Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Harmony’s free cash flow rockets 54% to record R17bn
27th August 2026 The operating free cash flow of gold and copper mining company Harmony increased by 54% to a record R17 148-million on higher average gold price... →
Exxaro driving modernisation, reviewing what mine of future could look like
26th August 2026 South Africa’s Exxaro Resources is reviewing what the mine of the future could look like amid a modernisation drive, Exxaro CEO Ben Magara pointed... →
CSIR tests digital rock-sounding technology at Harmony Gold’s Mponeng mine
25th August 2026 South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), through the Mandela Mining Precinct's advanced orebody knowledge programme,... →
Palladium demand support may emerge from zero-emission review, Heraeus reports
24th August 2026 The UK’s review of its zero-emission vehicle mandate could provide some support to automotive palladium demand if manufacturers are given greater... →
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s... →
Exxaro wants energy, future metals to be more than half of group earnings by 2030
20th August 2026 Exxaro wants its growing energy and future-facing metals businesses to account for more than half of group earnings by 2030. “This is the business... →
Exxaro lifts revenue, continues to scale renewable-energy business
20th August 2026 Despite heightened geopolitical tensions, increasing inflationary pressures and broader macroeconomic headwinds, South African resources group... →
It's been a very good year for DRDGOLD
19th August 2026 It's been a very good year for DRDGOLD, was the opening remark of CEO Niël Pretorius about the company’s 4 839 kg gold production exceeding annual... →
DRDGOLD free cash flow up 85% to R2.3bn
19th August 2026 The operating profit of Johannesbrg Stock Exchange-listed DRDGOLD increased by 83% to R6.5-billion in financial year (FY) 2026, ending June 31.... →
South Africa’s $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project is ‘going really well’
18th August 2026 The $5.8-billion green hydrogen-ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has been a hard slog but there is light at the end of the... →
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2
17th August 2026 At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation... →
Revived Far West Rand gold mines looking to add 1 000 more jobs
7th August 2026 Gold mining company Aurous Resources, which has been ticking away quietly off the radar with its revived Blyvooruitzicht and Doornfontein gold... →
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a... →
Glencore half-year earnings up 86% to $10bn
5th August 2026 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore has delivered another strong operational and financial performance for the first half of the... →
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation... →
AI helping to develop alloys for use in new applications, Valterra Platinum reports
3rd August 2026 Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig... →
AngloGold’s ‘extraordinary by any measure’ half year pays nigh $1bn in dividends
31st July 2026 “It's been an extraordinary period by any measure,"was the description of AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon of his company’s first-half... →
ARM highlights value of Bokoni platinum project, restart of nickel mine
31st July 2026 Bokoni and Nkomati are two of African Rainbow Minerals’ (ARM’s) 100%-owned flagship projects that are poised to unlock significant long-term value... →
Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market
30th July 2026 The capital intensity of mining has risen well ahead of inflation and mining project development timelines are continuing to extend, Anglo American... →
Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand
29th July 2026 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum is actively supporting long-term PGM... →
Valterra Platinum earnings surge 1 633%, R15bn interim dividend declared
29th July 2026 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum on Wednesday reported stunningly high... →
Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products
28th July 2026 The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind... →
South African iron-ore quality among strongest of seaborne market, Kumba reports
28th July 2026 The quality of iron-ore from the Northern Cape is continuing to differentiate South Africa in the global iron-ore market. During the first half of... →
AI can help fill South Africa’s cadastre with deposits, mine modernising event hears
27th July 2026 Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with... →
Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’
24th July 2026 Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken... →
Industry leaders, researchers, govt partners, innovators gather to modernise mining
23rd July 2026 The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but... →
AI’s efficiencies keeping even lower quality operations going longer, energy event hears
22nd July 2026 The increased efficiencies achieved by AI are ensuring that even lower quality operations are kept going for longer which benefits all... →
Mammoth regional tailings dam is centrepiece of DRDGOLD’s R10bn expansion
21st July 2026 The centrepiece of the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 of DRDGOLD is the mammoth regional tailings storage facility (RTSF) at Far West Gold... →
Timing of R10bn capital spend ‘could not have been better’, DRDGOLD CFO points out
20th July 2026 When the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 expansion plan of Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed surface gold company DRDGOLD was conceived in... →
Platinum metals fundamentally key to China’s Five-Year Plan, WPIC reports
17th July 2026 Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 has served to highlight that platinum group metals (PGMs) are fundamentally key to the delivery of China’s 15th... →
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering... →
First doré gold bar pour at DRDGOLD’s new Far West smelt house
15th July 2026 The new elution circuit and smelt house facility at DRDGOLD's Far West Gold Recoveries is performing to specification. “The initial capital... →
Mintek targeting global flotation research recognition, PGM Industry Day hears
14th July 2026 South Africa’s national mineral research organisation Mintek is targeting global recognition as a minerals flotation researcher, the State-owned... →
R964m to be spent at Sibanye-Stillwater's K4 platinum group metals shaft
13th July 2026 Remaining project capital of R964-million of the total of R4.4-billion in real 2026 terms is to be spent this year and next on Sibanye-Stillwater’s... →
Platinum metals mine concludes wheeled renewables energy deal
10th July 2026 An energy company has entered into an agreement to supply 288 GWh of renewable energy a year to a South African platinum group metals (PGM) mining... →
Platinum receives major retail boost at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026
10th July 2026 Platinum has received a major boost from a strategic agreement signed at Shanghai Platinum Week 2026 at a time of rapid expansion of China’s... →
Mintek spells out value of PGM preconcentration plus chrome recovery
9th July 2026 Successful removal of coarse waste is beneficial in that it reduces power requirements in the milling circuit, lowers water needs, and increases... →
First phase of Sibanye-Stillwater’s secondary mining thrust given thumbs up
8th July 2026 A lower-risk secondary mining business, which focuses on extracting value from platinum group metals (PGM) surface waste that hosts chrome, is... →
Mintek keen to do bottleneck-exposing surveys for platinum metals processors
7th July 2026 South Africa’s national minerals research organisation Mintek has highlighted the value of conducting bottleneck-exposing comminution circuit... →
Sibanye-Stillwater developing seven primary platinum metals mining projects
6th July 2026 Seven relatively shallow primary adjoining mining projects that focus largely on upper group two (UG2) reef and mainly mechanised mining are at... →
New South32 CEO sees strong growth ahead in zinc, lead, silver, copper
3rd July 2026 Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55%... →
