July 9, 2019

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

July 8, 2019

Platinum giants bolster positions before wage talks begin

While the producers will be conscious that AMCU led the country’s longest ever platinum mining strike in 2014, none can meet its demand for a pay increase of as much…

July 8, 2019

Impala Platinum to swing back to annual profit

Implats will release its annual financial results on Sept. 5.

July 4, 2019

Why gold is money: a periodic perspective

Gold possesses elemental properties that has made it an ideal metal for money throughout history.

July 2, 2019

South African platinum mine wage talks to start next week

The AMCU plans to meet Anglo American Platinum on July 9, followed by Impala Platinum on July 10 and Sibanye Gold the day after that.

June 27, 2019

New Age reports positive PEA for River Valley project

New Age says the project carries an after tax net present value with a 5% discount of $139 million, and an internal rate of return of 10%.

June 27, 2019

Platinum giants resist pay demands after hitting price jackpot

The world’s biggest platinum producers face a dilemma: they’re reporting bumper profits just as they enter negotiations with labor unions over a three-year wage deal.

June 26, 2019

Northam Platinum expects Kukama shaft to be operational in FY 2020

The Eland mine had been placed on care and maintenance in 2015 due to a price fall and difficult operating conditions.

June 26, 2019

Sibanye-Stillwater to sell majority stake in Canadian PGM-copper project

Local exploration and development junior, Generation Mining, will earn a 51% in the Marathon project, in northern Ontario.

June 25, 2019

Palladium takes (some) shine off gold price rally

If you'd put your money in palladium at the start of the year you're enjoying gains of 32% – gold's only now broken double digits.