Articles Tagged "zimplats"

Zimplats H1 Profit Soars

Reuters Africa reported that rising metal prices and increased production led to significantly higher profits for Zimplats for the second half of 2010.

Zimplats Halts Open Cast Platinum Mining

South African owned Zimbabwe Platinum Mines has shut down its open cast mining operations at Ngezi Mine along the rich great dyke, citing a drop in platinum prices on the international market and increasing operating costs in the troubled southern African country.  For full story, click here       

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.