The canary in the mine: Why South Africa’s exploration plunge matters
Mining exploration spend ebbed to R781m in 2024 from over R6bn in 2006. Only big changes to a contested new mining bill will break…
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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…
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Currency’s staff equity stock-picks returned a thumping 37% this year, with some spectacular hits, and quite a few misses…
Anglo: Leaving the party before the champagne arrives
Is it possible that the curse of Anglo’s demergers and asset sales has come back to haunt the company, as platinum prices start rallying…
The JSE bashes through 100,000. Now what?
A milestone close for the JSE all share index is almost entirely thanks to gold, platinum and Naspers shares this year. And the party…
White-hot platinum
Platinum has been on a stonking 40% price rally. The World Platinum Investment Council’s Edward Sterck tells Currency about this long-awaited upturn…
Amplats does the hard sell
Anglo Platinum will leave the embrace of Anglo American in June as ‘Valterra’ – hopefully just in time for a rebound in PGM prices…
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