12.4% year-on-year, after contracting 1.4% in the previous month, a report by Statistics South Africa showed on Thursday. Year-to-date production…
June 9, 2011 Commodity prices should snap higher in H2, dollar unlikely to recover until 2012 – Morgan Stanley Ron Leven of Morgan Stanley has recently delivered a presentation under the auspice of ETF Securities Ltd. in which he outlined his […]
June 8, 2011 Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario: Availability of $150,000 to Support Participation in the Environmental Assessment-Phase II The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency the Agency is making available $150,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals to participate in the environmental assessment process of the…
June 7, 2011 Profit margins at world’s top 40 mining companies fall Profit margins for the world’s top 40 mining companies are below the historical peaks of 2006 and 2007 as higher costs outweigh […]
June 6, 2011 Gokhran may have enough palladium for exports in 2012, but what of 2013? A Russian Finance Ministry official has reportedly said that the State repository has sufficient palladium stocks to continue to export in 2012, while it is also looking to upgrade some…
June 3, 2011 Sylvania agree platinum joint venture in South Africa Sylvania has entered into an agreement with Aquarius Platinum (South Africa), the world's fourth largest primary platinum producer, to assess the potential of the Everest North UG2 Platinum Deposit in…
June 2, 2011 Stillwater Mining’s outlook good The Japanese earthquake and tsunami did substantial damage to the Japanese auto industry. Some speculated that the global platinum supply would rise eightfold due to the impact of the quake.…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm