Impala Platinum (Implats), world’s second-largest platinum producer, said on Monday that their palladium production 26% in the March quarter, compared with the production in Q1 of 2009 The company produced 283 000 oz of palladium in the quarter. Implats produced 368 000 oz of platinum this first quarter, which was less than the 385 000 [...]
The price of palladium is soaring to a 25-month high on the back of rebounding automotive sales, ETF trading and concerns over a depletion of Russian stockpiles. The price has doubled in the past year, and some analysts see the trend continuing.
Colossus Minerals (TSE:CSI) reported today results from the first two of it’s Phase II drill results. Included in the results were 27.9 meters at 35.49 grams per tonne gold, 19.89 grams per tonne platinum and 25.14 grams per tonne palladium. This mineralization was intersected starting at 208.4 meters down hole. True widths have yet [...]
NYMEX July platinum PLN9 reported to have finished down $28.70, or 2.3 percent, at $1,218.30 an ounce following Monday’s rally based on optimism related to China’s autocatalyst demand. For full story, click here
Palladium’s gains were snapped last Friday as the greenback rallied. The precious metal came under pressure as a study from the University of Michigan showed an unexpected increase in consumer confidence. This reduced the metals “safe-haven” appeal.
Palladium was the only precious to be on the positive track on Monday, as the equity rally deteriorated the flight to safe haven investments. Palladium’s near term outlook remains bleak, as reports from Europe said that car registrations dropped 18 percent in February.
Colossus Minerals Inc. announced today the closing of its bought deal offering saying that a total of $24.7 million has been raised including 1.5 units of the over-allotment. Proceeds of the financing will mainly be used to advance the Serra Pelada gold and platinum group metal project in Brazil.
This week, palladium finally began to follow gold and lose some of its safe haven appeal. After holding steady and resisting gold’s sell-off, platinum and palladium have finally succumbed, dropping rapidly in this morning as poor auto industry numbers rolled in.
Premium Exploration Inc. reported today that the PGM anomalies previously reported at the Chrome Mountain PGM project were formed by the same type of processes that formed the Platreef PGM deposits in South Africa.
Colossus Minerals Inc. is an exploration and development company focused on gold and platinum group metals in Brazil. Led by a skilled management team, the company is managing and developing its Serra Pelada gold, platinum and palladium project.
Monday, May 17, 2010