Lonmin the latest victim of the DMR
The Department of Mineral Resources has slapped an order on Lonmin to stop sellng base metals with immediate effect as yet another mining rights controversy brews up.
PTM to raise $25m for Maseve in latest bought deal
PLATINUM Group Metals (PTM), the Toronto-listed platinum development firm and producer, is to issue shares that will raise $25m which it will use to...
Interruption to smelting at Northam’s Zondereinde
Northam Platinum says its smelting operations at the Zondereinde mine have been suspended.
Amplats’ Griffith determined to prove platinum doubters wrong
THE stock market responded to Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats') excellent interim results with apparent indifference knocking the price down around 1% at one point...
Northam and Implats duke it out but the JSE shows Implats...
The battle for control of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) between Northam Platinum (Northam) and Impala Platinum (Implats) is continuing with both groups increasing their...
Tharisa signs 15-year renewables PPA for 44% of mine power
THARISA has signed a 15-year agreement to buy renewable energy from wind and solar farms in the Western and Northern Cape provinces, the platinum...
Brian’s next move
Brian Gilbertson's successful courting of two sovereign funds into the little known Platmin provides further evidence the commodity bull run is intact, and raring to go again.
Zimbabwe Govt approves Anglo Pt Unki plan
The Zimbabwean government has approved Anglo Platinum's proposal to
comply
with the country's indigenisation law.
Lonmin strike over
UPDATED: Striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine have accepted a company offer of a 22% overall pay increase.
Amcu gears up for weekend of protest
The Associated Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu) said it had persuaded Amplats workers to return to work but said protests would kick off this weekend.