November 2, 2022 New platinum, palladium catalyst able to deal with methane emissions for good A new palladium and platinum catalyst is able to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities.
November 1, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater may cut thousands of jobs at gold mines in South Africa The miner will enter into consultations with stakeholders, which could impact 1,959 employees and 465 contractors.
October 28, 2022 Tharisa issues $50m bond for Zimbabwe platinum mine build The bond, which is not rated, is the first issued on Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Stock Exchange.
October 27, 2022 Ivanhoe awarded new exploration rights next to Platreef project on South Africa’s Bushveld Complex The new exploration rights form a continuous block on the southwest border of Ivanhoe's existing Platreef mining rights at Turfspruit and Macalacaskop.
October 24, 2022 Rusal files London lawsuit against Potanin over Nornickel pact Rusal filed a lawsuit alleging that Vladimir Potanin, CEO of Nornickel, is in breach of a decade-old deal.
October 24, 2022 Metal-CO2 batteries closer to becoming a thing There is now an innovative way to overcome the energy efficiency issues that so far have plagued metal-carbon dioxide batteries.
October 21, 2022 South Africa’s Treasury to trim budget deficits further on mining royalties Barclays' economist Michael Kafe said revenues were on track to exceed budgeted estimates and part of the windfall would be allocated to the public wage bill.
October 18, 2022 Stillwater Critical enjoys ‘sweet spot’ in Montana’s Lower Stillwater PGMs Complex Evaluation positions the company as the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, with a 100%-owned position next to Sibanye’s PGE mines.
October 17, 2022 Platinum-lanthanum alloy may give push to next-gen fuel cells Researchers at Tsinghua University have devised a method for combining platinum and lanthanum as an alloy to serve as a catalyst.
October 12, 2022 Tharisa begins $391 million Zimbabwe platinum mine build The Karo project is an open pit mine which would deliver the first mineral ore to the mill in the next two years.
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
