Telegraph.co.uk

Commodities: Glencore tie-up will create a global leader Telegraph.co.uk The talks between Glencore and Xstrata over an $88bn (£57bn) merger, the biggest mining deal ever seen, are promising to shake up the world of commodities. The last spate of big mining M&A largely came in 2007, shortly before the commodities cycle ... and more »

Perfect Storm for Palladium Could Bode Well for Stillwater Resource Investor In 2010, the company produced a total of 485000 ounces of PGMs, including 374000 ounces of palladium and 111000 ounces of platinum, from its Stillwater and East Boulder mines in southern Montana. In the first nine months of 2011, Stillwater produced a ... and more »

Canadian palladium explorer to expand reserves in 2012 Creamer Media's Mining Weekly The mine consists of a depleted openpit, an operating underground mine and a large underused mill with a nominal capacity of about 15 000 t/d. The primary deposits on the property are the Roby zone and Offset zone, which are both palladium deposits ... and more »

What Russia Means To Palladium Prices Forbes At least 44% of the global supply of palladium comes from that region of the world. Another 40% comes from South Africa, with North America and Northern Europe coming in at single digits. In 2011 about 6.8 million ounces of palladium were mined with ... and more »

Govt stops lacerate platinum, supply ebb may boost price, palladium deficit ... Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Meanwhile, palladium may be in short supply owing to an 80% drop in Russian stockpile sales to 150 000 oz. Read on page 11 of this edition of Mining Weekly of Barclays Capital estimating a 275 000 oz shortfall this year and Credit Suisse saying that ... and more »

North American Palladium Intersects High Grades Underground at LDI Mine and ... MarketWatch (press release) The Roby Zone drill campaign was designed to confirm north and south extensions of the mineralization in the upper part of the mine. Definition drilling in 2011 followed palladium mineralization previously encountered and results continue to confirm ... and more »

BusinessLIVE

Tougher year for platinum mines BusinessLIVE Last year ETFs cut their palladium holdings to 45 tons. According to Natixis, global platinum supply increased by 6% to 200 tons last year though the South African mines' proportional contribution to the total slipped to 75% from the 77% to 78% of the ...

Moneycontrol.com

Gold and Silver Outperform in January; Is There More Upside in 2012? Wall Street Pit In fact, if we looked at the entire precious metals sector, like platinum and palladium, they've all had great a great month. Is this more to go for these precious metals? I would say yes, although I wouldn't rush out and buy precious metals tomorrow, ... Gold Closes Above $1750, Palladium Has a Big DayInternational Business Times James Turk: There Are Great Deals on Gold and Silver (GLD, SLV, GDXJ, SGOL ...ETF Daily News TSX Adds Around 20 Pts Late, Closes Up 35 Pts; Boosted By Gold Stocks On ...NASDAQ all 222 news articles »

North American Palladium Intersects High Grades Underground at LDI Mine and ... SYS-CON Media (press release) ... North American Palladium Ltd. ("NAP" or the "Company") (TSX:PDL)(NYSE Amex:PAL) today provided an update on the remaining drill results from its 2011 exploration program at the Company's Lac des Iles ("LDI") palladium mine in Northern Ontario. and more »

Platinum today

North American Palladium predicts 'modest' production growth in 2012 Platinum today North American Palladium (NAP) says it expects to see "modest" production growth from its flagship Lac des Iles (LDI) palladium mine in Canada in 2012. Payable palladium output from the mine will increase to between 150000 and 160000 oz this year from ... North American Palladium Announces 2012 Guidance on Production, Capital ...MarketWatch (press release) all 18 news articles »