Royal Gold to buy Sandstorm, Horizon for $3.7B
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) is acquiring Canadian streaming and royalty firms Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) and Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) in deals worth a combined $3.7 billion (C$5.04…
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Anglo American’s platinum spinoff debuts as Valterra
Valterra Platinum (JSE: VAL), formerly Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), began trading as a standalone entity on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday, marking the official demerger from parent company Anglo…
Sibanye-Stillwater rushes to rescue 260 trapped miners
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSWJ; NYSE: SBSW) confirmed Friday that nearly a third of 260 workers trapped underground at its Kloof gold mine, about 60 km west of Johannesburg, South…
Goehring & Rozencwajg flags bull cycle for PGMs
After years of electric cars overshadowing them, platinum group metals (PGMs) – a key component for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles – might be making a strong comeback. In their…
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Froneman to retire
Neal Froneman, the founder and longtime CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW), will retire at the end of September after 12 years at the helm. He is to be…
Platinum Group partners with Saudi firm for smelter amid South African export hurdles
Canada’s Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM; NYSE-AM: PLG) is working with Saudi Arabia and a Riyadh-based partner to build a smelter and refinery in the Middle East country. But they…
South Africa’s platinum output back to pre-Covid levels on job cuts
The World Platinum Investment Council says more than 10,000 Jobs have been lost in 2024 amid falling PGMs prices.
EV slump powers platinum supply deficit, miners say
The third-lowest platinum mining output this century can’t keep up with rising investment demand, jewelry and a sustained traditional car market using catalytic converters, according to an industry group. A…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
Anglo American rejects BHP’s ‘undervalued’ US$39B bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has rejected a US$39 billion takeover proposal from BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) that requires Anglo to divest its platinum and iron ore businesses…
Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 2,600 jobs in South Africa
The precious metals producer kicked off in October a restructuring process at its four loss-making mines that was expected to result in the loss of 4,095 jobs.
Sibanye-Stillwater posts $3.4B write-down
South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has flagged a 47.5 billion rand ($3.4 billion) impairment on last year’s results due to tumbling platinum, palladium and nickel prices. The company…