Wesizwe Platinum to cut staff 70% as rips up mining plan
WESIZWE Platinum has unveiled drastic measures after failing to commission its Bakubung mine in South Africa's North West province, announcing today it would rip...
Platinum Week cognoscenti agree the metal will keep rolling on
PLATINUM has been on the wrong end of the Middle East crisis falling 13% since hostilities between the US and Israel and Iran began....
Tharisa considering main market listing in London
THARISA, a JSE-listed chrome and platinum group metals miner, has raised the prospect of upgrading its listing in London in order to attract a...
Tharisa agrees fiscal rules with Zimbabwe for $545m project
THARISA has reached agreement with Zimbabwe on fiscal regulations for its proposed $545m Karo Platinum project, a critical step ahead of concluding its funding.
"Agreement...
Investors take profits from platinum but tailwinds persist
A RECOVERY in supply and reduced investor demand resulted in an oversupply of platinum in the first quarter of this year, said the World...
Tharisa shares jump on profit surge
THARISA shares rose as much as 7% during Thursday after the platinum and chrome producer flagged a near-fivefold increase in interim earnings, driven by...
Precious metals lift SA mining output in Q1
A SURGE in platinum group metal and gold production lifted South African mining output into positive territory in the first quarter of 2026, said...
Stewart aims to keep it simple at Sibanye-Stillwater
SIBANYE-Stillwater shares are down almost 10% year to date, which is quite a disconnect considering its latest quarterly results, in which the platinum group...
Is this a new era for platinum? Its miners think so
SINCE the decline of gold production in the 1990s, platinum has become South Africa's most valuable strategic metal, and among its most important economically.
Of...
Tharisa agrees ‘open book’ contract with Cementation
CHROME and platinum miner Tharisa said on Thursday it had concluded a five-year contract with Cementation Mining for the underground mining of its Tharisa...