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Medical demand for platinum, Rainbow Rare Earths and Zambian cassava make headlines
26th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the growing demand for platinum in the medical technology sector; the advances being made by Rainbow Rare Earths at its Phalaborwa rare earth element... 


PGI conference speakers and management team
Advantages of platinum highlighted during jewellery trade show
26th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

An international panel of jewellery experts highlighted platinum’s present and distinct advantages of price and technical brilliance at the Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong 2025 trade show.... 


An image of solar panels at the Zimplats operation
Embedded ESG strategies unlock tangible results
26th September 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

Embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies in a comprehensive business framework has enabled platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) to... 


Platinum needed in pacemakers.
Medical demand for platinum forecast to reach new high this year
25th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3% compound annual growth rate since 2013 and 4% more... 


Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Head of Equity Capital Markets, South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa Richard Stout
Anglo’s Valterra Platinum divestment ‘largest in history of JSE’, Standard Bank reports
23rd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler Standard Bank as “the largest equity capital... 


A chemicals storage facility
Valterra highlights processing assets' edge
19th September 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining group Valterra Platinum’s vertically integrated processing value chain – with processing assets that are “the largest and most technologically advanced” in the... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane and Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku.
Fruitful outcomes needed quickly from crucial Minerals Council, Mintek MoU
18th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals Council South Africa and South Africa’s Council for... 


Impala Platinum's refinery operations
Africa's PGM production expected to fall this year, but resume growth thereafter
17th September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

International data and analytics company GlobalData has reported that African production of platinum group metals (PGMs) is expected to fall by 6.4% this year, in year-on-year terms. This forecast... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox.
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore's financing and offtake term sheet
17th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift through the signing of a non-binding term sheet with... 


Resources Watch
Resources Watch
17th September 2025

This week: Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'; Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project and, Teck, Anglo American agree... 


United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
15th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as an example of climate mitigation advance by the UN... 


Hive Hydrogen programme director Trevor Donian, AMDA Developments CEO Piero Granelli, Hive Hydrogen head of development Zander van der Walt, Hive Energy Africa CEO Colin Loubser, and Hive Hydrogen legal director Benji Mothibedi.
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
12th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has now advanced to front-end engineering design... 


 	Platinum jewellery
PGI initiatives at Jewellery and Gem WORLD Hong Kong conference spotlight platinum as priority metal
12th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid a soaring gold price, global platinum jewellery marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) says it will spotlight a new era of platinum jewellery opportunities at the Jewellery... 


Unleashing Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth for a sustainable future
12th September 2025

The Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe represents a rare greenfield development in the platinum group metals (PGM) space, offering JSE- and LSE-listed integrated resource group Tharisa the chance to... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'
11th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets that are also liquid. With the increase in the... 


World Platinum Investment Council CEO Trevor Raymond.
Platinum outpaces gold, silver amid huge 660% platinum bar, coin investment surge
10th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Global investment in platinum bar and coin surged 660% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, when platinum outpaced gold and silver and even platinum demand from hydrogen-based applications... 


Sylvania CEO Jaco Prinsloo
Sylvania posts strong financial, operational performance
9th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Platinum group metals and chrome producer Sylvania has posted a net profit of $20.2-million for the financial year ended June 30, compared with the net profit of $7-million reported for the 2024... 


Vehicle manufacturing
South Africa's GDP grew 0.8% in the second quarter
9th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.8% in the second quarter, following an increase of 0.1% in the first quarter of the year, Statistics South Africa has reported. The manufacturing industry... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive: Growth and Strategic Development in Executive Chairperson’s Office Mike Schmidt.
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
8th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going exceptionally well. The game-changing... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
ARM highlights need for South Africans to work together to make country better place
5th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The need for South Africa to attract investment as a globally competitive investment destination was highlighted on Friday by Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of African Rainbow... 


The above image depicts three technicians infront of the 35 MW solar panels
Miner undertakes smelter, solar expansion
5th September 2025 By: Lynne Davies

With the commissioning of a $360-million smelter expansion project and the first 35 MW phase of its $37-million solar PV power programme having been finalised, platinum mining company Zimplats has... 


The above image depicts the inner core of a tyre filled with TyrFil
Tyre solution gains traction in Zim mines
5th September 2025 By: Lynne Davies

The growing problem of sending big volumes of waste to landfill and general waste issues associated with used tyres is intended to be addressed through tyre filling solutions provider Carlisle... 


BCG project leader Lindokuhle Shongwe.
Unleash Africa's energy, critical minerals to uplift continent, Boston Consulting exhorts
4th September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

With the world's energy transition accelerating and nations scrambling to secure resilient supply chains, Africa has what the world needs. In fact, the continent is seen to be in pole position to... 


Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad
Anglo American raises R44bn as it sells last remaining shares in Valterra
4th September 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Diversified miner Anglo American has raised cash proceeds of R44.1-billion, or about $2.5-billion, from the sale of its remaining shares in South African platinum group metals (PGMs) producer... 


Sylvania's Doornbosch operation
Sylvania names CFO-designate
2nd September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed platinum group metals and chrome producer Sylvania, which owns assets in South Africa, will promote executive finance officer Ronel Bosman to CFO, with effect from December 1. She will... 


Platinum group metals support every step of the vitally necessary energy transition.
IDC, KfW funding green hydrogen, green ammonia project in solar-rich Northern Cape
2nd September 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development... 


northams' zondereinde mine
Northam hits record 1Moz in sales as tight PGM markets fuel growth plans
29th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Northam Platinum has reported record production and sales for the 2025 financial year, surpassing one-million ounces sold for the first time in its history. Despite weaker margins and... 


Neal Froneman
Sibanye-Stillwater pleased with improved group profitability
28th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has reported pleasing results for the six months ended June 30, with all group operations other than the South African gold... 


Implats CEO Nico Muller
Implats posts 70% earnings drop but shields investors with R1.65 dividend
28th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

Platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Impala Platinum (Implats) has reported weaker earnings for the financial year ended June 30, but says it will maintain shareholder returns, declaring a final... 


Image of Mogalakwena mine central pit south
Valterra Platinum simplified, streamlined as a significant Southern African mining company
28th August 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining group Valterra Platinum holds much promise, mining operations executive head Willie Theron says, affirming the significance of the newly separated group as a... 


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