June 27, 2023 South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis Frequent breakdowns by state-owned utility Eskom's ageing coal-fired plants have led to extensive power cuts.
June 23, 2023 Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement.
June 21, 2023 Gold, platinum-powered AI helps monitor breathing, heart rate Scientists combine nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to bring machines one step closer to communicating with the human body.
June 15, 2023 Sibanye CEO expects South Africa’s platinum output to rebound in 2024 The World Platinum Investment Council has forecast a global deficit of nearly 1 million ounces of platinum this year.
June 9, 2023 Mining’s changing ESG landscape Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.
June 8, 2023 Top South Africa fund bets on platinum as power cuts hit miners Coronation Fund Managers has reduced the Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. and Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd. shares in its resources fund this year.
May 31, 2023 Impala takes control of RBPlat after acquiring key investor’s stake Impala raised its stake in RBPlat to 55.46% after South Africa's Public Investment Corp. sold its remaining interest.
May 24, 2023 A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.
May 15, 2023 Platinum facing biggest deficit in years as carmakers snap up metal Automakers are now shifting from palladium to platinum to save money.
May 9, 2023 Sibanye Stillwater Q1 PGM output down 10% due to power cuts, US disruptions PGM production from operations in southern Africa and the US declined to 480,481 ounces in Q1, down from 533,237 ounces during the same period last year.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
