Mining Weekly reported Anglo American Platinum (JSE:AMS) says productivity at its joint venture operations tends to be higher.
Continue reading "JV Operations More Productive, Says Major Platinum Producer"
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Catalyst Resource Group (OTC:CATA,PINK:CATA) reports the completion of its laboratory and recovery facility in California.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Bloomberg reports the FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index declined, paring yesterday’s 1.2 percent gain and slipping 67.93 to 31,663.12.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Platinum prices hovered around US$1,530 per ounce again Monday. Stuck between US$1,500 and US$1,600 since mid-May, analysts are predicting demand for platinum – used in everything from cars, to computers and cell phones – could be heating up and prices could be on the rise.
Continue reading "Platinum Riding High"
Friday, October 23, 2009
Though platinum prices have near doubled to 1350/oz this week from a low of 732/oz last October, for the miners in South Africa, it is still an uphill task. The SA government's talks to takeover ownership of mines could potentially scare off investors. How will the platinum producers operate in a constrained environment?
Continue reading "Platinum Sales Drop, SA Miners Hurt"
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The sharp retreat of the stock market, combined with a higher US dollar has triggered a broad sell-off in the precious metals. Spot platinum slipped to a session low of $794.50 an ounce, down 8.8 per cent from $871.50 an ounce late on Friday.
Continue reading "Greenback’s gain triggers precious metals sell-off"
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Platinum prices advanced further Tuesday after surging oil prices boosted the precious metal’s appeal as a hedge against inflation. Overall weakness in the dollar, the recovery in equities and fresh optimism over the economic outlook sparked buying of commodities in earlier trade.
Continue reading "Battered platinum gets some relief"
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
It was a tough day on the markets for the precious metals. Platinum plunged the furthest, at 6 percent, while gold dropped more than 2 percent and silver by 5 percent. The drop was instigated earlier in the session as economic worries prompted Asian traders to sell off metals.
Continue reading "Platinum gets hit by double whammy; plunges"
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Platinum plunged to its lowest point in over seven months as growing concern of economic slowdown reigned over diminishing supply. All precious metals were impacted this week as crude dropped and the US dollar gained some steam against the Euro and the Pound.
Continue reading "Economic threats push platinum down"
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The platinum market has rebounded this week, but not enough to stop JP Morgan analysts from releasing their opinion on the metals poor short term outlook. Platinum's recent rally was brought about by gold's price jump extending optimism to the entire precious metals sector.
Continue reading "Analyst Unable to Reach a Consensus"
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