April 4, 2022 Tharisa plans to start platinum output in Zimbabwe in two years While Zimbabwe has the world’s third-biggest reserves of platinum-group metals, development has been stymied by political instability.
March 31, 2022 Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe The project, expected to start producing in two years, will produce 150,000 ounces a year of PGMs in concentrate in its first phase.
March 16, 2022 South African platinum workers eye windfall as wage talks near Negotiations for a three-year wage deal with producers are expected to start in the first week of April.
March 10, 2022 Metal thieves stealing exhaust pipes send US auto claims 1,000% higher State Farm said Thursday that metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium are stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers.
March 9, 2022 Australia, South Africa miners eye options as Europe makes desperate calls Prices of palladium, coal and other commodities have skyrocketed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, while sanctions on Moscow drive Western consumers to replace Russian supply.
March 8, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater faces fresh strikes at gold mines Most unionized workers at the company's Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix gold mines will go on strike from Wednesday after wage talks failed.
March 8, 2022 Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.
March 3, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater faces court battle for ditching $1.2bn Brazil mines deal Appian Capital Advisory is taking Sibanye-Stillwater to the High Court in London over the miner’s decision to cancel the acquisition of two mines.
March 2, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater posts record profit on upbeat commodity prices Sibanye's profit increased by 13% in 2021 to 33.1 billion rand ($2.16 billion).
February 28, 2022 Impala Platinum reports 9% drop in half-year profit Prices of PGMs have come off record highs seen early last year.
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
