May 15, 2019 Army puts backers off multibillion-dollar Zimbabwe platinum mine A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4 billion is floundering because a military stake in the project has deterred potential backers.
May 15, 2019 Platinum firms gear up for tough South Africa wage talks A rise in producer profits is likely to provoke higher wage demands from labour unions including the militant AMCU.
May 15, 2019 Lonmin likely to cut fewer jobs due to revenue boost – CEO Higher prices for a basket of Lonmin's metals and a weaker South African rand helped the London-listed miner to an annual pre-tax profit in 2018, its first since 2013.
May 13, 2019 Platinum market is turning a corner as supplies start to tighten Prices of the metal mostly used in autocatalysts are off to the best start to a year since 2016 as investors flock back to exchange-traded funds.
May 13, 2019 Investors, autos to fuel platinum deficit in 2019 – Johnson Matthey Specialist materials firm Johnson Matthey forecast a 127,000-ounce platinum shortfall this year, after surpluses of 372,000 and 44,000 ounces in 2018 and 2017 respectively.
May 10, 2019 South Africa’s competition court to rule on Sibanye and Lonmin merger The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) lodged its appeal in protest against job cuts related to the deal.
May 10, 2019 Lonmin says delays in Sibanye-Stillwater deal to hurt sales The London-based company, which operates in South Africa, said total platinum production tumbled 10.3% to 276,020 ounces for the six months ended March 31.
May 7, 2019 Transition Metals optimistic after running MT survey at platinum-palladium project in Ontario As a result of the survey, 235 hectares in 11 new claims were added to the northern portion of the Saturday Night project.
May 6, 2019 Minnesota environmentalists step up fight against Twin Metals’ copper project Coalition has gone to court challenging a Trump administration’s decision that opened the door to Twin Metals’ copper, nickel and platinum project in a wilderness area of Minnesota.
May 2, 2019 Sibanye says platinum mine shaft shut until official probe 1,800 workers at the Rustenburg mine were trapped for as long as 10 hours on Tuesday after an accident with an underground transport system.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
