RBPlat reviewing impact of Amplats’ converter plant shutdown . JSE-listed Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) is reviewing the impact of a force majeure declared by fellow-listed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) last week on its own operations.

Amplats on Friday a...

Palladium/platinum substitution tech unveiled by BASF, PGM producers . Specialised chemicals company BASF Mining Solutions has successfully finished developing a Tri-Metal Catalyst technology that enables partial substitution of palladium with platinum in light-duty gasol...

Orion Minerals granted another enviro permit . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper developer Orion Minerals has been granted environmental authorisation (EA) for mining the Bardacube resource at its Prieska copper/zinc project, in the Northern Cape. ...

Coronavirus to cause fall in prices of mined products sold to China – Menar . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The coronavirus was reducing the consumption of South Africa’s mined products to China and cause a fall in prices, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoğlu said on Monday.

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Smelter blast, shutdown hit Amplats at time of high PGM prices . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has been dealt a major output blow at a time of sky-high PGM prices.

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Council says mining industry is ready to respond to Covid-19 . With the first case of coronavirus, or Covid-19, confirmed in South Africa, the Minerals Council South Africa has emphasised the importance of mitigating measures that need to be implemented in the min...

Three killed in fall of ground at AngloGold's Mponeng . Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti, which is in the process of exiting its last remaining South African operations, on Friday confirmed that the dead bodies of three employees had been found at the ...

Standard Bank releases policy on lending to thermal coal mining projects . Financial services provider Standard Bank has released its Thermal Coal Mining Policy, making it the first South African bank to publicly release a policy on lending to coal mining projects.

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PGMs production still constrained with no quick ounces to fill gap – Nedbank . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The production base for South Africa’s high-flying platinum group metals (PGMs) is still constrained and there are no quick ounces to fill the gap, Nedbank CIB market ...

Sibanye settles Marikana streaming deal . Dual-listed Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiaries, Western Platinum, Eastern Platinum and Lonmin – collectively known as the Marikana operations – have entered into a release and cancellation agreement wit...