Future Metals turns Panton into Australia’s second largest PGM deposit
Future Metals has announced an updated independent JORC Code (2012) mineral resource estimate for its 100% owned Panton platinum group
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Sibanye Stillwater updates on the impact of flooding on the PGM operations
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has updated on the impact of the regional floods which, on Monday 13 June 2022, affected a
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Harmony starts construction of three solar photovoltaic plants
Johannesburg – Harmony Gold Mining Company has announced that it has concluded a new syndicated multi-tranche, multi-currency, loan facility, aimed
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Gold Fields to acquire Yamana Gold in $6.7 billion stock deal
Merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector remains strong as Gold Fields Ltd. looks to become the world’s fourth-largest
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Two Rivers platinum mine adversely affected by a series of external events
Two Rivers platinum mine was adversely affected by a series of external events in the quarter ended 31 March 2022,
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Platinum surplus due to residual pandemic effects and Ukraine war
Total platinum demand fell 10% (-168 koz) quarter-on-quarter in Q1’22, with strong automotive demand offset by an expected decline in
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Impala Canada faces supply chain constraints and labour availability
During the quarter ended 31 March 2022, Impala Canada continued to face challenges associated with global supply chain constraints and
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Impala Platinum concentrate production declined overall by 2%
During the quarter ended 31 March 2022 at Impala Rustenburg, tonnes milled during the quarter decreased by 10% to 2.27
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to shake platinum production
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February sent shockwaves through the markets. The PGM industry in particular is
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Platreef to become one of world’s largest and lowest-cost PGM producers
Platreef’s Phase 2, 5.2-million-tonnes-per-annum steady state production rate would rank it as the world’s fifth largest primary platinum-group metals mine
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AngloGold Ashanti reported solid performance for the first quarter of 2022
Johannesburg – AngloGold Ashanti reported a solid performance for the first quarter of 2022, with production steady year-on-year, an increase
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Sibanye-Stillwater: SA Q1 PGM operations perform strongly
The SA PGM operations continued to perform strongly, producing 421,540 4Eoz in Q1 2022 (including third party purchase of concentrate
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Impala Platinum 6E sales volumes of 838 000 ounces declined by 3%
Impala Platinum has reported that its Gross Group concentrate production declined by 2% to 768 000 ounces in the Quarter
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Investment programme delivers significant growth across PGM operations
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has provided a performance update of its
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Sibanye-Stillwater: gold operations disrupted by strike
Sibanye-Stillwater’s managed SA gold operations were impacted by various operational disruptions during Q1 2022. Production from the Beatrix underground operations
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Green hydrogen to trigger significant platinum demand growth
Green hydrogen is a zero-emissions, sustainable fuel made by using renewable energy – primarily wind and solar – to power
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Supply and demand developments in the platinum market
The geopolitical upheavals and supply chain disruptions in the first quarter of 2022 materially reduced both platinum supply and demand
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First blast on Platreef’s 950-metre level complete
Three development stations on Shaft 1 have been completed on the 750-, 850-, and 950-metre levels. Underground development now is
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Harmony Gold delivered a 2% increase in production
32 051kg (1 030 459oz) for the nine months ended 31 March 2022 from 31 470kg (1 011 778oz) for
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Ivanhoe Mines completes Platreef’s Production Shaft 1 at PGM-gold project
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines has announced at the African Mining Indaba Conference, the completion of the Shaft
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Pan African commissions solar photovoltaic plant at Evander Gold
Rosebank – Pan African Resources has informed that its Evander solar photovoltaic (PV) renewable energy plant commenced the generation and
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IRS benefited by higher deliveries from third parties
Quarter ended 31 March 2022, Impala Refining Services’ concentrate receipts were positively impacted by higher deliveries from third parties, which
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Pan African extends its world class ore bodies at Barberton Mines
In recent years, Pan African has increased its exploration focus on the down-dip extension of the existing ore bodies at
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Sibanye-Stillwater: US PGM operations restricted by fatal accident
Sibanye-Stillwater has reported that 2E PGM production from the US PGM operations was in line with Q4 2021 (due to
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Barrick’s Q1 highlight was agreement to restart copper-gold project
Toronto — Barrick Gold Corporation’s President and chief executive Mark Bristow said, Q1 was a softer quarter, particularly when compared
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Sibanye-Stillwater: Guidance for PGM unchanged, for gold suspended
Notwithstanding the prevailing global geopolitical uncertainties, precious metal prices have remained robust, albeit with significant volatility, and, underpinned by a
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DRD Gold: Profit down by 3% due to 6% decrease in gold sold
The operating update of DRD Gold for the quarter ended 31 March 2022 reports that gold production decreased by 3%
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Impala Platinum produced 3% less concentrate, refined production down by 6%
Impala Platinum has declared that the third quarter production (for the period 1 January to 31 March 2022) saw 3%
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Shanta Q1 gold production in Tanzania is in line with guidance
Shanta Gold, the Tanzania-focused gold producer, developer and explorer, has said that its gold production in Q1 2022 was 11,408
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SOUTHERN PALLADIUM: a new kid on the PGM block
Southern Palladium is a public company limited by shares, incorporated in Australia and registered in New South Wales under the
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