Panoramic buys WA project from Platinum Australia

ASX-listed Platinum Australia has sold its Panton platinum-group metals (PGM) project, in Western Australia, to fellow listed Panoramic Resources for A$5.25-million and a net smelter return of 0.5%. The project is estimated to contain a resource...

Owner-operator model proves winner for Smokey Hills

South Africa-focused Platinum Australia has reported an improvement in all areas of production at its Smokey Hills platinum mine since it switched from a contractor to owner-operator model at the start of this year. In January, Platinum Australia...

Platinum Australia moves to owner-operator at Smokey Hills

ASX-listed Platinum Australia is transitioning to an owner-operator model at its Smokey Hills mine in South Africa, the company reported on Thursday. Platinum Australia said an owner-operator model would place it in a stronger position to meet...

Platinum Australia reports marginal production increase

ASX-listed Platinum Australia on Monday reported that it produced 222 oz more of 4E platinum-group metals (PGMs), comprising platinum, rhodium, palladium and gold, despite losing about 20% of the available underground production days available to...

RBPlat says contract miner strike to impact production

South Africa’s black-owned Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) said on Friday that prolonged industrial action at the Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine, particularly its south shaft, would affect production. Workers employed by mining contractor JIC...

Smokey Hills workers go on strike

ASX-listed Platinum Australia’s embattled Smokey Hills operation has once again been thrust into the limelight as disgruntled contract workers started a protected industrial action on Monday. The strike, which affects all of mining contractor...

Smokey Hills underground operations resumes

ASX-listed Platinum Australia has resumed underground production at its Smokey Hills operation, in South Africa, after access to the mine site was restored through alternate roads. The miner reported last week that production at its Smokey Hills...

Production disrupted at Smokey Hills

Production at ASX-listed Platinum Australia’s South African operations have been disrupted as communities in the area blocked the access road to the Smokey Hills mine. Platinum Australia said on Friday that the road blockages were occurring...

Smokey Hills seen reaching 21 000 oz/quarter target by mid-2012

Despite the labour issues at the Smokey Hills platinum mine in South Africa, project owner Platinum Australia said on Tuesday that the project would reach it quarterly target of 21 000 oz by the June quarter next year. Speaking at the Diggers &...

Platinum Australia lifts output despite difficulties at Smokey Hills

South Africa-focused Platinum Australia increased production at its production by more than 700 oz in the June quarter, despite ongoing difficulties at its Smokey Hills mine. Production rose to 8 799 oz, from the 8 015 oz in the previous quarter,...

Platinum Australia seeks urgent meeting with DMR about Smokey Hills

Junior miner Platinum Australia was seeking an urgent meeting with South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) after the government told the Smokey Hills platinum mine operator to suspend operations. The DMR on Friday served a notice...

Platinum Australia resumes operations at Smokey Hills

Junior miner Platinum Australia on Monday resumed mining at its Smokey Hills operation, where a contract miner was killed in mob attack on Friday. Platinum Australia said that a number of arrests had been made regarding the incident, which took...