December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
November 29, 2021 Implats acquires 24% of Royal Bafokeng, offers to buy out remaining shares The platinum group metals miner wants to buy shares it doesn't already own in Royal Bafokeng in a 150 rand cash-and-stock deal.
November 26, 2021 More than $2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets 2030 seen as a pivotal year for hydrogen competition.
November 23, 2021 South African miners plan $3.8 billion of power projects The industry is planning 3,900 megawatts of solar, wind and battery energy projects.
November 23, 2021 South Africa won’t appeal court ruling on black mining ownership The High Court struck down stipulations that an ownership target of 26% for Black investors in South African mining companies would remain in perpetuity.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.
October 18, 2021 Flash method may allow quick recovery of precious metals from e-waste Flash Joule heating is being proposed at Rice University as a mechanism to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste.
September 16, 2021 Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.
September 3, 2021 Obscure precious metal takes center stage for platinum giants The rise of rhodium, the world’s most expensive precious metal, has made it the No. 1 revenue stream of the biggest platinum miners.
Larvotto expands technical capabilities at Hillgrove antimony-gold project With ECORE, Larvotto can immediately scan drill core after drilling, providing multi-element and mineral maps and data. December 04, 2025 | 12:02 pm
