Sibanye-Stillwater to shut Kwezi platinum shaft costing 1,000 jobs
SIBANYE-Stillwater is to close its Kwezi platinum group metals shaft near Rustenburg, which could affect over 1,000 full-time employees and contractors.
The miner said on...
ARM leans on PGMs as coal, iron ore disappoint
AFRICAN Rainbow Minerals (ARM) benefited from a sharp recovery in its platinum business in its 2026 financial year, helping offset a swing into losses...
Implats takes shine to bite-sized Waterberg JV
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) has turned more positive on the long-delayed Waterberg JV project as plans for a smaller mine improve its chances of getting...
Implats caps top year for platinum with R8.7bn special payout
THE impact of surging platinum group metal (PGM) prices was for all to see in Impala Platinum's (Implats') year-end numbers, which it capped with...
Sibanye-Stillwater warns US mine may close if workers oppose plan
SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart warned on Wednesday his company would have no option but to shut the 284,000 ounce a year Stillwater mine if...
HCI’s Copelyn dismayed at Waterberg JV’s multiple headwinds
HOSKEN Consolidated Investments (HCI) is grasping for a golden thread of hope in finally advancing its platinum group mining endeavours.
The investment group – better...
Tharisa to raise $300m bond for Karo Platinum
THARISA, the JSE-listed platinum and chrome miner, is preparing an initial five-year $300m bond with the proceeds aimed at plugging the balance of its...
“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...