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Valterra Platinum. Rawpixel/Currency

Valterra: platinum’s poster child? 

A surge in platinum prices lit the fuse, but years of disciplined investment have left Valterra well placed to cash in on the market’s recovery

Miner. Pexels/Stew Photography; Rawpixel; Currency

Implats suspends Rustenburg shafts for safety reset

Implats has suspended Rustenburg mining to overhaul underground safety after two fatalities, delaying production but not sales

Northam mine. Facebook/Northam/Khoni Johannes Mokhonoana; Rawpixel; Currency

Northam: digging through the platinum dip

While many miners hold back, Northam is expanding production and attracting heavyweight investors betting on tighter future supply

South African government mining regulation. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Minerals Council warns against government ‘sandbagging’

The Minerals Council has called on government to assist the mining industry – not impede its growth. That means no bad surprises

Northam CEO Paul Dunne. supplied

The stunning rebound of South Africa’s PGM producers

Northam is the second PGM miner to post a colossal improvement in profits. Is it just a flash in the pan though?

US-China rare earth rivalry. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Choke points and power plays in the age of critical minerals

The Mining Indaba highlights Africa’s role in critical minerals amid US-China tensions over rare earths

Technical

Platinum rally shows signs of running out of steam

Platinum spiked to a record high of about $2,900 an ounce this week as precious metals surged in a risk-off rush. But momentum has started to cool

PGMs not running out of road

The emerging electric vehicle market is facing various headwinds, including affordability and consumer uptake. This makes it necessary to rethink EV penetration projections, with…

Giulietta Talevi Interview. The Exchange

The exchange … with Paul Dunne

There’s still no rally in sight for PGM prices – and it means deep differences in trajectory for companies in the sector, like Implats and Northam