November 10, 2021 King sinks Impala plan to create world’s no. 1 platinum firm The investment arm of the Bafokeng nation switched sides at the last minute to back a bid for its stake in RBPlat from Northam.
November 9, 2021 Northam’s swoop for RBPlat stake scuppers Implats approach Northam Platinum Holdings plans to spend about $1.13 billion to become the top shareholder in Royal Bafokeng.
November 8, 2021 Low-platinum catalyst developed to boost fuel cell commercialization Chinese researchers developed a catalyst that requires small amounts of platinum and produces high catalytic activity for massive fuel cell adoption.
November 5, 2021 Implats said to mull bid for Royal Bafokeng as soon as next week One of the main discussion points is the split between cash and equity that Implats may pay.
October 29, 2021 South African mining deaths rise as safety worsens, lobby says The number of deaths in the world’s top platinum-group metals miner rose to 55 between January and Oct. 28 this year, from 43 in the same period last year.
October 28, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals "Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the way we do business and that’s evolved into a sustainability strategy," Neal Froneman says.
October 28, 2021 Platinum prices weigh on Sibanye Stillwater’s Q3 earnings PGM prices fell in the third quarter as the global semiconductor shortage hit demand from the car industry.
October 28, 2021 Amplats in talks to sell Bokoni mine to African Rainbow Minerals Amplats suspended activity at the platinum mine in 2017.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.
October 27, 2021 Implats in talks to become a platinum metals giant Impala Platinum is in talks to buy its smaller rival Royal Bafokeng Platinum.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
