November 2, 2022 US busts catalytic converter theft ring that extracted metals Metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium have been stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers, sending auto-insurance claims soaring across the country.
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.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
