South Africa mooted as platinum industry’s ‘Silicon Valley’

South Africa’s unique opportunity in platinum-related development is beckoning. There is growing conviction that South Africa could and should become the first mover in creating a kind of ‘Platinum Valley’ that emulates the great Silicon...

The uses of platinum-group metals

Platinum group metals (PGMs) consist of six elements–platinum, palladium,rhodium, iridium, ruthenium andosmium.

No drop-off seen in price

The international fluorspar market can be expected to continue along its recent bullish vein, driven by increasing demand from new downstream industries and changes in Chinese production trends, predicts Sallies CE Izak Marais.

Is there enough?

The US Department of Energy is at an advanced stage of study into the platinum industry, aimed at establishing whether the availability of platinum group metals (pgms) can be sustained in the long term, Mining Weekly can today exclusively report.

On-The-Air (29/11/2002)

SAfm anchor Audrey Brown As always on a Friday at this time, AMLive is joined by Martin Creamer, Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Martin, a very good morning to you. I believe the Mogopa community has won a share of a new...