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11/06/2026

investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out https://zurl.co/dF5i8

The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June 3. Questioned by Mining Weekly on the prospect of platinum investment demand remaining strong, De Hoop....

10/06/2026

CODELCO CHILE giant names Jorge Gomez as new CEO https://zurl.co/HRDdd

Chile's embattled State copper giant Codelco named Jorge Gomez as its new CEO on Wednesday as the company continues to deal with fallout following a scandal over inflated production figures. In a statement, Codelco confirmed that Gomez will take over as CEO starting on July 13. Reuters broke news of...

09/06/2026

Platinum Ltd. to retrench nearly 500 employees amid development strategy change https://zurl.co/IbZN3

JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum says about 497 employees across various staff levels and disciplines throughout the business may be affected as the company sets out to restructure its workforce to ensure the "effective and sustainable operation of its business and to achieve a meaningful reduction in op...

08/06/2026

Tesla co-founder-backed maker Metals secures seed funding for US refining plant https://zurl.co/N1RDf

Canada-listed copper manufacturer Red Metals has secured $10-million in seed funding which will contribute to its planned $70-million facility in Charleston, South Carolina, to scale its novel copper refining process designed to reshore the manufacturing of finished copper products to the US. The fu...

07/06/2026

' $800m support raises pollution concern https://zurl.co/CJfbS

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support US coal power plants and to ship the carbon-intensive fuel to Asia, with most of the funding coming from Cold War-era emergency powers. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a 1950 law granting....

07/06/2026

Eskom Hld SOC Ltd signs agreement with ZuluLand Energy as it seeks to advance 3GW Richards Bay -fired project https://zurl.co/sFuoA

Eskom has signed heads of agreement with Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) with the intention of becoming the ‘foundation customer’ for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that ZET intends building at Berth 207 in the South Dunes precinct of the Port of Richards Bay. ZET is a joint venture be...

26/05/2026

Platinum says input inventories are healthy despite Middle East conflict https://zurl.co/yx5PW

South Africa's Valterra Platinum has managed to maintain healthy inventory levels of critical operational inputs, such as diesel and lubricants, despite uncertainty created by the US-Israeli war on Iran, the company's CEO said on Monday. Stable supplies of diesel, lubricants and explosives are essen...

25/05/2026

shipments to surge 61% in April, overtaking Indonesia https://zurl.co/o9Xy2

25/05/2026

Resources Ltd. starts commercial production of met in USA https://zurl.co/nvHdd

TSX-listed Clinch Resources has started with commercial metallurgical coal production at its Lanes Branch surface mining operation, in Wyoming, West Virginia, ahead of schedule. Having transitioned successfully from mine development to active commercial operations, Clinch Resources is now among the....

24/05/2026

to sell Australian mines for up to $3.8bn https://zurl.co/VVjBV

Anglo American said on Monday it will sell its steelmaking coal mines in Australia to UK-based miner Dhilmar for up to $3.88-billion, exiting the sector, cutting debt and streamlining assets ahead of a planned merger with Canada's Teck Resources. London-listed Anglo is selling the mines in Queenslan...