Platreef
Platinum Group Metals
Spot price of palladium reaches an all-time high
While many investors are focused on gold, palladium has been far and away the best performing precious metal for the past several years.
Copper
Tony Giardini appointed president of Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines has appointed Tony Giardini as its new president. Lars-Eric Johansson will retire at the end of June 2019 following 12 years at the company.
Health and safety
Awards section: Excellence in PGMs
The Merensky Operation at Booysendal Platinum is the second main producer of the PGM Group of metals and is situated a north west of the main UG2 shaft.
Top Stories
Moolmans – new year, new look, new path
2019 represents the start of a new chapter for Aveng Mining as it officially reintroduces itself to the market as Moolmans.
Top Stories
‘Flatreef’ at Platreef marks the start of PGM revolution
Ivanplats celebrated an achievement on when its initial shaft intersected the top of the mineralised reef 782 m below the surface at its Platreef project.
Top Stories
Ivanplats’ Platreef intersects PGM game-changing 26 m thick reef
Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef Shaft 1 in South Africa has reached the top of the high-grade Flatreef Deposit (T1 mineralized zone) at a depth of 780.2 m.
Top Stories
Ivanhoe to use placement funds for exploration and development
Ivanhoe Mines states the placement transaction with CITIC Metal has received all necessary recordals and registration in China.
News
Ivanhoe Mines draws US$100 million interim loan facility
Robert Friedland, executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, and CEO Lars-Eric Johansson say CITIC has provided Ivanhoe Mines with a loan of US$100 million.
Infrastructure
Aveng Mining: Record shaft sinking delivery at Platreef
Underground development and contract mining specialist Aveng Mining has delivered an exceptional shaft sinking performance over the last 12 months at Ivanplats’ Platreef project.
Business and policy
CITIC Metal to loan US$100 million to Ivanhoe Mines
Robert Friedland, executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, and Lars-Eric Johansson, CFO, have announced that CITIC Metal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Limited, has agreed to make a major investment acquiring a significant 19.9% stake in Ivanhoe Mines.
