Northam Platinum finally secures “rock star” status
IT has taken some 40 years but Northam Platinum has finally achieved the “rock star” status that the former Gold Fields of South Africa envisaged when it decided to develop the…
AI, robots and shrinking supply drive Northam’s PGM growth plans
Northam Platinum is betting that new uses for platinum group metals in artificial intelligence, data storage, electronics and robotics will add to demand at a time when South…
Valterra silent on Northam as deal speculation mounts
VALTERRA Platinum is increasingly considered the possible source of an unsolicited approach to Northam Platinum, with analysts pointing to the strategic fit between the…
Valterra asset level deals most logical option for Northam
IMPALA Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater distanced themselves from an offer for Northam Platinum on Tuesday, which means Valterra Platinum is the only one likely to have an…
Northam heads for record earnings on PGM price surge
NORTHAM Platinum is set to report record full-year earnings, with sharply higher PGM prices providing much of the lift. The PGM producer is due to publish audited results for the…
Northam Platinum’s ‘mine without end’ exposes SA’s supply crisis
NORTHAM Platinum CEO Paul Dunne might joke that “there’s no luck in mining”, but fortune has certainly favoured his company in the past few months. For starters, resource…
Northam Platinum in new output record as chrome surges
NORTHAM Platinum lifted chrome production 17% in its 2026 financial year, partly owing to the ramp-up of its North West province operation, Eland Platinum. Crews were doubled at…
Is this a new era for platinum? Its miners think so
SINCE the decline of gold production in the 1990s, platinum has become South Africa’s most valuable strategic metal, and among its most important economically. Of critical raw…
The stunning rebound of South Africa’s PGM producers
EXACTLY two years ago, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne, who is also president of the Minerals Council South Africa, warned that a severe squeeze on the platinum group metals…
Northam starts initial work on Zondereinde expansion
NORTHAM Platinum has approved a R500m capital programme that will provide it with an option to expand production at its Zondereinde mine to more than 400,000 ounces a year of…
Northam Platinum to report sharply higher earnings
NORTHAM Platinum expects interim earnings to surge following stronger production and sales performance during the six months to December, said Business Day in a report earlier…
Northam Platinum posts solid lift in first half production
NORTHAM Platinum reported a 3.7% increase in refined platinum for the six months ended December as production ramped up at Eland and there was a strong performance at the firm’s…
Zelenskiy stake in Northam Platinum is fake news
A VIDEO circulating on social media claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy purchased a majority stake in Northam Platinum is fake news, said Reuters citing a statement…
Northam Platinum to prosper as CEO forecasts hard slog
A R3200 per ounce decline in the average basket price of platinum group metals (PGMs) would derail Northam Platinum’s Eland project, described by the miner’s CEO Paul Dunne last…
Northam signs debut renewable power deal, with others in pipeline
NORTHAM Platinum said on Friday it had agreed to buy solar power for its Zondereinde mine reducing the operation’s carbon footprint by just over a fifth. “Northam is committed to…
Northam warns of “inevitable depletion” for PGM industry
SOUTH Africa would be unable to sustain 3.9 million ounces in annual platinum group metals (PGMs) production owing to the slump in metal prices over the past two years, said Paul…
Northam Platinum reports 10% boost in refined PGMs
NORTHAM Platinum increased platinum group metals (PGMs) production 10% in its 2024 financial year amid a pause in its growth projects. Commenting in a production update, the…
Northam warns PGM price slump could last for two years
NORTHAM Platinum has forecast an extended slump in platinum group metal (PGM) prices of up to two years placing “significant pressure on earnings and cash generation”. Commenting…
Northam Platinum “pauses, defers, curtails” projects as sales fall 25%
NORTHAM Platinum said on Monday it had adjusted capital projects across its three mines following a deterioration in the platinum group metal (PGM) market. Commenting in a…
PGM miners face fight for survival if price downturn persists
A DASH for cash might be on the cards for South Africa’s haemorrhaging platinum group metals (PGM) sector if current spot prices persist for much longer. That’s the thinking of…