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...

Company Announcement: Smokey Hills Production Update

Platinum Australia Limited is pleased to provide an update on the progress made since initiating the transition from contract mining to Owner Operator in January

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...

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...

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,...

JIC says worker killed after Smokey Hills mob attack

A JIC Mining Services worker was killed at the Smokey Hills mine in Limpopo, after he was attacked by a mob, the mining contractor confirmed on Friday. Kobus Jansen Van Rensburg was killed when the mini bus transporting employees of JIC was...

Platinum Australia says PFS confirms viability of Rooderand

Platinum Australia has started work on a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Rooderand platinum project on the western limb of South Africa’s Bushveld Compex, after a prefeasibility study (PFS) showed that the openpit and underground...

Smokey Hills output to rise as contractor moves to hire staff

South Africa-focused Platinum Australia expects to achieve its planned production level of 60 000 t/m over the next two months, as mining contractor JIC Mining Services worked to employ staff at the Smokey Hills operation. JIC Mining dismissed...

Contractor fires 85% of Smokey Hills workforce

South Africa-focused Platinum Australia said on Tuesday that its mining contractor JIC Mining had dismissed 85% of its workforce at the Smokey Hills mine. JIC employees had been engaging in an unprotected industrial action at the Smokey Hills...