November 11, 2022

LME decides against ban on Russian metal

The metals industry has spent weeks debating what to do about supplies from Russia, which is a major producer of copper, nickel, aluminum and palladium.

November 8, 2022

Magna plans drilling at Denison nickel-copper project after ‘considerable’ resource estimate 

Magna is exploring the restart of a past-producing underground mine and adding an open-pit operation to the site, also known as Crean Hill.

November 3, 2022

Economic slump nudges down platinum and palladium forecasts

Prices of the two metals are largely unchanged from the start of the year.

November 2, 2022

US busts catalytic converter theft ring that extracted metals

Metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium have been stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers, sending auto-insurance claims soaring across the country.

November 2, 2022

New platinum, palladium catalyst able to deal with methane emissions for good

A new palladium and platinum catalyst is able to eliminate methane emissions from transport and other human activities.

November 1, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater may cut thousands of jobs at gold mines in South Africa

The miner will enter into consultations with stakeholders, which could impact 1,959 employees and 465 contractors. 

October 28, 2022

RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines

Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic boasting ore with a value of nearly $900 billion at today’s prices.

October 27, 2022

Ivanhoe awarded new exploration rights next to Platreef project on South Africa’s Bushveld Complex

The new exploration rights form a continuous block on the southwest border of Ivanhoe's existing Platreef mining rights at Turfspruit and Macalacaskop.

October 24, 2022

Rusal files London lawsuit against Potanin over Nornickel pact

Rusal filed a lawsuit alleging that Vladimir Potanin, CEO of Nornickel, is in breach of a decade-old deal.

October 18, 2022

Stillwater Critical enjoys ‘sweet spot’ in Montana’s Lower Stillwater PGMs Complex

Evaluation positions the company as the second-largest landholder in the Stillwater Complex, with a 100%-owned position next to Sibanye’s PGE mines.