December 29, 2020

Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells

A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum.

December 8, 2020

Palladium One reports successful discoveries at Tyko project in Ontario

The miner said that at less than 30 metres true-depth, a 4-metre and a 2-metre wide drill intercept of massive magmatic sulphide was discovered.

December 7, 2020

Cheap platinum back in vogue as Chinese buyers tap cash hoards

Platinum posted its biggest monthly gain in November since 2008 amid a revival in investor buying.

November 19, 2020

Platinum deficit to reach 1.2 million ounces in 2020 – report

Both sides of the market showed strong recovery during the third quarter.

November 17, 2020

RANKED: Top 10 capital raisings – mine developers

Mine developers that have raised the most capital since the beginning of the year.

November 13, 2020

Gemfields to sell stake in Sedibelo Platinum

The transaction will give Gemfields an effective and indirect interest in SPM of approximately 6.54%.

November 12, 2020

Norsk Hydro reinstates dividend as outlook brightens

The company last month reported a surprise rise in profit for the July-September period.

November 12, 2020

US court dismisses lawsuit against Sibanye-Stillwater

Class action sought compensation for alleged false statements by the company and its CEO related to a series of mine deaths in 2018.

November 11, 2020

Nova acquires royalty on Antofagasta’s Twin Metals project

Nova is buying a 2.4% NSR royalty on a portion of the Twin Metals project, its first in the US.

November 11, 2020

Nigerian billionaire plans to dig platinum mine in Zimbabwe

Bravura Holdings, owned by Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, has $1 billion available for the development of a platinum mine in Zimbabwe.