A processing pathway away from high-energy pyrometallurgical smelting to low-energy hydrometallurgical platinum group metal (PGM) recoveries has been further advanced by Australian PGMs pioneer Podium Minerals. Podium is reporting a breakthrough in platinum recoveries through a smelterless... 

A processing pathway away from high-energy pyrometallurgical smelting to low-energy hydrometallurgical platinum group metal (PGM) recoveries has been further advanced by Australian PGMs pioneer Podium Minerals. Podium is reporting a breakthrough in platinum recoveries through a smelterless... 

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Australia’s platinum group metals (PGMs) pioneer, Podium Minerals, is evaluating the cleanest and greenest mining and processing options that include the possibility of circumventing the need for smelting. The Australian Stock Exchange-listed exploration and resources development company, which... 

Exploration and resources development company Podium Minerals is continuing to blaze a trail in platinum group metals (PGMs) in Australia, where PGMs have been classified as critical minerals, which is also the case the US, Japan, India and the Eurozone. ASX-listed Podium on Monday announced a... 

ASX-listed Podium Minerals has raised A3.9-million from a targeted A$4.6-million in non-renounceable entitlement offer, offering one new share for every 15 shares held. The company in July launched a A$6.6-million capital raise, which consisted of a A$2-million share placement and the... 

ASX-listed junior Podium Minerals will raise A$6.6-million through a share placement and a non-renounceable entitlement offer. The company would raise an initial A$2-million in a share placement to new and existing sophisticated investors, priced at 22c a share. Some 9.1-million shares will be... 

The Australian bourse has welcomed a new exploration and development company to its registry, with Podium Minerals listing on the exchange this week, following a capital raising of A$5.5-million before costs. The capital raising consisted of a rights issue and priority offer that was underwritten... 

President Jacob Zuma last Friday launched the Stanley Nqobizizwe Nkosi manganese sinter plant near Hotazel, in the Northern Cape, marking the latest high point of Daphne Mashile-Nkosi’s long walk to emancipating manganese from the sole preserve of the male species. Mashile-Nkosi, a 55-year-old... 

President Jacob Zuma last Friday launched the Stanley Nqobizizwe Nkosi manganese sinter plant near Hotazel, in the Northern Cape, marking the latest high point of Daphne Mashile-Nkosi’s long walk to emancipating manganese from the sole preserve of the male species. Mashile-Nkosi, a 55-year-old... 

President Jacob Zuma and Minerals Minister Susan Shabangu - who both spoke from the same podium at last Friday's function to mark the launch of Kalagadi Manganese’s integrated mine, sinter plant and planned smelter - were more hawkish than ever on mining reform. Shabangu said bluntly that there... 

Hawkish government sentiment is intensifying ahead of the enactment of amended minerals legislation. This was clear at the weekend when both President Jacob Zuma and Minerals Minister Susan Shabangu advocated reform of the South African mining industry with far greater force than they have done... 

In Twitter parlance, beneficiation is trending. New fluorspar-explorer-turned-mine-developer and aspirant fluorochemicals producer SepFluor is the third South African mining company in as many months to nail its beneficiation colours firmly to its business mast.