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Platinum

Platinum is a dense, silvery-white precious metal with the chemical symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It belongs to the platinum-group metals (PGMs), which also include palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. Platinum is highly resistant to corrosion and heat, making it valuable for industrial applications as well as investment and jewellery. The metal is primarily used in autocatalysts for vehicle emissions control systems, accounting for a significant share of global demand. Other major applications include jewellery manufacturing, particularly in Asia, and industrial uses such as petroleum refining, electronics, medical devices and glass production. Platinum is also traded as a commodity on global markets, with prices influenced by supply constraints, automotive demand, investment flows and broader economic conditions. The metal is rarer than gold and is mined predominantly in South Africa and Russia, with smaller production from Zimbabwe, Canada and the United States. Platinum's dual role as both an industrial metal and a store of value means its price can be volatile, responding to shifts in automotive production, environmental regulation, currency movements and geopolitical risk. Investors access platinum through physical bullion, exchange-traded funds and futures contracts.

Platinum News


Cementation Africa delivers specialist underground mining solutions that combine engineering expertise, technical innovation and safe project execution across Africa
Deep Expertise Gives Cementation Africa The Edge In Underground Mining
16th October 2026

As Africa's mining industry moves deeper, targets increasingly complex ore bodies and responds to rising global demand for critical minerals, the role of specialist underground mining contractors... 


An image of SkyJacks' range of access solutions at its Electra Mining 2026 stand
Lifting equipment delivered to platinum mine for improved accessibility
16th October 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Industrial equipment supplier SkyJacks supplied an aerial GEDA working platform to a major platinum mine in South Africa earlier this year while also delivering a similar materials handling... 


Image of periodic table symbol for nickel
Crawford nickel sulphide project, Canada – update
16th October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

All primary approvals needed for the Stage 1 development are now in place. 


Tharisa Mine
Valterra joins Northam as a buyer of Tharisa PGM concentrate
15th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tharisa Minerals has agreed to sell 50% of the platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate produced at its... 


Underground mineworker
Deaths prompt South African miners' safety review, Minerals Council CEO says
15th October 2026 By: Reuters

South African miners are reviewing safety protocols as the number of fatalities this year is already above the last two, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane told Reuters. Fifty-three... 


An image of WMI director Professor Dr Pontsho Twala
WMI seminar explores challenges to sustainably grasping opportunity-rich mining future
14th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) held its annual industry seminar on October 8, titled “From legacy to leadership: shaping sustainable mining futures”. Industry leaders explored the key challenges... 


Coal on a conveyor belt
South Africa's August mining output down 12.7% y/y on lower PGMs, coal, iron-ore production
13th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that the country's mining production decreased by 12.7% year-on-year in August, with platinum group metals (PGMs), coal and iron-ore having made the... 


2026 MISTRA Annual Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Roundtable
MISTRA roundtable to explore practical steps for South Africa’s PGM-powered hydrogen economy
13th October 2026

South Africa has ambitious strategies for green hydrogen, critical minerals and beneficiation. The challenge now is translating these into investment, industrial development and jobs. The... 


Gold remains under pressure as Middle East tensions persist
Gold remains under pressure as Middle East tensions persist
12th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals says gold has remained under pressure as continued tensions in the Middle East push oil prices higher. In its latest ‘Precious... 


Location of the Marathon copper/palladium project
Marathon copper/palladium project, Canada – update
9th October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Generation Mining announced the start of construction on October 1, 2026. 


 	A new Synergy Ex IE3 loaded on a pallet ready for delivery
Flameproof motor range introduced for mining environments
9th October 2026 By: Halima Frost

The new Synergy Ex IE3 range of flameproof motors, designed by engineering components supplier BMG’s in-house engineering team in collaboration with global electric motor specialists, was launched... 


ATG image
Mining clients gain assurance from ATG Digital’s ISO status
9th October 2026

South African technology company ATG Digital has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, effective May 29, 2026. The company believes this milestone delivers assurance to mining companies that... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
South Africa's mining industry needs an empowerment regime that welcomes investors
8th October 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Investors, and especially specialist mining investors, are knowledgeable about and understand South Africa's mining methods and orebodies, but need consistency and finality in regulations that... 


Lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe's lithium export earnings surge on higher spodumene prices
8th October 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe recorded lithium export sales worth $2.16-billion during the nine months to September 30, nearly four times the total sales for last year, the government's minerals marketing agency said... 


Business Unity South Africa president Mxolisi Mgojo
Mining industry focused on creating sustainable State capacity to drive development, Joburg Indaba hears
7th October 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's mining industry, which has developed infrastructure to support mines and their surrounding communities, is working with government to ensure the civil service is reformed into a... 


Wesizwe places Bakubung concentrator plant on care and maintenance
Wesizwe places Bakubung concentrator plant on care and maintenance
7th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum has informed shareholders that the Bakubung platinum mine concentrator plant, in the North West, has been placed on care and maintenance while the company prioritises... 


A PGMs mine
Zimbabwe State miner secures $100m for platinum project
7th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe State miner secures $100m for platinum project Zimbabwe’s state-owned Mutapa Platinum Group has secured $100-million to develop its Darwendale project. 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart
Sibanye confirms wage deal, strike end at remainder of US operations
7th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and JSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed its workforces at the Stillwater East mine and Columbus metallurgical facility, both in Montana, have ratified a new... 


Photo of Martin Creamer
On-The-Air (02/10/2026)
2nd October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about drone upliftment, manganese through Namibia and Sibanye-Stillwater trading on the A2X  


Palladium bar
Generation Mining starts early works on Marathon palladium, copper project build
2nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Generation Mining has started with construction of the Marathon copper/palladium project, in Ontario. The company has made initial payments of $30-million to secure critical equipment... 


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