Eastplats to establish stable operations by Q3 2021 end
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has released a summary of the Company’s financial results for the year ended December
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Quo Vadis Gold 2020-2022
The spot gold price rose to a record $2,063/oz in August 2020, driven by investor demand amidst increased uncertainty and
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Eastern Platinum: retreatment project operations improve significantly
Eastplats has reported that the availability of the Retreatment Project as a 24-hour continuous operation (including chrome recovery plant, deposition
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PROJECT UPDATE: Platreef Shaft 1 changeover to a production shaft progressing well
The construction of the 996-metre-level station at the bottom of Shaft 1 was completed in July 2020. The completed Shaft
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Eastern Platinum reports on PGM upgrades and continued production
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has reported the completion of all the reconfiguring and optimization of the small-scale PGM
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GOLD: Endeavour Mining consolidates its position in West Africa
Year 2020 was a transformational year for Endeavour Mining as it consolidated its strategic position in West Africa, creating a
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2021 outlook for platinum recycling remains buoyant
This year, the recovery of platinum from spent autocatalysts is forecast to recover most of the losses sustained in 2020,
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PROJECT UPDATE: Platreef PGM mine production to ramp up to 5.2 Mtpa
The Platreef Project is owned by Ivanplats, which is 64%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines. A 26% interest is held by Ivanplats’
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South Africa to lead platinum production recovery in 2021
At the time of writing 269 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered and the IMF forecast global economic
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Eastern Platinum signs updated retreatment project agreements
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has announced the Board of Directors of the Company approved and the Company executed
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Platinum production falls 18% in 2020
Global refined production fell 18% (-281 koz) year-on-year to 1,299 koz in the fourth quarter, primarily due to lower supply
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Demand for platinum outstrips constrained supply
Platinum posted a deficit in Q4 2020 of -170 koz, as strong demand in automotive, industrial and jewellery sectors and
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Royal Bafokeng Platinum achieved record production
Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBP) operations and the business as a whole,
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New applications for platinum as a catalyst
In the early decades of the nineteenth century scientist Sir Humphry Davy stumbled upon the phenomenon of heterogeneous catalytic oxidation
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Eastern Platinum retreatment projects review
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum Limited (Eastplats) has provided the Retreatment Project operations technical summary for 2019 and 2020.
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Endeavour increases 2021 production guidance by 50%
GEORGE TOWN – Endeavour Mining has announce that it has increased its guidance for 2021 to include production from the
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Loulo-Gounkoto gold beats guidance, replaces depleted reserves
Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex delivered production of 680,215 ounces of gold in 2020, exceeding its full year guidance despite Covid-19
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Platinum swells to six-year high amid diminished supply
Platinum has been trading above $1,250 per troy ounce, and even touched the 6-year high of $1,302/oz in mid-February, as
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Kibali Continues to Shine through its leading-edge technology
The Barrick-operated Kibali Joint Venture in the DRC produced 808,134 ounces of gold in 2020, achieving the top-end of production
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Implats PGM production increases by 29%, profit triples
Implats delivered stellar results for its half year ended 31 December 2020 despite the challenges presented by navigating Covid-19. An
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Tongon mine gets it right, says Barrick Gold
Tongon mine produced a total of 284,863 ounces of gold in 2020, at the top end of its guidance for
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AngloGold Ashanti boosts reserves, charts growth path
JOHANNESBURG – AngloGold Ashanti has added 6 million ounces of new Ore Reserve, on a gross basis, as it chartered
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HARMONY: Emerging mining specialist with diversified and de-risked portfolio
JOHANNESBURG – Harmony Gold Mining Company in its financial and operating results for the interim period ended 31 December 2020
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Anglo American Platinum reports strong recovery in H2-2020
Despite the impact of Covid-19 on operations, Anglo American Platinum saw metal-in-concentrate production decrease by only 14% for the year,
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AngloGold Ashanti reports 7% reduction in gold production
AngloGold Ashanti, in its preliminary results announcement for the six months ended 31 December 2020, reports that its production was
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Barrick Gold: Tanzanian mines deliver on production guidance
The North Mara and Bulyanhulu gold mines both produced near the top end of their production guidance in 2020, their
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Platinum price outpaces palladium and gold as it reaches 6 years high
This week has seen platinum prices trading at their utmost level in more than six years amid improved industrial demand
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Harmony Gold reports 8% increase in gold production
Johannesburg – Harmony Gold Mining Company advises that net profit for H1FY21 will be between R5.7 billion and R5.9 billion
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Barrick Gold meets targets, advances growth projects
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corporation has reported that it met its production targets for 2020, thanks to a consistent operating
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Sibanye Stillwater’s gold and PGM operations reach normalised production rates
2020 was a defining year for the Group, marking the end of the deleveraging phase that has prevailed over the
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