Podcast: Stillwater Mining’s CEO Mick McMullen focused on ‘maximizing cash flow’
Stillwater Mining’s CEO Mick McMullen talks about change, profits, and the expected rise in platinum group metals prices.
Platinum Group Metals
Start small in the Ring of Fire, Noront CEO says
There’s no question that massive infrastructure will need to be built in order to mine the large chromite deposits in the Ring of Fire, says Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) president and CEO Alan Coutts.
Balmoral delivers more high-grade nickel-PGMs at Grasset
Balmoral Resources’ (TSX: BAR) latest drill results provide further confirmation of new high-grade discovery at its Grasset nickel-copper-PGM project in Quebec, 600 km northwest of Montreal.
Price tag for Duluth’s Twin Metals nears US$3B
The release of a prefeasibility study estimating that its Twin Metals copper-nickel-platinum group metals joint-venture project would cost US$2.8 billion to build sent Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; USOTC: DULMF) shares tumbling by more than 25%.
Stillwater keeps its PGM costs down
Stillwater Mining (TSX: SWC.U; NYSE: SWC) has gone back to the basics and is refocused on its platinum group metals (PGM) assets in Montana, under the direction of its relatively new board, with noticeably good results.
Wellgreen Platinum grows PGM resource in Yukon
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy couple of years for explorer Wellgreen Platinum (TSXV: WG; US-OTC: WGPLF) as it develops its wholly owned Wellgreen platinum group metals (PGM) deposit in Yukon’s southwest corner. The company has…
Kaizen Discovery to meet Japanese demand for metals
After first listing in December, it’s no surprise that junior Kaizen Discovery (TSXV: KZD; US-OTC: CCNCF) has started out with a strong sense of purpose. After all, Kaizen means “continuous improvement” in Japanese.
Antofagasta’s cooling stokes uncertainty for Duluth’s Twin Metals
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has decided not to increase its ownership in the Twin Metals joint-venture project with Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF), just weeks before the scheduled completion of a prefeasibility study on the large…
Platinum Group boosts resources at Waterberg
VANCOUVER — The resource at developer Platinum Group Metals’ (TSX: PTM, NYSE-MKT: PLG) Waterberg platinum group metals discovery on the North Limb of the Bushveld igneous complex in South Africa just keeps growing. A new, expanded…
Palladium prices hitting new highs
A rare combination of ongoing strikes in South Africa’s platinum group metal mines combined with political tensions between Russia and Ukraine have translated into three-year highs for palladium prices in early June, resulting in one of…
Duluth sees nickel upside at Twin Metals
VANCOUVER — It’s been a long road for junior Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) on the northern edge of Minnesota’s prolific Iron Range, but it looks like development at the company’s Twin Metals joint venture…
Ivanhoe raises $150M for DRC projects
VANCOUVER — With a $150-million financing, executive chairman Robert Friedland and his team at Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) have sidestepped a cash crunch that could have impacted the company’s ability to advance its…