Anglo American kicks off coal assets sale — report
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is said to have formally kicked off a process to divest its coal assets, enlisting the services of three top banks as part of a broader…
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Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium in an EV-dominated world
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has teamed up with metals trader and recycling company Heraeus Precious Metals to explore new uses for platinum group metals (PGM), particularly…
Amplats first female CEO leaves to join Newmont as COO
Anglo American Platinum (JSE: AMS) announced on Wednesday that its first female chief executive officer, Natascha Viljoen, is leaving the miner after three years to join Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT;…
JV Article: Platinum Group Metals is at the vanguard of next generation lithium-ion batteries
The rise in the electric vehicle (EV) market share of the car industry is fuelling demand for the metals used in the lithium-ion batteries that power them. However, current lithium-ion…
Mining Indaba: Africa’s accelerated energy transition should leave no one behind
As the world pivots towards a green energy transition in the fight against climate change, Africa faces a generational opportunity to create new supply chains drawing upon its ‘Aladdin’s cave’-like…
Platinum and palladium could boost performance of lithium-ion batteries
Lion Battery Technologies is pushing forward with plans to develop lithium-ion batteries that use platinum and palladium to enhance battery performance. The company was formed as a joint venture between Platinum…
Amplats declares ‘force majeure’, cuts output forecast
Anglo American Platinum, also known as Amplats, has temporarily shut down its Anglo converter plant, declared force majeure, and cut its 2020 output. The South African miner, the world’s top…
Waterberg study pegs 45-year mine life for Platinum Group Metals
Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM) tabled its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex outlining a boost in palladium, platinum,…
Sibanye Gold dives headlong into platinum
In less than a month, South African miner Sibanye Gold (NYSE: SBGL) has announced two acquisitions that will make it a big player in the platinum market, and the fifth-largest PGM producer in the world.
Tentative deal could end lengthy South African platinum strike
VANCOUVER — An agreement in principle looks set to end the longest strike in South Africa’s mining history, 21 weeks after more than 70,000 platinum miners walked off the job demanding a near tripling of wages.
Great Western reveals PEA for South African REE mine
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy start to the year for Saskatoon-based rare earth outfit Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) and its past-producing Steenkampskraal project, 350 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. The company kicked off 2013…
M&A landscape changing for copper producers
VANCOUVER — With the US$5.1-billion hostile takeover of Toronto-based Inmet Mining (IMN-T) by larger-cap peer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) looking all but wrapped up, it’s an opportune time to take a look at the shifting…