RBPlats Sees Output Fall
Mining Weekly reported Royal Bafokeng Platinum (FWB:7BF) said platinum output fell drastically in the first quarter due to 54 safety stoppages.
Articles Tagged "platinum mining"
Minfocus to Explore Platinum Group Elements Property
Minfocus Exploration Corp. (TSXV:MFX) announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation to explore a potential copper-nickel-platinum group elements property.
Bauba Platinum Provides Exploration Update
Mining Weekly reported Bauba Platinum said it has an inferred resource of 8.6-million ounces of platinum group metals (platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold) on its properties.
India Discovers New Platinum Reserves
Mining Weekly reported the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered platinum group elements and chromite reserves in Orissa.
Anglo American Platinum Production Down 24%
Bloomberg reported Anglo American plc. (LSE:AAL) said platinum output fell 24 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier after it shut a plant for maintenance, with fewer safety stoppages stemming the drop.
Is Zimbabwe’s Platinum Mining Fee Legal?
Bloomberg reported a parliament committee has said that Zimbabwe's decision to increase some mining fees by as much as 5,000% may be illegal.
Zimbabwe Orders Platinum Miners to Resubmit
Bloomberg reported Zimbabwe’s mines ministry ordered 469 local and foreign miners to resubmit applications for exploration rights.
Modikwa Announces Loss of 21000 Ounces Platinum
Reuters reported Modikwa platinum mine lost 21,000 ounces of industrial metals due to a strike.
Anglo American Will Sell 51% to Black Zimbabweans
Bloomberg reported Anglo American (LSE:AAL,JSE:AMS) will sell 51 percent of its Zimbabwean operation to black Zimbabweans or a government fund for black businessmen.
Zimbabwe Tries to Gain Local Control of Platinum Mines
Reuters reported Zimbabwe's efforts to change foreign owned platinum mines to locally owned was thrust into chaos as two ministers contradicted each other.
