March 22, 2020 Sibanye-Stillwater refutes Covid-19 social media hoax The company will pursue legal action against the source of information that stated that there was a case of Covid-19 at its Marikana operation.
March 18, 2020 Gold volatility surges to most since 2008 on global market spasm The CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index has more than doubled over the past six sessions.
March 18, 2020 After the rout, platinum and palladium face more turmoil before recovery Platinum has plunged 40% and palladium 45% from February highs as efforts to contain coronavirus stifled the global economy.
March 17, 2020 Sibanye to provide processing facility to Amplats during force majeure The Marikana facility will process all PGMs produced from Amplats' Rustenburg and Platinum Mile operations.
March 17, 2020 World’s biggest precious metal industry readies for coronavirus Platinum and gold mines in South Africa are gearing up to try and minimize a local outbreak of the coronavirus.
March 16, 2020 Silver, platinum and palladium join massive selloff Platinum slumped the most on record, while silver touched the lowest in more than a decade.
March 12, 2020 Palladium in record freefall with precious metals caught in rout Palladium futures slumped as much as 28% on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
March 11, 2020 ABN AMRO sees precious metals price weakness The bank sees gold prices averaging $1,523 an ounce this year.
March 10, 2020 Sibanye, Implats and BASF develop new tri-metal catalyst, boosting platinum prices Innovation will enable palladium to be partially replaced with platinum in gasoline vehicles.
March 9, 2020 Ivanhoe hails progress at Kamoa-Kakula, Platreef Production at the giant DRC copper mine is slated for the third quarter of 2021.
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