Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out
3rd June 2026 The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA... →
South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out
2nd June 2026 Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s... →
Soweto Cluster gold study on way as Pan African hits gold production top spot
1st June 2026 The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an... →
Roodepoort-born Roodepoort gold miner talks to Mining Weekly
29th May 2026 He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new... →
Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council
28th May 2026 The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively,... →
Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears
27th May 2026 With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and... →
Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out
27th May 2026 There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments,... →
Emerging South African copper miner highlights loss-narrowing performance
26th May 2026 Emerging South African mining company Copper 360, which operates in the Northern Cape’s Okiep copper district, on Tuesday, May 26 alerted its... →
Platinum’s the gift that just keeps on giving as global value-chain prospects resurface
25th May 2026 Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum... →
Capital raised to turn South African copper projects into mining operations
22nd May 2026 More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the... →
Gold mining on City of Gold's doorstep wins broader bank support
21st May 2026 A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the... →
Northern Cape copper drilling provides clear scale-up path
20th May 2026 The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a... →
South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing
19th May 2026 The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the... →
Investment demand for platinum still extremely strong
18th May 2026 Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market... →
Positive operating income heartens challenged Eastplats
15th May 2026 Positive first-quarter mine operating income has heartened South African platinum group metals (PGM) and chrome mining company Eastplats, which... →
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment
14th May 2026 The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment... →
Southern Africa’s regional uranium production looking up as demand outlook rises
13th May 2026 The symbol U and the atomic number 92 are once again among the energy elements being looked at with greater intensity amid global fossil fuel... →
Drilling highlights more copper mineralisation in South Africa’s Northern Cape
12th May 2026 A significant zone of visible copper sulphide mineralisation has been intersected down-dip of a wide zone of high-grade copper mineralisation... →
Barrick’s Zambia copper expansion highlighted, more high gold price captured
11th May 2026 Construction at the Lumwana super pit copper expansion in Zambia continued to advance on time and on budget during the first quarter of 2026, gold... →
AngloGold delivers record free cash flow
8th May 2026 The record first-quarter (Q1) free cash flow of $1.2-billion delivered by AngloGold Ashanti is almost triple the Q1 2025 amount, following steady... →
Sibanye-Stillwater prices oversubscribed $500-million notes offering
8th May 2026 Green metals and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Friday May 8 took another step to strengthen its balance sheet, extend its debt maturity... →
Gold Fields lists 'significant’ price increases caused by US-Iran war
7th May 2026 South African gold mining company Gold Fields on Thursday May 4 listed “significant increases” in a number of key commodities since the start of... →
Sibanye-Stillwater highlights good safety performance amid 371% earnings upsurge
6th May 2026 Operational consistency, focused cost control and materially higher first-quarter earnings have strengthened the financial position of... →
As costs drop, hydrogen energy sovereignty is being grasped
5th May 2026 Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China,... →
Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West
4th May 2026 Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen... →
Hydrogen progress is real, International Energy Agency reports
30th April 2026 Higher fossil fuel prices are pushing governments to revisit hydrogen as an energy security tool, Haley Zaremba has reported on oilprice.com,... →
South African vanadium project secures non-binding offtake term sheet
29th April 2026 Australia-listed Vanadium Resources (VR8) has announced two new developments towards the company’s VR8 Steelpoortdrift vanadium project in South... →
New electricity solution being advanced for South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium
28th April 2026 A new, long-term electricity solution for South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium Smelter in KwaZulu Natal has been advanced, which marks a crucial step... →
Sustainability remains integral Sibanye-Stillwater strategy, long-term value creator
28th April 2026 The embedding of sustainability remains integral to the strategy and long-term value creation of JSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater, which records... →
Implats reports robust PGM demand, beneficial pricing
24th April 2026 Despite elevated global geopolitical tensions, robust demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) has been accompanied by sustained beneficial pricing... →
Call for acceleration of ferrochrome tariff relief process supported
24th April 2026 The Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture has expressed support for Eskom’s public call for an expedited regulatory process in respect of the proposed... →
Valterra Platinum celebrates strong refined PGM uplift, laments safety decline
23rd April 2026 The refined platinum group metal (PGM) production of South Africa’s Valterra Platinum increased by 78% to 778 500 oz in the first three months of... →
Hydrogen enables energy storage way beyond batteries, Nel emphasises
22nd April 2026 Electrolytic hydrogen enables long-term energy storage way beyond what batteries can provide, which is exemplified by a 200 MW hydrogen plant in... →
Give South Africa’s manganese mines a good logistics future right now – don’t wait
21st April 2026 Without compromising the positions of any stakeholders or the credibility of the process, a way must be found to fast-track a good logistical... →
PGM price underpin by investment, speculation expected to persist – Sibanye-Stillwater
20th April 2026 The underpinning of platinum group metals (PGM) prices by investment and speculation is expected to persist for as long as the high level of macro... →
Growth’s not an entitlement, investment’s not a given, Memsa event hears
20th April 2026 Growth is not an entitlement and capital investment is not a given. These were two key points that Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila... →
Sibanye-Stillwater collaborates further to find new applications for platinum metals
17th April 2026 Mining and metals company Sibanye-Stillwater and the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) on Friday announced their research... →
Breakthrough positions chrome as key revenue driver for Southern Palladium
17th April 2026 Results from metallurgical test work at the Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province indicate that up to... →
Investors commit R105-billion-plus to Northern Cape development
16th April 2026 South Africa’s minerals-endowed Northern Cape province has attracted more than R105-billion in investment pledges in new and expanded mining,... →
Platinum fuel cell technology supporting humanity’s space flights
16th April 2026 Platinum, with which South Africa is more endowed than any other country on earth, is supporting humanity’s space leaps, the World Platinum... →
PGMs, China’s stockpiling spur mining production leap, Minerals Council reports
15th April 2026 South Africa’s mining sector entered 2026 with robust momentum, posting notable year-on-year production gains in February largely on the back of... →
