Platinum

Impala Platinum has announced the resignation of Dawn Earp as chief financial officer of the group and as an executive rirector of the board with immediate effect.

The share price woes of Platfields, barely a month into its life as a public company, is difficult to fathom and will imperil its planned shares for cash capital raising, says CEO Bongani Mbindwane.

Nkwe Platinum claims to have won the backing of the Bengwenyama community in a new prospecting application, but the community denies this.

Anglo Platinum says its full-year profit has probably risen as much as seven-fold, helped by higher metal prices.

Northam Platinum will resume operations at its Zondereinde mine after a worker was killed.

The National Union of Mineworkers says it has agreed on an 8% pay rise deal with Lonmin.

Northam Platinum says an employee has died in a tramming accident at its Zondereinde mine.

Eastern Platinum has finalised an equity financing process of R2.3bn, issuing 224 million new shares.

Japanese researchers have created an alloy with properties similar to palladium, a precious metal used in many high-tech goods, according to a news report.

Northam Platinum says safety related stoppages and a prolonged strike at the beginning of its financial year will hit the group's interim earnings by between 58% and 74%.