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PGM PROJECTS: Platinum Group Metal Cowboys in Montana

  • Date: 15-10-19
  • Category: PGM PROJECTS
  • Source: Streetwise Reports

There is a 30-mile long geologic slice of layered magmatic intrusion cutting through the Beartooth Mountain range in south-central Montana that closely resembles one of the world's most productive mining regions in South Africa. The Stillwater Igneous Complex encases tens of millions of ounces of valuable platinum group metals, along with nickel, copper, cobalt and other commodities.

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BATTERIES: Johnson Matthey to open new battery application centre at Milton Park

  • Date: 15-10-19
  • Category: BATTERIES
  • Source: Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey (JM), the global leader in sustainable technologies, is to open a new battery application centre at the business and science community of Milton Park in Oxfordshire. JM has taken 22,857 sq ft (2,123 sq m) over three floors at 142 Park Drive consisting of a newly built office and laboratory development.

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EMISSIONS: Growing preference for SUVs challenges emissions reductions in passenger car market

  • Date: 15-10-19
  • Category: EMISSIONS
  • Source: IEA

With major automakers announcing new electric car models at a regular pace, there has been growing interest in recent years about the impact of electric vehicles on the overall car market, as well as global oil demand, carbon emissions, and air pollution.

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COBALT: Canada Cobalt looks for vertical integration with PolyMet Resources deal

  • Date: 14-10-19
  • Category: COBALT
  • Source: International Mining

Canada Cobalt Works has widened its processing options for both its Castle and Beaver projects, in the Cobalt Camp of northern Ontario, Canada, with the acquisition of a permitted and operating mineral and precious metal processing facility.

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CHROME: Zim gears for chromium conference

  • Date: 14-10-19
  • Category: CHROME
  • Source: The Chronicle

Zimbabwe has geared up for the International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) conference in India where the country will tell its story to the international community and lure potential investors.

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PGM PRODUCERS: Tharisa, Karo platinum venture Phase 1 complete

European headquartered integrated resource group Tharisa Plc, says Phase 1 of its platinum joint venture project with Karo Resources has been completed.

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WAGE NEGOTIATIONS: NUM backs down from 25% wage rise demand

JOHANNESBURG – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has backed down on its 25 percent wage demand at Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) three months into the wage talks, Geoffrey Moatshe, the NUM Rustenburg regional chairperson, said on Friday.

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PLATINUM: Platinum: The Best Precious Metals Play for a Recession

  • Date: 14-10-19
  • Category: PLATINUM
  • Source: The Motley Fool

Gold has performed solidly in recent months, as growing fears of a recession and the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, the U.S. and China, continues to weigh on the global economic outlook. This has seen many investors elect to boost their exposure to safe-haven assets — the most widely recognized being gold. That has given all precious metals, including platinum, a boost; platinum is up by almost 13% since the start of 2019, although that is well behind gold’s 16% and

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