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Toyota and China’s Shudao Investment  to build a hydrogen fuel cell plant in Chengdu.
Demand outlook for South Africa’s platinum uplifted by China-Toyota hydrogen project
5th August 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A development that is improving the demand outlook for South African platinum group metals (PGMs) is the announcement of a joint venture (JV) between Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation and China’s... 


Gold jewellery
Heraeus says prolonged high gold prices lower jewellery demand in key regions
4th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that Chinese gold jewellery consumption has reduced owing to high prices – similar to what has happened in India.... 


Valterra Platinum, De Beers, Kumba Iron Ore make headlines
Valterra Platinum, De Beers, Kumba Iron Ore make headlines
1st August 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Valterra Platinum’s feasibility study into the development of Sandsloot Underground in Limpopo; Anglo's belief that De Beers is well positioned to... 


Sibanye-Stillwater operates the only primary PGM mining operation in the US, based in Montana.
Sibanye-Stillwater, union seek US trade protection against Russian palladium imports
31st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

South Africa-headquartered Sibanye-Stillwater, together with the United Steelworkers union, has filed petitions with US trade authorities to impose duties on imports of Russian palladium, arguing... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Valterra Platinum upping flood defence, envisaging underground trucking, hailing IRMA
30th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum, which experienced severe flooding in the first half of this year at its Amandelbult mine owing to extremely abnormal rainfall, is... 


Sylvania's Doornbos plant
Sylvania achieves record yearly production of 81 000 oz
29th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed platinum group metals (PGM) producer Sylvania has reached a new record yearly production of 81 002 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold for the financial year ended June 30.... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Trial mining on way at promising Sandsloot platinum underground project in Limpopo
28th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Valterra Platinum has received board approval to conduct a feasibility study into the development of Sandsloot Underground at the well-endowed Mogalakwena... 


Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn.
Seriti Green has R25bn to deploy in Mpumalanga but can’t get Eskom budget quotes
25th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Last week renewable energy company Seriti Green received a budget quote from Eskom that it had applied for as long ago as February 2021 – that's the delay in obtaining collaboration from the State... 


PIC lifts stake in Sibanye-Stillwater above 20%
25th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has increased its shareholding in JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater to 20.20%. According to the multinational mining and metals processing... 


Richard Cox
Sibanye-Stillwater appoints Richard Cox chief regional officer for Southern Africa
24th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multinational mining and metals group Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Richard Cox chief regional officer (CRO) for its Southern African operations, effective July 1. He has been acting CRO for the... 


Venetia Diamond Mine in South Africa's Limpopo province.
Higher margins, more cash generation on way, Anglo CEO predicts unequivocally
24th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Looking beyond this transitionary year, Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American will emerge as a highly differentiated, higher margin and more cash generative business, Anglo American CEO... 


Zimplats weighs reopening mothballed mine as prices rebound
23rd July 2025 By: Reuters

-Impala Platinum's Zimbabwean business is considering reopening a mine mothballed in 1998, an official said on Wednesday, after platinum prices rallied to their highest level in more than a decade.... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.
China generates more electricity than US, India, EU combined, Menar’s Bayoglu reports
23rd July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China generates more electricity than the US, India and the EU put together, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu told Wednesday’s Coal & Energy Transition Day, where he added “… and I think this race is... 


Platinum bars
Platinum market’s ‘deep’ tightness shows little sign of relief
23rd July 2025 By: Bloomberg

The platinum market has tightened to unprecedented levels in the past few days as tariff fears and speculative buying pull metal from the key London and Zurich markets into warehouses in the US and... 


Platinum gives South Africa fiscal boost ahead of budget, says Old Mutual
22nd July 2025 By: Reuters

A platinum price rally and increased mining royalties should ease the pressure on South Africa’s fragile coalition government ahead of its October budget, Old Mutual Investment Group, one of the... 


Mantengu chairperson Jonas Tshikundamalema.
Mantengu obtains consent to take charge of Blue Ridge Platinum from August 1
22nd July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX-listed emerging mining company Mantengu has obtained consent to take charge of Blue Ridge Platinum, which is currently on care and maintenance, but on which... 


Gold and platinum bars
Physical gold demand wanes slightly, but growth drivers remain
21st July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that physical gold demand is waning, while the gold price also trended slightly lower week-on-week, ending on $3... 


Sibanye-Stillwater boosts recycling push with $82m US deal
Sibanye-Stillwater boosts recycling push with $82m US deal
21st July 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to buy US-based metals recycler Metallix Refining for $82-million, expanding its “urban mining” strategy. Metallix, which operates two recycling... 


Orion CEO Tony Lennox
Orion will be producing Prieska concentrate by Christmas next year, new CEO assures
18th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed Orion Minerals will be producing concentrate at its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine by Christmas next year, says new highly experienced Orion CEO Tony Lennox, who... 


Platinum tariffs, Transnet deal with UMK, Waterberg make headlines
Platinum tariffs, Transnet deal with UMK, Waterberg make headlines
18th July 2025

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses tariffs on platinum being eclipsed by strong investment and jewellery demand; the 10 year contract signed by Transnet and United Manganese of Kalahari;... 


Valterra appoints two new nonexec directors
17th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Deborah Gudgeon and Thoko Mokgosi-Mwantembe have been appointed independent nonexecutive directors of Valterra Platinum with immediate effect. "These appointments ensure the appropriate balance of... 


Impala Rustenburg processing plant
Impala Platinum seeking SO2 limit in Rustenburg to ensure continued lawful operation
17th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) intends to apply to South Africa’s National Air Quality Officer for an alternative sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions limit to ensure continued lawful... 


Weibin Deng, WPIC Regional Head of Asia Pacific; Craig Miller, Valterra Platinum CEO; Trevor Raymond, WPIC CEO.
Platinum's 1.4% tariff knock to be eclipsed by strong investment, jewellery demand
16th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The direct impact of tariffs on forecast platinum demand in 2025 is estimated to total only 112 000 oz, or 1.4% of total demand. While the indirect risks through slower GDP growth over the next few... 


The Darwendale project
Zimbabwe's Kuvimba revises platinum mine plan as prices rebound
16th July 2025 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba Mining House will develop its Darwendale platinum project as an openpit rather than the previously planned underground mine, CEO Trevor Barnard said, speeding up the delayed... 


The Sishen iron-ore mine
South Africa's mine ouptut rose 0.2% y/y in May
15th July 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production increased by 0.2% year-on-year in May, with iron-ore having made the largest positive contribution and manganese ore and coal the largest negative contributions.... 


Heraeus sees signs of a possible new bull market for platinum
Heraeus sees signs of a possible new bull market for platinum
15th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Half-way through this decade, the platinum price has largely gone sideways, underperforming many other assets, says precious metals trader Heraeus in its latest ‘Precious Metals Appraisal’ report,... 


Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam.
Engineering, planning work on the go for Waterberg platinum group metals project
14th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Work on engineering and planning related to initial road access, construction, water supply, infrastructure, essential site facilities, first phase accommodation lodge, and a site construction... 


Platinum-based hydrogen fuel cells providing power solutions for data centres
11th July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

The International Energy Agency estimates global electricity demand from data centres to more than double to about 945 TWh – more than the entire electricity consumption of Japan today – by 2030.... 


URU drill core
URU Metals confirms high-grade resource continuity at Zeb nickel project
11th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed URU Metals has confirmed the presence of thicker and higher-grade nickel/copper/platinum group metals horizons beneath the historic openpit resource of the Zeb nickel project, in South... 


Southern Palladium MD Johan Odendaal.
Big cost-cut uplift for major Limpopo platinum group metals project
10th July 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province has received a major uplift through a staged development plan that cuts upfront capital costs by 38%. Staged... 


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