Frustration as platinum locked in discounted price pattern to gold
THE downbeat sentiment towards platinum that has kept it trading at a correlated discount to gold was "frustrating", but increasingly influential investors would begin...
Gwede Mantashe backs the introduction of a Mandela platinum coin
The platinum producers finally appear to be making headway with the SA government on the introduction of a platinum coin judging from recent comments...
Northam’s Dunne undaunted by ‘surprising’ platinum price
Platinum prices, which continue to languish near decade lows, have done little to dampen the confidence of Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is...
Northam Platinum holds its ground despite “difficult market conditions”
Northam Platinum shares rose more than 2% in early trading on the JSE on Monday following publication of a trading statement predicting maintained normalised...
Rustenburg is a tightrope that must be traversed: Implats’ Muller
This article first appeared in The Mining Yearbook 2018 distributed through Finweek on August 9, but written a month before. The article has been...
Govt., AMCU outrage misses Implats desire to reallocate growth capital
IT was as if Impala Platinum CEO, Nico Muller, had a nose for the brewing storm when he told journalists at the announcement of...
Mathunjwa breaks silence with threat to hobble Implats with strike
AFTER nearly a week keeping its counsel, the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) has threatened Impala Platinum (Implats) with industrial action should...
“We’ve been through business hell and back”: Mike Jones, PTM
AS far as brutal self-assessments are concerned, Mike Jones' acknowledgement of his company’s short-comings is as honest and as raw as they come.
Jones is...
Govt. must heed lesson of Implats restructure as Charter talks toil
AFTER years resisting restructuring its cash-hungry Rustenburg shafts, Impala Platinum (Implats), under the guidance of CEO, Nico Muller, has resolved there's no time like...
RBPlat to cap frenetic 2018 with R11.6bn Styldrift commissioning
ROYAL Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) was confident it would hit the straps with its R11.6bn Styldrift i expansion when it reached commercial production in the...