Resources Watch

This week: Coal miner Exxaro will submit five renewable energy bids. Pan African Resources reports record earnings. And, South Africa should be extremely concerned about Implats’ strike, says Northam.

Northam Platinum loses 7 000 oz in safety stops

Platinum-group metals (PGMs) miner Northam has resumed underground operations at its Zondereinde mine, in South Africa’s North West province, but said it lost about 7 000 oz of PGMs production in a safety stoppage. On July 20, a fall-of-ground...

Northam shuts down converters at Zondereinde mine

South African platinum-miner Northam had to shut down the convertors at the Zondereinde metallurgical plant, following damage to the precipitator, it reported on Monday. The JSE-listed company said that it would take around six weeks to complete...

Diesel trucks to drive PGM demand further

Platinum-group metals (PGM) producer Northam said it expected its mining licence conversion to be completed in the near future.