Platinum Group Metals

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 

Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature.... 

Through an extensive range of education and training initiatives designed to improve mine efficiency, community and economic development, in addition to providing career opportunities for youth,... 

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 

On March 31, 2026, just after 14:00, the detonation of 650 kg of explosives broke through the first rocks to enable access to underground resources at the Tharisa mine, located on the western limb... 

South African-based engineering firm Allied Furnace Consultants (AFC) was awarded the supply of two identical 80-t transfer cars for the Sakura smelter based in Sarawak, in Malaysia, in 2025. These... 

On March 31, 2026, just after 14:00, the detonation of 650 kg of explosives broke through the first rocks to enable access to underground resources at the Tharisa mine, located on the western limb... 

South Africa's Valterra Platinum has managed to maintain healthy inventory levels of critical operational inputs, such as diesel and lubricants, despite uncertainty created by the US-Israeli war on... 

The risk of a protracted US-Iran conflict, the accelerating regionalisation of PGM markets, alongside the launch of platinum and palladium futures on China’s Guangzhou Futures Exchange, represents... 

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient... 

Positive first-quarter mine operating income has heartened South African platinum group metals (PGM) and chrome mining company Eastplats, which reported on Friday, May 15 that it will continue to... 

Southern Palladium has advanced definitive feasibility study drilling, metallurgical optimisation and mine design work. 

Tharisa Minerals had concluded a five-year contract with Cementation Africa for underground mining development and construction works at the Tharisa mine. 

Integrated resources group Tharisa expects to post a 512% to 532% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) at between $0.153 and $0.158 for the six months to March 31. That compares with... 

Sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey notes in its latest 'PGM Market Report' that platinum demand will exceed supply again this year on the back of firm industrial use and constrained... 

Martin Creamer talks about hydrogen’s growing role in energy storage, a new refuelling station at North-West University, and the need to lower manganese rail costs. 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals being significant highlights for North-West University recently; China trailblazing in hydrogen with its... 

Operational consistency, focused cost control and materially higher first-quarter earnings have strengthened the financial position of Sibanye-Stillwater. In an operating update for the three... 

Precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals and mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater have partnered on a joint research and development project aimed at...