Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy

In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome Eland mine. Eland’s chrome concentrate production soared by 113.1% to 115 387 t in the six months to the end of last year, the first half of Northam’s 2025 financial year (H1 FY2025) compared with the 54 146 t in H1 FY2024 and its PGM concentrate output was also a good 15.1% up at 37 488 oz compared with H1 FY2024’s 32 574 oz.