SW US: New US lithium mines are coming
Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB) Silver Peak mine in Nevada – the only active lithium resource in the United States – could soon have company. As many as nine new lithium mines…
Sibanye-Stillwater
Strike to begin at Sibanye-Stillwater’s US operations
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) faces a strike at its Stillwater East mine and Columbus metallurgical complex in Montana after more than four months of contract negotiations failed to produce…
Sibanye OKs copper-gold projects on two continents
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) has approved its Mt Lyell copper-gold project in Tasmania and Burnstone gold project in South Africa, advancing two long-life developments as stronger metals prices boost…
Cave-in kills 14 illegal miners in South Africa
Fourteen illegal chrome miners died after a mine caved in near Marikana in South Africa’s North West province, while authorities said others may remain trapped, The Daily Maverick reported. Police estimate…
Implats halts South Africa’s largest platinum mine after six deaths spur safety concerns
Impala Platinum (JSE: IMP) has suspended mining for four days at its Rustenburg complex in South Africa after six recent worker deaths prompted a comprehensive safety reset. The platinum-group metals…
How an odd vision sparked South Africa’s latest zama zama illegal gold mining rush
A farm lying beside tailings from historical gold mines near Johannesburg has joined the legion of illegal mining sites in South Africa in an unusual way. It began with a…
Mining influencers take industry’s image battle to TikTok
As the mining industry asks how it can defend its reputation amid a critical and activist-oriented narrative prevailing in the West, young people in mining are taking it upon themselves to counter that narrative using smartphones and social media to tell…
Stillwater Critical flags Montana rhodium upside
Stillwater Critical Minerals (TSXV: PGE; US-OTC: PGEZF) is using new rhodium assays and a defined chromium inventory to press the Stillwater West multi-metal project in Montana as an important future…
JPMorgan ups stake in Sibanye-Stillwater
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) has boosted its stake in Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW), cementing its status as one of the South African miner’s top shareholders. According to a securities filing…
Sibanye lawyer shot dead in suspected hit
A lawyer for Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) was shot and killed in central Johannesburg in what authorities say bears the hallmarks of a targeted attack. Chinette Gallichan, a 35-year-old…
Sibanye hits new high on BlackRock, gold price boosts
The world’s largest asset management firm has lifted its stake in Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) above the 5% threshold, sending the South African miner’s shares to an all-time high….
Sibanye’s Keliber lithium plant due within weeks
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) says it’s on track to complete construction and cold commissioning of its Keliber lithium project in Finland this quarter. The €783-million (C$1.23-billion) capital cost Keliber…