South African power crisis shuts down mines (January 25, 2008)
Vancouver – A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard with its m…
Anglo American Platinum Limited
Platinum Group Metals fine tunes feasibility
Vancouver – Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) along with Western Bushveld joint venture (WBJV) partners Anglo Pl…
Platinum shortfall
Vancouver — Global demand for platinum is poised to touch a record level of 6.93 million oz. this year, up 195,000 oz. or 2.9% from 2006, says refiner and PGM marketing group Johnson Matthey in its r…
Return of the Cheque Cashers
The decision by Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) to spin out its royalty portfolio as a public company will effectively bring back its onetime takeover target, Franco-Nevada Mining.
Anooraq inks deal to become a major platinum producer in Africa
It took three long years of negotiations but Anooraq Resources (arq-v, ano-x) has finally inked a deal that will transform the Canadian junior exploration company into a significant platinum metals pr…
Anooraq Resources inks deal to become a major platinum metals producer in Africa
It took three long years of negotiations but Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V, ANO-X) has finally landed a deal that will t…
Walking the Path to Production
SITE VISIT Pilanesberg, South Africa — As 37%-owner and operator of the Western Bushveld joint venture (WBJV) in South Africa, Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PTMQF-O) stands poised to join the…
Positive prefeasibility on Platinum Group Metals’ Western Bushveld JV (February 05, 2007)
Vancouver — With a positive prefeasibility study in hand for its Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa, partners Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PTMQF-O), Anglo Platinum (AGPPY-O, ANP-L, ANANP…
Positive prefeasibility on Platinum Group Metals’ Western Bushveld JV (January 12, 2007)
Vancouver – With positive prefeasibility study in hand for its Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa, part…
Platmin intersects from Bushveld
While it still doesn’t have a firm handle on the structure of its Scheiding property in South Africa’s legendary Bu…
Platinum’s future looks bright
Vancouver — If silver’s moniker is the poor man’s gold, platinum’s buoyant price performance must certainly place it in the running as a much richer man’s precious metal. However, despite the lofty p…
Stillwater takes 11% interest in Pacific North West Capital (November 27, 2006)
Vancouver — Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T, PAWEF-O) has landed a new major shareholder following Stillwater Mining’s (SWC-N) $2-million investment in the junior.