Northam steers course through headwinds
Assisted by a weaker rand Northam Platinum produced an improvement in full-year share earnings, but uncertainties persist that may continue to worry investors.
Platinum juniors take a beating
Platinum juniors and explorers are getting battered by current volatile market conditions with Wesizwe Platinum and Platinum Group Metals amongst the worst affected.
Has the music stopped for Sibanye-Stillwater?
A MEMORABLE commentary by the ex-CFO of former miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum graphically described in 2021 how the platinum group metals (PGM) market felt...
Xstrata takes $500m hit on Lonmin stake
Xstrata has taken an impairment charge of $514m against its 24.6% stake in
platinum producer Lonmin; an asset it is likely to dispose of should it merge
with Glencore International.
PGMs fire Tharisa to healthy net cash balance despite seasonal Q2...
THARISA, a chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) miner, set the groundwork for a strong 2021 financial year registering better second quarter production compared...
Northam Platinum dangles prospect of Styldrift expansion if RBPlat bid succeeds
NORTHAM Platinum Holdings has dangled the incentive of developing Royal Bafokeng Platinum's (RBPlat's) mineral resources quicker than current management envisaged if shareholders accept its...
RBPlat to report huge lift in basic interim earnings as PGM...
ROYAL Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) will report interim basic earnings as much as 450% higher year on year owing to improved prices for platinum group...
Implats retirees to boost ops
Impala Platinum has put two former executive stalwarts - ex-CEO John Smithies and former head of Rustenburg operations Paul Visser - back in harness as it strives to improve its Rustenburg operations.
Implats shows signs of recovery after Shaft 14 fire
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) kept full-year production guidance at 1.42 million refined platinum ounces following third quarter output figures in which Zimplats shined, albeit it...
Village progressing in acquisition of Lesego
Village Main Reef Gold Mining has concluded binding agreements with additional shareholders in Lesego Platinum that together own 76.6% of the project's inferred resource for a total purchase consideration of R506.8m.