March 8, 2023 Platinum deficit in 2023 to be deeper than expected – WPIC Power supply risks, operational challenges limit supply growth.
March 6, 2023 Palladium One grabs more critical minerals assets with acquisition of MetalCorp MetalCorp's main assets are the North Rock copper-nickel project and the Big Lake copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Ontario.
February 28, 2023 Sibanye Stillwater reports 49% fall in annual profit A lengthy strike at its South African gold mines and flooding at its US platinum operations impacted production.
February 21, 2023 Sibanye-Stillwater goes after Australia’s New Century Resources The off-market takeover bid by Sibanye values the zinc miner at A$144.1 million ($99.54 million).
February 20, 2023 Amplats cuts dividend payout again as South African power outages crimp profit The Anglo American unit reduced its total 2022 payout by 62% as state-owned utility Eskom struggles to keep its coal-fired power plants working.
February 15, 2023 Amplats’ first female CEO leaves to join Newmont as COO Natascha Viljoen, a metallurgical engineer, will remain as Amplats boss until completion of her 12-month notice period.
February 14, 2023 Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
February 8, 2023 Amplats says payouts to decline as South Africa power outages hit The power outages could cut South Africa’s output of platinum-group metals by a fifth this year.
February 7, 2023 Anglo CEO warns extreme weather threatens global mine supplies The mining industry has been struggling to hit production targets, hurt by everything from floods and droughts to creaking infrastructure and political instability.
February 7, 2023 ERG to spend $1.8 billion doubling African copper, cobalt output Currently, the company produces 200,000 tonnes of copper and 25,000 tonnes of cobalt annually at the mines across the central African copper belt.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am