Platmin ‘moves into delivery mode’

Platinum junior Platmin has “moved into delivery mode during 2012” as the company completed the acquisition of Sedibelo West and reported record first-quarter platinum sales, said CEO Tom Dale on Monday. The company, which delisted from the...

Company Announcement: Platmin Limited operating update for the first quarter of 2012

Platmin Limited today announced the completion of the acquisition of the western portion of the Sedibelo Platinum Project from the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Tribe and Itereleng Bakgatla Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited

Platmin reports progress after industrial relations setbacks

Platinum group metals exploration and development company Platmin reported on Monday that metal output at its Pilanesberg platinum mine (PPM) was starting to recover following intensive efforts to improve industrial relations at the operation,...

Head of exploration and development at Platmin resigns

Platinum group metals developer Platmin said on Monday that Terry Holohan would leave the company in October to join Australia’s Paramount Mining as CEO. Holohan is the head of exploration and development at Platmin.

Platmin faces delay at Pilanesberg after strikers damage equipment

Platinum group metals producer Platmin said on Monday that it would bring in an extra mining contractor at its Pilanesberg mine, after extensive damage was done to MCC’s fleet, following illegal strike action. Platmin CEO Tom Dale said that...

Platmin posts Q1 loss, targets 12 000 oz/m by year-end

Platmin, the TSX-, JSE- and Aim-listed platinum-group metals miner, on Friday reported a net loss of $34,83-million, after declaring commercial production from January 1 at the company's Pilanesberg mine, on the Western Limb of South Africa's...

FOCUSED ON PLATINUM DELIVERY

The Tuschenkomst openpit, which is being mined by the Pallinghurst-linked Platmin at its Pilanesberg mine, at Moruleng, in the North West. A R1,5-billion fleet moves four-million tons a month, which Platmin CEO Tom Dale is hoping to increase...

Platmin secures 6Moz in R500m deal with Bakgatla community

The TSX- and JSE-listed platinum miner Platmin has secured six million ounces of platinum in a R500-million deal that “transforms the business”. Pallinghurst CEO Arne Frandsen tells Mining Weekly Online that the acquired resource has the...

Platmin says ramp-up continues

Platinum-group-metals miner Platmin continues to increase production from its Pilanesberg mine in South Africa, but now expects output this year will be between 60 000 and 65 000 oz, the firm said on Monday. Platmin indicated in August it was...

Pilanesberg output rising, June-quarter sales rake in R114m

The Pilanesberg platinum mine (PPM), independent mid-tier platinum miner Platmin’s first platinum group metals (PGM) mining operation, is steadily continuing production build-up, the company announced earlier this month.

Platmin expects output gains at Pilanesberg

TSX-, JSE, and Aim-listed junior Platmin produced 14 177 oz of platinum group metals in the first quarter from its Pilanesberg platinum mine (PPM), and expects output will rise as mining moves out of oxidised ore zone, CEO Tom Dale said on...

Platmin to raise $250m in share placement

unior miner Platmin has filed a preliminary short-form prospectus in Canada on Friday to raise up to $250-million through a share placement. The platinum miner said that the shares in South Africa, the UK and the US, would only be offered on a...