August 22, 2018 Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
August 3, 2018 Stellar rhodium price rally could be coming to an end Price for scarce precious metal rhodium is up 270% in two years.
July 25, 2018 Wheaton closes streaming deal with gold miner Sibanye The Canadian streaming firm has bought all of Stillwater's gold production for the life of the mine and, initially, also 4.5% of its total palladium output.
July 17, 2018 Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics Canadian researches came to such conclusion after spending years examining waterbodies located within five kilometres of abandoned mine sites.
July 16, 2018 Wheaton buys all gold, some palladium from Sibanye US mines Streaming deal involves production from Sibanye's Stillwater and East Boulder mines, located in Montana.
July 8, 2018 South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.
July 2, 2018 CHARTS: Halfway through 2018 and the mining rally is over “China’s buoyant mood is giving way to concerns around tightening credit and a slowing manufacturing sector."
July 2, 2018 Commodities face a twin threat, Morgan Stanley says Amid the warnings, copper was listed as the top pick after palladium.
July 2, 2018 Platinum price plunges to 14-year low Platinum prices drops 5% on Monday to lowest since July 2004 as US–Europe car trade spat adds to precious metal's woes.
June 14, 2018 Germany’s Heraeus to open $100 mln precious metals recycling plant in China China is the world's biggest car market and produces only a fraction of the platinum and palladium it consumes.
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