Mining
Valterra's PGM output falls 6% but it keeps its 2026 guidance
Safety stoppages at Amandelbult cut total PGM output 6% from a year earlier to 804,300 ounces, and refined output fell 41% on maintenance timing.
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Gold and platinum group metals: prices, output, the miners and the jobs that depend on them.
Safety stoppages at Amandelbult cut total PGM output 6% from a year earlier to 804,300 ounces, and refined output fell 41% on maintenance timing.
DRDGold made 1,307kg of gold in the September quarter and sold at R2.22 million a kilogram, while its cash costs rose 12% from a year earlier.
From 1 January 2027 Valterra replaces Sibanye-Stillwater as one of the two buyers for a mine that produced 153.7koz of PGMs in the year to September.