“Juicy” mine ripe for expansion, says Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stewart
SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart described the firm's recently approved R5.5bn Mt Lyell copper project in Australia as "juicy" with significant resource expansion potential.
It also...
Policing illegal miners isn’t working. What will?
WHEN 87 illegal miners died underground at Stilfontein in 2024 – and 1,826 surfaced from abandoned shafts – the event was a symptom, not...
AI, robots and shrinking supply drive Northam’s PGM growth plans
Northam Platinum is betting that new uses for platinum group metals in artificial intelligence, data storage, electronics and robotics will add to demand at...
Northam posts record payout after sharp earnings rise
NORTHAM Platinum reported a sharp rise in annual profit after higher platinum group metal prices lifted revenue and cash generation, allowing the miner to...
Sibanye earnings set to surge on higher gold, PGM prices
SIBANYE-Stillwater is set to report a sharp rise in earnings for the first half of 2026, supported by higher gold and platinum group metal...
Valterra silent on Northam as deal speculation mounts
VALTERRA Platinum is increasingly considered the possible source of an unsolicited approach to Northam Platinum, with analysts pointing to the strategic fit between the...
Valterra asset level deals most logical option for Northam
IMPALA Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater distanced themselves from an offer for Northam Platinum on Tuesday, which means Valterra Platinum is the only one likely to...
Northam seeks bids amid “exploratory” offer from rival
NORTHAM Platinum has enlisted offers for either a corporate- or asset- deal after disclosing on Tuesday it had received an "exploratory" offer for the...
Karo Platinum secures 25-year mining deal in Zimbabwe
THARISA'S Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe has secured a 25-year Special Mining Lease Agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe.
This, the company says, provides the...
Can this be the PGM market’s next big thing?
THE hydrogen economy was supposed to be platinum's salvation, but it is turning out to be the lightest of lifelines.
Deployment of electrolyser capacity, the...


















