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2011/12 Platinum Investing News Links:

The Outlook for Palladium, Platinum ETFs (Yahoo) (May 8)

Platinum to remain in surplus, eurozone crisis flagged as 'major' risk (Mining Weekly) (May 3)

Platinum to trade in $1,475-1,775/oz range, surplus down: GFMS (Platts) (May 3)

(South African) Union warns about mine violence (Mining Weekly) (May 3)

SA mining output plummets as strike weighs on platinum (Mining Weekly) (April 12)

New process opens way for full-spectrum platinum beneficiation (Mining Weekly) (April 5)

Stockhouse Movers & Shakers: Carving out a platinum/palladium niche (Stockhouse) (April 5)

Zimbabwe says now 'owns' 51% of foreign miners (Mining Weekly) (April 5)

Gilbertson ‘very, very bullish’ on platinum-group metals (Mining Weekly) (April 2)

Owner-operator model proves winner for Smokey Hills (Mining Weekly) (March 26)

South African govt safeguarding Implats as Zimbabwe indigenisation bites (Mining Weekly) (March 23)

Zimbabwe OKs Implats, Aquarius JV local ownership plan (Reuters) (March 23)

Sylvania lowers FY outlook as strikes, stoppages slow output (Mining Weekly) (March 19)

Platinum has potential to outperform gold in 2012 ( CommodityOnline) (Posted March 18)

Treaty binds Zimbabwe to payment of fair value for Zimplats shares – Implats (Mining Weekly) (March 14)

Impala Platinum’s Hand Forced as Zimbabwe Starts Nationalization (Bloomberg) (March 14)

SA’s platinum output slumps nearly 20% in January (Mining Weekly) (March 13)

Platinum, Palladium Are Heading for Deficit in 2012, HSBC Says (Business Week) (Posted March 13)

Palladium to outperform platinum in next few years – Reuters GFMS (igoldprice) (March 8)

Implats dispute with Zimbabwe deepens (Mining Weekly) (March 8)

Zimbabwe refuses to extend Implats deadline (Mining Weekly) (March 7)

Palladium Slides on Growth Concern, Dollar; Platinum Declines (Bloomberg) (March 6)

Zimbabwe to act on Implats unit after deadlock – paper (Mining Weekly) (March 6)

World's largest platinum mine restarts (Mining Weekly) (March 5)

Platinum Erases Most Of Discount To Gold As PGM Fundamentals Improve (Forbes) (Posted March 4)

Palladium, Platinum a Better Bet Than Gold? [Video] (Fox) (Posted March 4)

Implats to resume Rustenburg output next week as strike ends (Mining Weekly) (February 29)

Jewelers Desire Platinum for Asians After Gold Vaults (Bloomberg) (February 29)

More Implats assaults, Malema makes return-to-work call (Mining Weekly) (Posted February 29)

Short-Term Bull Case For Platinum (Forbes) (February 27)

Impala's Zimbabwe platinum unit given 2 weeks to detail handover of 29.5% stake (Mineweb) (February 26)

Implats "to rehire" sacked platinum miners (Reuters) (Posted February 26)

Country should be extremely concerned about Implats’ strike – Northam (Mining Weekly) (Posted February 25)

Impala Platinum Mine Stoppage Not Fueled by AMCU, Union Says (Bloomberg) (February 23)

Platinum miners loath to take lead on output cuts (Mining Weekly) (February 23)

Zim platinum producers mulling association to tackle sector’s challenges (Mining Weekly) (February 23)

Implats says strike to cut April deliveries 50% (Mining Weekly) (February 22)

Palladium price to continue gaining ground on platinum (Mining Weekly) (February 21)

Zimbabwe Minister wants Implats to sell Mimosa stake (Mining Weekly) (Posted February 21)

Anglo More Likely to Sell Platinum Mines Than Unit, Analysts Say (Business Week) (February 21)

Platinum paper surges amid fears Implats dispute may spread (Mineweb) (February 20)

Video- This has gone beyond a strike -- Implats' Gilmour (February 20)

S.Africa arrests 350 in clashes at platinum mine (AFP) (February 19)

Nkwe Platinum Close To Securing South Africa Mines Permit (Fox Business) (February 15)

Platinum Price Gaining Ground Relative to Gold (Forexpros) (February 14)

Platinum industry needs $1 900/oz – Amplats (Mining Weekly) (February 13)

Govt stops deny Amplats 109 000 nonfatal ounces (Mining Weekly) (February 13)

Impala Platinum Working With Union to Start Rustenburg Mines (Bloomberg) (February 12)

Investors Opt for Platinum, Palladium Over Gold [Video] (Posted February 12)

Supply Problems Support Platinum, Palladium -- BNP Paribas (Forbes) (February 9)

Heightened risk of platinum supply disruption – Lonmin (Mining Weekly) (February 8)

Norilsk eyes South African platinum (SouthAfrica.info) (February 8)

Why Platinum ETFs are Outperforming Gold This Year (ETF Trends) (February 8)

Friedland upbeat about SA platinum discovery (Mining Weekly) (February 8)

Platinum’s Investment Potential May Exceed Gold’s, Norilsk Says (Business Week) (February 7)

New Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Trust Lacks Correlation (Hard Assets Investor) (February 4)

Shipwreck discovery may hold $3 billion in platinum, seaman says (Reuters) (February 2)

Norilsk nickel output may rise; other metals stagnate (Reuters) (January 30)

Time To Consider These Platinum ETFs? (Seeking Alpha) (January 26)

Platinum: a long term play (Mineweb) (January 25)

Retailers Report Higher Platinum Sales During Holiday Season Due to Current Pricing Situation (sacbee) (January 25)

Eastern Platinum Q4 production at Crocodile River falls nearly 40% (proactiveinvestors) (January 24)

Platinum outlook and difficulties within the PGM basket (Mineweb) (January 24)

Impala Platinum Declines Amid Work Stoppage at Its Rustenburg Operations (Bloomberg) (January 23)

Zimbabwe Platinum Workers Strike Over Power Bills, Mail Reports (Bloomberg) (January 22)

Anglo Platinum Falls on Surprise Profit Drop: Johannesburg Mover (Business Week) (January 19)

Impala Platinum CEO David Brown Resigns; Successor Lined Up (Business Week) (January 18)

North American Palladium predicts 'modest' production growth in 2012 17th January 2012 (Platinum Today) (January 17)

SA platinum miners not worried about power cuts (Mining Weekly) (Posted January 14)

Stillwater Mining Or North American Palladium (Investopedia) (Posted January 14)

Sprott plans physically backed platinum, palladium fund (The Malaysian Insider) (January 14)

American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins May Return in 2012 (Coin Update) (January 14)

Platinum Australia moves to owner-operator at Smokey Hills (Mining Weekly) (January 12)

Prospects promising for platinum to outperform gold (The Globe and Mail) (January 12)

Platinum price looking cheap but, Europe still with swing vote (Mineweb) (January 11)

Should You Consider Platinum? (Wall Street Pit) (January 11)

Village Main’s platinum project progresses to DFS (Mining Weekly) (January 10)

Gold down but Silver, Platinum, Palladium Close up (IBTimes) (January 9)

HSBC cuts platinium from $1,875 to$1775; Palladium from $810 to$785 (iGoldprice) (January 7)

2012 Outlook: PGMs To Be On Defensive In Early 2012; Recovery Will Hinge On Economy (Forbes) (Posted January 7)

The Gold/Platinum Ratio (WealthDaily) (Posted January 7)

Gold Vs. Platinum: How to Play Heavy Metals (SmartMoney) (January 5).

Platinum, Palladium ETFs Look To Bounce Back (Seeking Alpha) (January 5)

Falling platinum prices hit Lonmin (UK Equities) (January 4)

Zimbabwe Moots Ban on Platinum Ore Exports to Promote Local Refinement (VOA) (December 27)

4 Platinum/Palladium ETFs That Could Glitter in 2012 (Investor Place) (Posted December 27)

Silver and platinum have snapped their traditional gold bond (SLV, GLD, PPLT) (NASDAQ) (Posted December 27)

How Gold, Silver And Platinum Will Respond To ECB's Money Printing  (Seeking Alpha) (December 22)

S.Africa platinum sector hit by safety stoppages (Reuters) (December 13)

Implats Zimbabwe JV gives 10% stake to locals - Minister (Mining Weekly) (Posted December 13)

Platinum futures retreated $16.80, palladium futures declined $16.55 (iGoldPrice.net) (December 12)

Xstrata says still sees value in Lonmin investment  (Mining Weekly) (December 7)

2012 platinum supply seen at around 250 t – GFMS (Mining Weekly) (December 3)

ETFS Physical Platinum Shares Experiences Big Outflow (Forbes) (Posted December 1)

Don't Buy Silver, Buy Platinum (Seeking Alpha) (Posted November 30)

Platfields' low share price undermines fund-raising strategy (Mining Weekly) (November 28)

Bokoni UG2 ops resume, accident cost 1 500 oz (Mining Weekly) (November 28)

Platinum to stay flat on oversupply (Business Live) (Posted November 20)

Zimplats submits revised ownership plan – Minister (Mining Weekly) (November 18)

Implats says Rustenburg shaft closed, 2 workers trapped (Mining Weekly) (November 18)

Implats output down 12%, refining down 27%, costs up 10% (Mining Weekly) (November 17)

Metals prices plunge on worries that European financial crisis could stunt US economic growth (Washington Post) (November 17)

Platinum market to end 2011 in modest oversupply (Mining Weekly) (November 15)

Anooraq reports higher Q3 Bokoni production (Mining Weekly) (November 15)

Eastplats Q3 profit falls on labor issues (Reuters) (November 14)

Lonmin's Farmer Expects `Flat' Platinum Prices in 2012 [video] (The Washington Post) (November 14)

Platinum demand forecast to grow by 5.8% each year to 2020 (Mining Weekly) (November 11)

Trade in Platinum Australia suspended (Mining Weekly) (November 11)

Eastplats says CRM ops suspended after fatal accident (Mining Weekly) (November 8)

Platmin reports progress after industrial relations set backs (Mining Weekly) (November 7)

Platinum and Palladium Should Not Be Forgotten (Financial Sense) (Posted November 7)

Amplats halts production to focus on safety (Mining Weekly) (November 3)

Zimplats Q1 output down, eyes local ownership plan (Mining Weekly) (October 31)

Platinum and Palladium ETF Holdings as of Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) (Posted October 29)

Platinum miners say strike end as JIC and NUM settle (Mining Weekly)(October 27)

Amplats revises cost guidance on higher wages, power (Mining Weekly)(October 20)

Eastern Platinum reports strike at South African mine slashes production (proactiveinvestors) (October 20)

Anglo American iron ore output up 3%, copper down 9% (Mining Review) (October 20)

Smokey Hills workers go on strike (Mining Weekly) (October 18)

Eastplats Q3 output at S Africa mine falls (Mining Weekly) (October 18)

New Leveraged Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium ETF/ETNs, The Wild West (GLD, SLV, PPLT, UGLD, DGLD, USLV, DLSV, LPAL, IPAL, LPLT, IPLT) (24/7 Wall Street) (October 17)

Cold commissioning starts at Pan African’s Phoenix Platinum (Mining Weekly) (October 17)

Dion's Friday ETF Winners and Losers [PPLT] (The Street) (Posted October 15)

Locals to get 10% of Zimbabwe unit – Implats (Mining Weekly) (October 13)

Further downside risks to platinum price (IBTimes) (October 11)

Workers strike at Aquarius Platinum mine (9NEWS) (October 11)

Daily Commodities Update: Platinum (Daily Markets) (October 11)

Sylvania reports quarterly record, maintains 60 000 oz FY target (Mining Weekly) (October 11)

South Africa-based Amari Platinum is suing the government $500-million for breach of contract (Times Live) (October 11)

Supply[platinum] on a knife edge (Financial Mail) (October 6)

Lower platinum price scaring miners into self-preservation mode – Liberum (Mining Weekly) (October 6)

Magma Metals secures 100% of platinum palladium copper nickel project in Canada (proactiveinvestors AU) (Ocitober 6)

Palladium, platinum attract investors' attention (Daniels Trading) (October 4)

Jubilee gets R75m offer for Quartzhill platinum prospect (Mining Weekly) (October 4)

Platinum Market Flashing Mixed Signals (Resource Investor) (October 3)

Lonmin gives Cyril a fair crack at the platinum mining whip (Mining Weekly) (October 3)

Platmin to cancel Aim listing (Mining Weekly) (October 3)

Wesizwe prepares new strategy, reports loss (Mining Weekly) (September 29)

Sylvania applies for Limpopo platinum licence (Mining Weekly) (September 29)

Rainy River Resources Ltd. Reports Platinum and Palladium Values at Pinewood South (MarketWire) (September 29)

Platinum and Palladium Q4 Outlook (Resource Investing News) (Posted September 29)

Platfields settles rights dispute with Amplats (Mining Weekly) (September 26)

South African Stocks: Anglo, AngloGold, Exxaro, Impala Platinum (Bloomberg) (September 26)

Gold Premium Over Platinum Seen Rising to Record (Bloomberg) (Posted September 25)

Unki Mine unveils earning potential (The Zimbabwean) (September 25)

Uncertainty as Zimbabwe deadline for foreign handover looms (The Zimbabewe Mail) (September 25)

Damning report Bakubung were ripped off (SundayWorld) (September 25)

Otterburn Ventures Inc. Signs Option Agreement with Nortec Minerals Corp.  (SMR) (September 25)

Anooraq hikes wages 9%, studies synergies with Amplats (Mining Weekly) (September 21)

Today Shall Be My Dancing Day [includes platinum pricing news] (Resource Investor) (September 21)

Smokey Hills underground operations resumes (Mining Weekly) (September 20)

Norilsk: Platinum, Palladium Price Gap Should Narrow Next Few Years (Fox Business) (September 19)

Platinum, Palladium ETP Demand Sustainable -Norilsk Executive (Fox Business) (September 19)

Implats meets union for wage talks (Mining Weekly) (September 15)

A List Of The Top Ten (10) Precious Metals Commodity ETFs (PALL, PPTL, SLV, SIVR) (EFT Daily News)(September 15)

ETFs Prompt 'Sea Change' In Platinum, Palladium Markets (Wall Street Journal) (September 14)

Pan African eyes more gold, platinum opportunities, profit jumps (Mining Weekly) (September 12)

Platinum, Palladium Prices Falling (IBtimes) (September 12)

PGM Backdrop Mostly Favorable But Stronger Economic Outlook Needed To Boost Prices (Forbes) (September 9)

If Mugagbe Nationalizes Platinum and Palladium Mines, Prices will Rise (PTM, PAL, PLG, AVL, PPLT, PALL) (StockHQ) (September 8)

Zimbabwe: Mugabe eyes seizure of platinum mines (CNN World)(September 6)

NUM in wage deals with ARM and Amplats (Mining Review) (September 6)

Village increases Lesego resource to 41.8Moz (Mining Weekly) (September 6)

Govt to cancel Zimplats’ licence (The Zimbabwe Guardian) (September 6)

Prophecy Platinum starts metallurgical study on Wellgreen deposit (proactiveinvestors CA/USA) (September 6)

Platinum, palladium are due to rally (Barron's) (September 3)

Garatau platinum project attracts ‘huge interest’, says Nkwe MD (Mining Weekly) (September 2)

UPDATE: HSBC Cuts 2011 Platinum, Palladium Forecasts (WSJ) (September 2)

Copper, platinum, palladium rise as July’s factory orders improve; other commodities mixed (The Washington Post) (August 31)

HDD Catalyst: Platinum, palladium markets may grow an extra $2.5 bn (CommodityOnline) (August 31)

Platinum Group Metals North Limb Platinum Exploration Update (MarketWatch) (Posted August 30)

Empowerment plan unworkable: Impala (The Zimbabwean) (Posted August 30)

Miner dies at Implats shaft: NUM (BusinessReport) (August 30)

Lonmin leads gains in London mining sector (Financial Week) (August 30)

Implats to focus on organic growth prospects (Mining Weekly) (August 25)

Implats confident of attaining ‘appropriate’ equity ownership level in Zimbabwe (Mining Weekly) (August 25)

Platinum's long-term outlook bright on demand for cars (The Australian) (August 24)

Wesizwe appoints new FD (Mining Weekly) (August 22)

ACCENT: Betting on platinum group metals (The Sudbury Star) (August 21)

PGM Mine Supply Expected To Rise In Balance Of 2011, 2012 - ABN Amro and VM Group (Forbes) (August 18)

Northam profit falls as strike, stoppages hit production (Mining Weekly) (August 18)

Two thirds of SA's platinum sector risks running losses in current environment - RBC (Mining Weekly) (August 17)

Styldrift 2 may need R10bn investment, says RBPlat (Mining Weekly) (August 16)

Platinum Dreams [Malaysian Business (Malaysia)] (TMCnet.com) (August 15)

Eastplats reports a loss as shares lose more ground (Mining Weekly) (August 15)

Eastern Platinum swings to Q2 loss on lower production, increased costs (proactiveinvestors US/CA) (August 15)

Anooraq lifts Q2 output, but loss widens to C$44m (Mining Weekly) (August 15)

Platmin recorded a net loss for the quarter to end June (Business Live) (August 15)

Platmin faces delay at Pilanesberg after strikers damage equipment (Mining Weekly) (August 15)

Aquarius takes $160m Blue Ridge impairment, 'ambles' forward (Mining Weekly) (August 11)

Nationalisation highly improbable, says Chamber CEO (Mining Weekly) (August 11)

White Metals Missing Gold Rally [video] (Street.com) (August 10)

Form 10-Q for ETFS PLATINUM TRUST (Yahoo Finance) (August 10)

Platinum Cheaper Than Gold: A Rare Opportunity (Seeking Alpha) (August 9)

White Gold, Black Gold and China's Energy Crisis (Seeking Alpha) (August 8)

Mine nationalization would kill investment in South Africa (Steel Guru) (August 7)

Jubilee’s new Middelburg furnace ramping up to full production (Mining Weekly) (August 6)

Platinum, Palladium Plunge on Concerns Over Global Recovery (Bloomberg) (August 4)

Gold will be the precious metal in deficit this year – UBS (Plus comment on Platinum Prices) (Mining Weekly) (August 4)

Stillwater's McAllister 'not discounting' $3 000/oz platinum in 12 months (Mining Weekly) (August 4)

SA platinum miner in fresh wage talks (Mining Weekly) (August 3)

Platinum hallmarking unchanged, palladium up 3rd August 2011 (Platinum Today) (August 3)

PTM and Wesizwe studying potential platinum synergies (Mining Weekly) (August 3)

Smokey Hills seen reaching 21 000 oz/quarter target by mid-2012 (Mining Weekly) (August 2)

SA govt aware of nationalisation debate's harm – Minister (Mining Weekly) (August 2)

South African Coal Strike Raises Palladium, Platinum Prices, Signaling Prime Time to Invest (Digital Journal) (August 1)

Platinum, Palladium ETFs Move Higher (EFT Trends) (July 27)

Palladium Hits Highest Level Since February; Platinum Also Rises (Forbes/Kitco) (July 26)

Aquarius Platinum Q4 production up marginally (Reuters Africa) (July 26)

Amplats pursues shallow reef, delays deep capital-intensive projects (Mining Weekly) (July 25)

Amplats posts 26%-up R3.2bn earnings, unit costs set to head lower (Mining Weekly) (July 25)

Platinum Australia seeks urgent meeting with DMR about Smokey Hills (Mining Weekly) (July 25)

Palladium prices set to rise in 2011 but platinum surplus to increase (Mineweb) (July 25)

Platinum, palladium will struggle (BusinessReport) (July 22 posted July 24)

Pan American Metals of Miami Reports Palladium and Platinum Quietly Gaining Ground (1888pressrelease) (July 23)

Lonmin confirms FY sales target, hikes costs guidance (Mining Weekly) (Posted July 22)

Gold, silver prices lower; platinum and palladium see gains (metal markets) (July 21)

Safety audit shows Aquarius meets industry standards (Mining Weekly) (July 20)

Eastplats reports lower Q2 production (Mining Weekly) (July 19)

Platinum, palladium prices supported by fundamentals: bank (platts) (July 18)

Why a Large Upward Price Movement in Platinum Is Ahead (Seeking Alpha) (July 18)

BEE platinum mines were a 'mistake' (fin24) (July 17)

Forecasts For Year End Remain Positive for Precious Metals Says Pan American Metals Of Miami (1888 Press Release) (Posted July 17)

Nationalisation unlikely to pass as ANC policy in 2012 (Mining Weekly) (July 13)

S.Africa's NUM declares dispute with Northam Platinum (Reuters Africa) (July 12)

South African Stocks: Harmony, Iliad, Northam Platinum, Petmin (Bloomberg) (July 12)

Platinum Group Adds to its Board (marketwire) (July 11)

Nkwe in talks for joint development of Garatau (Mining Weekly) (July 11)

Platmin Limited announces operations to resume in full at Pilanesberg Platinum Mine (Your Industry News) (July 11)

African countries finally lay claim to spoils of sought-after commodities (BusinessReport) (July 10)

Sylvania Platinum to sell iron ore assets in South Africa news (domain-b.com) (July 9)

Zimbabwe Set to Destroy its Mining Industry (azomining) (July 7)

Anglo Platinum could be next to face strike action (Business Live) (July 7)

Mining on hold after worker’s death (iol) (July 7)

Platinum, palladium to resume uptrend soon (CommodityOnline) (July 7)

African Taxes Weigh on Mining Shares Even as Commodities Gain (Bloomberg) (Posted July 7)

Lonmin 'set' for 950,000 oz target (miningmx) (Posted July 7)

Disruption of Platmin operations will last some time (Mining Review) (Posted July 7)

TD Securities upbeat on silver, platinum, palladium (CommonityOnline) (July 6)

Lonmin sets aside R163m for community projects (Mining Weekly) (July 5)

UPDATE: DISRUPTIONS AT PILANESBURG PLATINUM MINE (CNW) (July 4)

Kitcommentary from Kitco Metals Inc. - "The China Syndrome...of Another Kind" (InvestorIdea.com) (July 4)

S African Miners Facing Union Pressure On Housing -Lonmin (Fox Business) (July 4)

Nationalisation talk could hit S.Africa mine output: paper (Reuters) (Posted June 30)

Total refined platinum supply will hit 7.4m ounces in 2011-CPM Group (Mineweb) (Posted June 30)

Nationalisation debate ‘worries investors’ (BusinessDay) (Posted June 30)

Platinum, palladium futures perform steadily (Daniels Trading) (Posted June 30)

World platinum supply threatened by SA, Zim policies (Mining Weekly) (June 29)

Investors Flocking to Palladium, Platinum ETFs (Seeking Alpha) (June 29)

Pan American Metals Of Miami Reports Strong Gains in Platinum and Palladium (1888pressrelease.com) (June 29)

CPM Group: Investment Demand Absorbs Platinum Supply/Fabrication Surplus (Kitco) (June 28)

Anooraq, Amplats still in talks on refinancing (Mining Weekly) (June 28)

The Platinum, Palladium and Gold Ratio in Focus (Seeking Alpha) (June 26)

Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium All Decline On Week (Gold and Silver Blog) (June 25)

Platinum, palladium tumble amid risk aversion (CommodityOnline.com) (June 24)

GB eyes deals with Zimplats, Essar (NewsDay) (June 22)

Weakness in Platinum May Indicate Imminently Lower Gold and Silver Prices (Seeking Alpha) (June 21)

Stillwater Mining Leads Powerful Rally in Real America Index (Investor Place) (June 21)

NUM demands 20% pay rise from Amplats, rejects Implats offe(Mining Weekly) (June 21)

New Middelburg furnace to boost Jubilee revenue (Mining Weekly) (Posted June 21)

PGM Weakness Seen As Temporary; Supply Issues, Auto Recovery Should Support Prices (Forbes) (June 17)

NUM begins wage talks with Northam Platinum (Mining Weekly) (June 14)

Nymex platinum, palladium still softer but bounce from support (Commodity Online) (June 14)

Goldman Sachs cuts Lonmin target price (proactiveinvestors UK) (June 13)

Northam Platinum to list in New York (Mining Weekly) (June 13)

Miners Submit Zimbabwe Indigenization Plans (Wall Street Journal) (June 12)

Platinum and Palladium ETFs: Long-Term Bets (Seeking Alpha) (June 12)

Gold Down Slightly On Week While Silver, Platinum and Palladium Advance (Gold and Silver Blog) (June 11)

R46bn platinum investment under way on Bushveld’s western limb (Mining Weekly) (June 10)

Lonmin lowers full-year sales target after Karee strike (Mining Weekly) (June 10)

Mining round-up, Lonmin shares hit by strike action (StockMarketWire) (June 10)

Investors increasingly wary of SA - Lonmin chair (Mining Weekly) (Posted June 10)

South Africa platinum group metals production up 9th June 2011 (Platinum Today) (June 9)

Northam suspends tramming ops at Zondereinde (Mining Weekly) (June 8)

Wesizwe to target mainly local skills for new Frischgewaagd mine (Mining Weekly) (June 7)

Wesizwe to launch flagship mine (BusinessReport) (June 7)

Will Platinum, Palladium, Silver be affected by drag in automobile sales? (CommodityOnline) (June 6)

Sylvania Platinum agrees joint venture in South Africa 6th June 2011 (Platinum Today) (June 6)

Union warns Impala mine over job cuts (Times Live) (June 4)

Aquarius and Sylvania join forces to prove viability of Everest North (Mining Weekly) (June 3)

TD Securities looks for $2,000 platinum, $1,000 palladium by 2013 (CommodityOnline) (June 2)

Metals Report: Silver, Platinum And Palladium Zoom Higher Despite Investor Liquidation (EFT Daily News) (June 2)

Aquarius suspends Blue Ridge funding, ups stake in tailings operation (Mining Weekly) (June 1)

Sylvania to boost PGM output to 60 000 oz next year (Mining Weekly) (June 1)

2 ETFs for Platinum, Palladium (The Street) (June 1)

Pacific North West Capital Corp. - Drilling Results (TMC net) (June 1)

How Investors Can Profit From Rising Platinum Prices (Minyanville) (May 31)

Stillwater Mining Company Comments on Stronger PGM Prices (marketwire) (May 31)

Stillwater mines back to normal, sees 'negligible' effects on output (Mining Weekly) (June 1)

Platinum Australia resumes operations at Smokey Hills (Mining Weekly) (May 30)

Pan American Metals Reports Commodities Holding Value Despite Sell-offs. Pan American Metals of Miami (EIN News) (May 30)

Impala scraps plan to boost output at Marula (Mining Review) (May 30)

Impala Platinum Says it Drops Plan to Boost Marula Mine’s Metal Production (Bloomberg) (May 27)

Gold and Silver race past Platinum in terms of value and prestige (Commodity Online) (May 27)

CME Changes Numerous Margin Requirements, Lowers Platinum, Palladium Outrights (Zero Hedge) (May 26)

Platinum Surplus Seen Jumping Eightfold After Japan Quake Cuts Car Output (Bloomberg) (May 25)

Scarcity and Rising Demand a Plus for Platinum (Seeking Alpha) (May 25)

US Mint will begin sales of the 2011 Proof American Platinum Eagle (Mint News Blog) (May 25)

What Happened to the Hype About Platinum? (Resource Investor) (May 24)

Eastplats says operations return to normal, shares rise (Mining Weekly) (May 24)

VM Revises Platinum, Palladium Estimates (WSJ) (May 23)

Kasukuwere tells ‘arrogant’ miners to leave (New Zimbabwe) (May 22)

EASTERN PLATINUM LIMITED ADOPTS NEW SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN (Kitco) (PDF Doc) (May 22)

No indigenisation just yet – ACR (The Zimbabwean) (May 20)

Platinum price could soar beyond predicted $1 900/oz, says GFMS (Mining Weekly) (May 20)

FACTBOX-Platinum miners in top producer S.Africa (Reuters US) (May 19)

Impala cuts platinum output target (The New Age) (May 18)

Standard looks for $1,900 platinum, $950 palladium in fourth quarter (CommodityOnline) (May 18)

Mood stays bullish on outlook for platinum (FT.com) (May 17)

Platinum could hit $2 000/oz this year, says Johnson Matthey (Mining Weekly) (May 16)

TD Securities' Melek predicts platinum group will outshine other precious, base metals (Mineweb) (May 16)

Autos fuel rise in platinum, palladium demand (MarketWatch) (May 16)

Johnson Matthey: Jewelry demand for PGMs decline during 2010 as prices rise (CommodityOnline) (May 16)

Implats output up despite stoppages (The New Age) (May 16)

Angloplat to take on R2,5bn Anooraq debt (BusinessDay) (May 16)

South Africa's platinum miners battling to stand still (Mineweb) (May 13 posted May 14)

Anooraq, Amplats refinancing deal may trigger asset review (Mining Weekly) (May 13 posted May 14)

Implats’ nine-month output up 9% despite prickly quarter (Mining Weekly) (May 13 posted May 14)

Second Take: Lonmin's platinum expansion plans (Video) (Mining Weekly) (May 12 posted May 14)

Eastplats accuses strikers of sabotage (BusinessDay) (May 13)

Zimbabwe's political elite eyes mines (Mail & Gardian) (May 13)

Eastplats says market response 'overblown' after strike disruption (Mining Weekly) (May 12)

South African workers revolt against B.C. company's mine (CTV-BC) (May 12)

Platinum and palladium both to end 2011 in deficit: Barclays (platts) (May 10)

Zimbabwe: Govt Starts Evaluating Empowerment Proposals (The Herald) (May 10)

Anglo, Impala, ENRC Submit Plans to Zimbabwe Panel on Rules (Bloomberg Businessweek) (May 10)

Platinum Group Metals' Partner Completes Transaction with Chinese Consortium (PR-USA) (May 10)

Mining and Metals (PGM advice) (Wall Street Journal) (May 10)

Lonmin plans $2bn platinum expansion over the next 5 years (Mining Weekly) (May 9)

Lonmin, Sappi Shares May Move: South African Equity Preview (Bloomberg) (May 9)

Lonmin commits to expand Marikana output to 950 000 oz (Mining Weekly) (May 9)

Fortune Hunt Alaska: Wrangellia, prime PGM hunting ground (Petroleum News) (May 8)

Survey forecasts surplus for platinum (Business Day) (May 6)

Mustang Drills 9.1 Meters of 3.9 g/t Platinum-Palladium Strike Length of New PGM Zone Now 100 Meters (Digital Journal) (May 5)

Aquarius to pay Northam R1,2bn for Booysendal South mineral rights (Mining Weekly) (May 4)

Platinum, Palladium—The New Hot Metal Trades? (CNBC) (May 4)

Wesizwe to issue shares to Chinese consortium (Mining Weekly) (May 3)

Precious Metals and Mining Stocks: An Update Part 2 (Seeking Alpha) (May 2)

A Sunday Vertical Drop of Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium (Zero Hedge) (May 2)

Commodity ETFs: Why greater risks equal bigger returns (citywire) (May 2)

Wallbridge Mining Extends Broken Hammer PGE Zone (PR-USA) (May 1)

Worse Than Madoff: The Bankers' Silver Scam Is Unwinding [Article also discusses Platinum squeeze] (The Market Oracle) (Apr 28 posted Apr 29)

People's Bank of China Looking to Diversify Into Precious Metals? (Seeking Alpha) (Apr 28 posted Apr 29)

Aquarius reports higher Q3 earnings amid cost, holiday pressures (Mining Weekly) (April 28)

Zimbabwe may force miners to fund development - paper (Mining Weekly) (April 26)

Colossus hits behemoth gold-PGM intercept in Brazil (Mineweb) (April 26)

Swiss trade in platinum, palladium in March 2011 (Business Live) (April 26)

Silver, platinum to outshine gold (Toronto Sun) (April 25)

Limpopo communities partner to mine platinum (BusinessReport) (April 26)

PGM prices and an outlook for stocks - Leon Esterhuizen (MineWeb) (April 25)

Platinum miner courts govt over empowerment (The Standard) (April 24)

Amplats reports lower Q1 production owing to safety stoppages (Mining Weekly) (April 21)

Zimbabwe profits from mining rights (BBC) (April 19)

A Quick Overview of Precious Metals ETFs (Seeking Alpha) (April 19)

Can Platinum Revive Zimbabwe? (InvestmentU) (April 18)

Sylvania reports record quarterly platinum production (Mining Weekly) (April 18)

Eastplats reports lower quarterly output (Mining Weekly) (April 18)

Silver, platinum and palladium ETPs launched on LSE 18th April 2011 (Platinum Today) (April 18)

Zimbabwe profits from mining rights (BBC) (April 17)

Why Is JPMorgan So Eagerly Acquiring Bars of Physical Platinum? (Seeking Alpha) (April 13)

Zim's second platinum mine opens (The Southern Times) (April 11)

Zimplats to comply with indigenisation regulations (The Zimbabwe Guardian) (April 10)

Joint venture platinum profile poised for growth, says Anglo Platinum’s Pillay (Mining Weekly) (April 7)

Pan Palladium Plans to Dig Platinum Metals Mine in South Africa (Business Week) (April 6)

Platinum, palladium prices to rocket (Business Report) (April 5)

PGM investors should not ignore Zimbabwe's resource nationalism-Melek (Mineweb) (April 5)

Jubilee to buy near-term platinum-containing assets (Mining Weekly) (April 5)

Sylvania to reach full capacity in next financial year – CEO (Mining Weekly) (April 4)

Platinum Group Project 1 Mine Advances Underground and Mining Right Application Filed (Yahoo) (April 4)

Hitherto gold-focused Pan African breaks ground at platinum project (Mining Weekly) (April 1)

Has Platinum Overcome its Correction Phase? (Resource Investor) (March 31)

Zimplats says still in talks over local ownership rules (Mining Weekly) (March 31)

Wesizwe Platinum’s shares rise despite widening loss (Mining Weekly) (March 30)

Indigenisation likely to discourage Zim investment, platinum shares tumble (Mining Weekly) (March 28)

Amplats outlines 2011 productivity push, 2,6 Moz output plan (Mining Weekly) (March 28)

Wesizwe to probe Ngculu bonanza (City Press) (March 27)

Anooraq report loss (BusinessReport) (March 25)

Anooraq warns of 'tough' Q1 (Mining Weekly) (March 24)

Eastplats full-year profit jumps to $13m (Mining Weekly) (March 24)

PGMs Bounce From Post-Quake Selloff, Expected To Remain In Long-Term Uptrend (Kitco) (Ma 23 posted Mar 24)

Platmin secures more PGM resource (BusinessReport) (March 23)

Pan African breaks ground on Phoenix platinum project (Mining Weekly) (March 23)

Strange and twisted platinum debacle continues (Money Web) (March 23)

Bauba resumes trading on the JSE, names acting CEO (Mining Weekly) (March 22)

The Benefits of Adding Industrial Metals: Portfolio Fix (AdvisorOne) (March 21)

NWTT Acquires New Mining Property With Historically Confirmed Findings of Platinum, Copper and Nickel (marketwire) (Mar 18 posted Mar 19)

Mantashe furious about Australia mine tax blunder (BusinessDay) (March 18)

TWP completes erection of phase I shaft headgears at RBPlat’s Styldrift project, full production scheduled for 2017 (Mining Weekly) (March 18)

Nkwe resumes trading as DMR awards Eerste Geluk right to Roka Phasa (Mining Weekly) (March 17)

Jubilee secures standby equity distribution deal (Business Live) (March 15)

Palladium, Platinum Fall on Closed Plants in Japan (ABC News) (March 14)

Production at Wesizwe project to start in 2017 (BusinessReport) (March 14)

Platinum group metals drive South Africa mining output 10th March 2011 (Platinum Today) (Mar 10 posted Mar 11)

South Africa Won’t Nationalize Mining Industry, Minister Says (Bloomberg) (March 10)

Anglo American: A Diversified Commodities Play With Platinum Exposure (Seeking Alpha) (March 10)

Zimbabwe finalises takeover of mines (BusinessReport) (March 10)

China blazes SA platinum trail with R6bn deal (Business Day) (March 10)

Jubilee says ConRoast project remains on track for year-end (Mining Weekly) (March 9)

RBPlat results strong after favourable year (BusinessReport) (March 9)

Zim to publish mining sector indigenisation guidelines (The Zimbabwe Guardian) (March 9)

PTM touts ‘brand new’ Bushveld discovery (Mining Weekly) (March 9)

RBPlat wades in lifting production, containing costs (Mining Weekly) (March 8)

Platinum and Palladium: The New Normal? (Seeking Alpha) (March 8)

Platinum Demand – and Ensuing Prices – Ripe For a Bounceback (Metal Miner) (March 8)

Nationalise Anglo American says S.Africa youth leader(AFP) (March 7)

Platinum should attract more investor interest; Copper to remain supported (CommodityOnline) (March 7)

New Credit Rating: Anglo American (Hemscott) (Mar 3 posted Mar 7)

Nationalisation unlikely in SA mining - lawyer (Mining Weekly) (Mar 6 posted Mar 7)

Zimplats committed to $500m expansion (Mining Weekly) (March 3)

Smokey Hills output to rise as contractor moves to hire staff (Mining Weekly) (March 3)

Implats declines to comment on Mugabe criticism (Mining Weekly) (March 2)

AngloGold CEO Cutifani Says South Africa Will Resolve Mine Licensing Issue (Bloomberg) (Feb 28 posted March 1)

Mont. platinum miner says income rebounded in 2010 (Bloomberg) (February 28)

Northam slides 65% (iafrica.com) (February 28)

Bidvest, Nedbank, Northam, Sun May Be Active: South African Equity Preview (Bloomberg) (February 27)

Mugabe threatens Implats’ Zim operations (New Zimbabwe) (February 27)

Rising Commodity Prices Seen Reviving South Africa Mining Sector (PRLog) (Feb 24 posted Feb 25)

Platinum to Stabilize at ‘Comfortable’ $1,800, Anglo Says (Bloomberg) (February 24)

Friedland's Ivanplats looking at IPO -source (Reuters) (Feb 23 posted Feb 24)

JSE drops into the red (SouthAfrica.info) (February 23)

Mont. platinum miner says income rebounded in 2010 (Bloomberg) (February 22 posted Feb 23)

Pacific North West takes 100% of River Valley (Mineweb) (February 22)

Canadian miners crack South Africa's lucrative platinum market (The Global Mail) (Feb 20 posted Feb 22)

Perth Mint to Issue Platinum Platypus Bullion Coins (Coin Update News) (Feb 18 posted Feb 20)

Impala Platinum profit jumps 62% (MiningReview.com) (February 18)

Anglo American Sees Copper In A Period Of Deficit, Platinum Balanced (Trading Markets.com) (February 18)

Anglo American profit surges driven by iron-ore, copper, platinum (Mining Weekly.com) (February 18)

Platinum Group Metals Eskom Agreement Completed for Delivery of 40MVA Electricity Supply to WBJV Project 1 Platinum Mine (Yahoo Finance) (February 17)

Impala Platinum Forecasts 2011 Price Between $1,725-$1,925/Oz (TradingMarkest.com) (February 17)

Bullish updates from Finland's Talvivaara, and African miner Impala Platinum. (The Motley Fool-UK) (February 17)

Impala Platinum H1 profits jump 62%. Sees strong results ahead. (Mineweb) (February 17)

Surging Metal Demand a ‘Global Phenomenon’ (ResorceInvestor.com) (February 17)

Acid mine drainage 'part of bigger problem' [in South Africa] (Business Live) (Feb 16 posted Feb 17)

Platinum Group Metals Appoints Gordon Chunnett to Advisory Board (marketwire) (Feb 16 posted Feb 17)

Looking platinum in the ear (MoneyWeb) (Feb 15 posted Feb 16)

BHP Billiton Profit Soars 72% (WSJ) (February 16)

ng Commodity Prices Seen Reviving South Africa Mining Sector (companiesandmarkets.com) (Feb 15 posted Feb 16)

Stillwater Stock Hits New 52-Week High (SWC) (The Street) (Feb 15 posted Feb 16)

Exploration Roundup February 2011 14th February 2011 (Platinum Today) (February 14)

Aquarius about to make another acquisition (MiningReview.com) (February 14)

Lara Reports Platinum and Palladium Values From Its Conceicao Nickel Project in Northern Brazil (Trading Markets) (February 14)

Platinum boom brings riches to S.Africa's Bafokeng (AFP) (February 13)

These Metals Are Clobbering Gold... Here's The Easiest Way to Buy (StreetAuthority) (Feb 11 posted Feb 12)

Zim mining industry grows by 47% despite political pitfalls (Mining Weekly) (February 11)

Platinum Operating Margins Need To Reach 35% To Spur New Mines - ARM (TradingMarkets) (Feb 10 posted Feb 11)

Stillwater Mining (SWC): Platinum Profits (iStockAnalyst) (Feb 10 posted Feb 20)

Platinum Group Metals Options Canadian Platinum Target (Marketwire) (February 10)

Aquarius Platinum profit soars as prices rise (Reuters Africa) (February 10)

Chinese tightening - how will it affect precious metal demand? (Minesweb) (February 10)

Friedland touts his African strikes (CTV News) (February 9)

Morning Platinum Market Report for 2/9/2011(NASDAQ) (February 9)

Platinum Group Metals Says Bushveld Production to Begin in 2013 (Business Week) (February 9)

Pine Pienaar quits as Bauba Platinum CEO (Mining Weekly) (February 9)

European vital to PGM market (BusinessReport) (February 9)

What a New ETF Basket Means for Platinum and Palladium Prices (MetalMiner) (February 8)

Magma Metals strengthens Canada's platinum group metals profile (Mineweb) (February 8)

Some ETFs Boom by Getting Physical (WSJ) (Feb 7 posted Feb 8)

Platinum’s slide down slippery supply slope’s begun – SFA-Oxford (Mining Weekly) (February 8)

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AngloPlat targeting sales of 2,6Moz in 2011, reports strong 2010 (Mining Weekly) (February 7)