October 21, 2020

Global platinum demand to decline 7% in 2020 – report

Implementation of stricter emission standards should see demand recover over the coming years.

October 20, 2020

Sibanye weighed M&A deals before gold’s rally

Sibanye is no longer actively pursuing buying assets owned by companies it was previously in discussion with.

October 8, 2020

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

October 7, 2020

Impala approached over stake in giant Zimbabwe platinum project

Great Dyke Investments views Impala as an attractive partner partly because of its capacity to process ore from the mine.

October 1, 2020

Low-carbon future may lead to more mining in high-risk areas – study

Researchers in Australia mapped the countries and regions within them that will likely become mining hotspots and where competition for resources may heat up.

September 24, 2020

Rhodium price rockets to all-time high

Rhodium price surges on tight supply, forcing miners to buy on spot market to fulfill contracts.

September 23, 2020

Zimbabwe’s largest platinum project clears key hurdle

The Darwendale project is expected to produce 860,000 ounces of platinum group metals and gold per year at its peak.

September 21, 2020

Monday mining massacre as gold, copper, iron ore prices tank

Gold price falls $70 an ounce, copper drops over 3% and iron ore rout accelerates, sending shares in major mining companies skidding.

September 21, 2020

Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing

Wheaton’s planned UK listing by year-end would make it the largest metals and mining company to join the LSE since Glencore in 2011.

September 17, 2020

South Africa looks to mining industry to fuel covid-19 recovery

The industry contributed 8.1% of South Africa’s GDP last year, from a peak of more than 20% in the 1980s.