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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2020 | 3:59 am

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.

Frik Els | September 21, 2020 | 12:00 pm

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2020 | 3:49 am

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.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2020 | 9:38 am

Amplats, Platinum Group Metals subsidiary gets patent for battery research

The companies’ subsidiary, Lion Battery Technologies, is working with Florida International University to use platinum and carbon nanotubes in lithium batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2020 | 6:30 am

South Africa’s power cuts weigh on miners’ investment decisions

Power supply disruptions from Eskom could have a bearing on mining companies' growth.

Reuters | September 9, 2020 | 10:52 am

How CO2 makes ‘green metals’ accessible to miners

Scientists discovered that carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 6, 2020 | 6:00 am

New generation of hydrogen vehicles may use less platinum

Researchers developed a catalyst that only needs a fraction of the amount of platinum that current hydrogen fuel cells for cars do.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 1, 2020 | 6:30 am

Investors who missed gold rush pile into platinum funds

More than 600,000 ounces of platinum have been added to ETFs since mid-May, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2020 | 10:04 am

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