Ferro Metals production takes a dip
International Ferro Metals, the London-listed ferrochrome producer with operations in South Africa, reports a 6% drop in quarter-on-quarter production.
Platinum stocks fall to four months as supply deficit looms
THE platinum market is heading towards another major deficit this year while above-ground stocks of the metal fall to only four months' worth of...
Climate threatens global semiconductor copper supply chains
CLIMATE change could disrupt 32% of global semiconductor production by 2035 through copper supply shortages, quadrupling current risk levels, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report...
Implats’ Nico Muller bears RBH no ill will after it sold...
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) CEO, Nico Muller said he bore no ill will towards Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) after it sold its stake in Royal...
Platinum shares take off leaving pessimistic investors trailing in their wake
The recent and sudden surge in platinum share prices has caught investors by surprise and, according to Noah Capital Markets analyst Rene Hochreiter, has...
Lucapa raises $5.25m from rights issue to “preserve mining assets” affected...
LUCAPA Diamond Company said $5.25m raised in funds following a rights issue would be used to "preserve" mining assets affected by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns,...
SA gold sector being remodelled: Holland
Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields, believes that the South African gold industry is in the process of forming smaller mines with lower stated reserves and resources.
Harmony yet to re-rate despite gold price hike: what’s keeping the...
THERE used to be a number of South African gold mining counters that 'sold' themselves, especially to US retail investors convinced the yellow metal...
Congo army said to be smuggling gold
Congolese army officials were allegedly smuggling gold through Burundi to Dubai,
according to a report by Global Witness.
Mechanised mining in the spotlight
There are concerns the Department of Mineral Resources is about to impose strict new standards on mechanised platinum mines but this is denied by chief inspector of mines Thabo Gazi.