October 22, 2025 Platinum is latest precious metal to see price surge and squeeze fears Spot prices for platinum in London surged by as much as 6.4% to $1,646/oz on Wednesday, the biggest intraday jump since 2020.
October 20, 2025 China scraps platinum tax break for state-owned giant Platinum prices on the Shanghai Gold Exchange jumped to a premium of more than 10% to global benchmark on Monday.
October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
October 15, 2025 Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.
October 13, 2025 JPMorgan targets critical minerals with $1.5 trillion security initiative Jamie Dimon: “It has become painfully clear that the United States has allowed itself to become too reliant on unreliable sources of critical minerals."
October 11, 2025 South Africa state raises Sibanye stake above 20% Public Investment Corporation is the miner's largest shareholder.
October 9, 2025 Zimbabwe pushes mineral processing as it takes aim at corruption Mining contributes 70% of Zimbabwe’s export earnings.
October 8, 2025 Anglo CEO still sees future in Africa despite shrinking footprint The miner has exited its coal and platinum operations in South Africa.
October 3, 2025 Tharisa to spend $547M on underground platinum mine project The company will transition its depleting open pit PGM and chrome co-producing Tharisa mine to underground mining.
September 29, 2025 Gold price soars to new record on US gov’t shutdown fears Silver also rose above $47 per ounce to a new 11-year high.
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