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Fragile supply gives platinum price new lease on life
IT was once common to describe the platinum price in terms of gold, the so-called gold-platinum ratio. Then came the global financial crisis in...
Friedland warns tensions escalating copper shortage
BILLIONAIRE mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland has warned that deteriorating international relations are disrupting global supply chains with serious implications for the copper industry.
The founder...
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Court orders Chinese firm to release train parts to Transnet
A SOUTH African court has ordered China's CRRC E-Loco to release locomotive spares withheld from Transnet in a long-running contract dispute, said Reuters citing...
PIC unveils R1.35bn budget for early stage mining projects
SOUTH Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC) on Wednesday unveiled plans to invest R1.35bn in "early stage" mining of which at least half would be...
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