AMPLATS: Refined PGMs up by 59% as ACP is back at normal operating capacity
Anglo American Platinum in its latest quarterly report states that total PGMs production increased by 7%, largely due to a
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Precious Metals
PLATINUM LOADINGS
Usage of platinum in vehicle emissions control systems is increasing as rigorous new regulations kick in. This year, automotive demand
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Fuel cell: built for speed
Specialist vehicles like racing cars and ambulances can benefit from the advantages of zero-emissions platinum-based fuel cell electric propulsion. Annual
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Solid Q1 puts Barrick on track to achieve 2021 production targets
Toronto — Barrick Gold Corporation has reported preliminary Q1 sales of 1.09 million ounces of gold and 113 million pounds
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Perenti secures new A$235 million contract at Geita Gold Complex
Perenti has announced that its subsidiary, leading African hard-rock underground miner, African Underground Mining Services, has secured a new two
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Tharisa: Exceptional safety performance underpinned by solid production
Paphos, Cyprus – Tharisa, the leading integrated platinum and chrome producer with operations in South Africa, announces a solid quarter
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Eastern Platinum appoints new CFO and provides operations update
Vancouver, British Columbia – Eastern Platinum has announced the appointment of Wylie Hui as the new Chief Financial Officer and
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Jubilee Metals’ PGM operations in SA deliver strong performance
The PGM operations delivered a strong performance during the period with revenue up 125 % to ZAR 776 million when
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AngloGold Ashanti’s financials highlight disciplined growth
The Company reported solid operational and financial performances for 2020, with progress made in delivering on strategic commitments, despite the
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AngloGold Ashanti reports on gold production in Australia
AngloGold Ashanti’s Australia region produced 554,000oz in 2020 compared to 614,000oz in 2019, as the completion of grade streaming and
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Barrick and PNG Government to jointly own Porgera gold mine
Toronto – Barrick Gold Corporation notes the statement released by Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape announcing an imminent
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Bauba to capitalise on current elevated PGM pricing
Johannesburg – Bauba Resources in its condensed consolidated interim results for the six-month period ended 31 December 2020 says revenue
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Barrick heads to become the world’s most valued gold company
Toronto – Despite the challenges posed by the global Covid-19 pandemic, Barrick Gold Corporation has emerged even stronger and made
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Barrick Gold delivers production targets
The 2020 year was one of delivery and development for Barrick. In the face of challenging issues across all regions,
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Platreef mining to incorporate highly productive, mechanized methods
Mining zones in the current Ivanplats’ Platreef mine plan occur at depths ranging from approximately 700 metres to 1,200 metres
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Anglogold Ashanti made solid progress but there is still much to do
Anglogold Ashanti says its key strategic objectives include improvement of overall sustainability performance, particularly the safe operation of its mines;
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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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