Amplats CEO anticipates “material change” in metal prices
LOWER interest rates would lead to a "material" improvement in platinum group metal prices, but they would not return to levels of two years...
Sylvania sizing up new ventures after chrome start-up
PLATINUM group metals (PGMs) mid-cap Sylvania Platinum is sizing up new opportunities in an effort to inject esprit into its share price. So far,...
Tharisa capitalises on chrome with record 2024 production
THARISA ended its 2024 financial year with record chrome production which helped offset subdued, but recovering, platinum group metals prices.
Commenting in its fourth quarter...
For many in the US, battery electric vehicles don’t add up
THERE is not a single charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) in Wyoming, a predominately rural state in the mountainous west of the US...
Roger Baxter to lead Southern Palladium US investor push
SOUTHERN Palladium has appointed economist and well known mining figure Roger Baxter as the exploration firm's executive chairman.
Baxter was previously non-executive chair of Southern...
Northam signs debut renewable power deal, with others in pipeline
NORTHAM Platinum said on Friday it had agreed to buy solar power for its Zondereinde mine reducing the operation's carbon footprint by just over...
Anglo may sell more shares in Amplats within a year
THERE might be one more opportunity for Anglo American to sell off more shares in Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) before it demerges the company...
Froneman says Sibanye-Stillwater will not be “a dinosaur”
IT was the familiar shape of Neal Froneman that took the helm at Sibanye-Stillwater’s interim results presentation earlier this month, but what he had...
Wafer-thin palladium market soars on ‘confluence of factors’
THE double-digit increase in the palladium price on Wednesday was partly due to a proposed 200,000 ounce cut in annual supply of the metal,...
PTM defies sceptics with optimised $946m Waterberg project study
PLATINUM Group Metals (PTM) today published an updated definitive feasibility study for its 50.02% controlled Waterberg Joint Venture, a project that will produce PGMs,...