Articles Tagged "power shortages"

Gold exceeds platinum in value

Platinum has shed 45 per cent of its value in just nine months. Last Friday the spot price of platinum hit a low of $812.75 per oz. Now, for this first time in 12 years gold has surpassed platinum in value.

Platinum Plummets

Auto market woes extend to platinum, pushing it to a six month low. It was just last March that platinum reached a record high of $2,290 per ounce- as power shortages in primary producer South Africa disrupted mining and triggered supply worries. Now, platinum has gone through a catastrophic drop as poor auto sales plague the market.