Tharisa targets output lift in record-breaking platinum
THARISA has set an ambitious target for platinum production just as the price of the metal surges to a 12-year high.
Commenting in his firm's...
Fragile supply gives platinum price new lease on life
IT was once common to describe the platinum price in terms of gold, the so-called gold-platinum ratio. Then came the global financial crisis in...
Traders anxious as copper market shows vulnerability
COPPER traders gathered in London for the annual LME Week are growing increasingly nervous about the market's fragility, despite prices hovering near record levels,...
Congo quotas could push cobalt into deficit in 2026
COBALT prices have reached a three-year peak as export restrictions in the Democratic Republic of Congo threaten supply shortages of the critical battery material,...
Friedland warns tensions escalating copper shortage
BILLIONAIRE mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland has warned that deteriorating international relations are disrupting global supply chains with serious implications for the copper industry.
The founder...
US miner to revive Mali’s Morila gold mine
A NEW York mining firm has struck a deal with Mali's government to resume production at the Morila gold mine marking the first US...
Sibanye-Stillwater eyes DRDGOLD in shift to surface mining
SIBANYE-Stillwater would like to increase its stake in its 50.1%-owned tailings miner DRDGOLD as it phases out gold production from its deep level mines.
"We...
Exxaro reins in copper ambitions after manganese deal
SOUTH African coal producer Exxaro Resources has scaled back ambitions to add copper to its portfolio after losing out on a producing mine in...
Anglo makes Botswana key to finalising De Beers sale
ANGLO American CEO Duncan Wanblad said on Thursday Botswana's government would be brought into negotiations with one or two short-listed bidders for De Beers...
Court orders Chinese firm to release train parts to Transnet
A SOUTH African court has ordered China's CRRC E-Loco to release locomotive spares withheld from Transnet in a long-running contract dispute, said Reuters citing...