Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Cadastre imminent, 2024 to be used as year to clear backlogs, says Minerals Minister
18th January 2024 The introduction of an electronic cadastral system to record and enable online access to mining data is imminent, Mineral Resources and Energy... →
Global mining commits to nature-positive future
18th January 2024 Global mining and metals companies have committed at Davos to take urgent action to support a nature-positive future by 2030 that promotes the... →
South Africa-linked mining luminaries advising on metals industry greening
17th January 2024 South Africa-linked mining luminaries are playing roles in an initiative to transform the metals industry with clean technology. Being targeted for... →
Smart wristwatches to uplift mineworker well-being at Copper 360
16th January 2024 Computer programmes that use artificial intelligence (AI) to model orebodies and plan mines optimally have already been introduced by Copper 360,... →
Supply-demand trend favours platinum over palladium – Deutsche Bank Research
15th January 2024 The convergence in platinum and palladium prices is likely to go further. Fundamentals point more positively for platinum into 2025 on a better... →
JSE presents opportunity for critical mineral miners to access capital
12th January 2024 Critical mineral demand is growing significantly at a time when South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets – two crucial needs... →
Hydrogen economy poised as key growth booster for platinum group metals – Heraeus
11th January 2024 The hydrogen economy is an important new growth area for platinum group metals (PGMs) and, in turn, PGMs are pivotal for hydrogen production and... →
Major new global hydrogen thrust brightens spotlight on platinum group metals
10th January 2024 A major new initiative by long-standing South Africa associate Heraeus Precious Metals this week drew renewed and intensified attention to the... →
Sibanye-Stillwater announces forceful C-suite sustainability appointment
9th January 2024 Johannesburg- and New York-listed mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak as chief sustainability officer, effective... →
IDC-funded Canada-Botswana battery manganese demo plant to be built in Joburg
20th December 2023 Giyani Metals is a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto, Canada. Through its wholly-owned Botswana subsidiary Menzi Battery... →
AngloGold taking steps to join gold search in South America’s Guyana
19th December 2023 Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is taking steps to become part of a search for gold in Guyana, a country on South America’s North Atlantic... →
Power pricing predictability reached for Glencore-Merafe ferrochrome smelter
19th December 2023 The application of State electricity utility Eskom for a six-year negotiated pricing agreement for the Glencore-Merafe ferrochrome smelter... →
Davis expects platinum price to be ignited in next few months
18th December 2023 Overwhelming demand and declining South African mining supply are poised to result in a very substantial rise in the price of platinum, Dr David... →
Huge uplift for Eastern Cape on way from South Africa’s R105bn green ammonia project
14th December 2023 The building of the R105-billion green ammonia project by Hive Hydrogen South Africa is poised to be a huge economic uplift for the Eastern Cape.... →
Mining urged to embrace international council’s new Scope 3 emissions guidance
13th December 2023 All mining and metals companies are being urged to embrace new guidance on reducing Scope 3 emissions, which was published by the International... →
Copper to be recovered from yet another on-surface copper resource in Zambia
12th December 2023 A Johannesburg-listed company, in strategic partnership with a Middle Eastern conglomerate, has secured one of the largest copper waste rock assets... →
Hive Hydrogen project will show how just energy transition is possible, says Gcabashe
11th December 2023 Through its green ammonia export project in the Eastern Cape, the leadership of Hive Hydrogen South Africa intends to show how a just energy... →
Hive Hydrogen, Itochu sign co-op memo on $5.8bn Coega green ammonia export project
11th December 2023 Hive Hydrogen South Africa and Itochu Corporation of Japan have signed a memorandum of co-operation to advance Hive’s Coega green ammonia export... →
Union leaders go underground to bring chronically ill back to surface from mine sit-in
8th December 2023 Union leaders have gone underground to fetch chronically ill mineworkers at the Bakubung platinum mine in Rustenburg, where an underground sit-in... →
Sibanye-Stillwater accelerates decarbonisation with two further renewables projects
7th December 2023 The financial close and start of construction of two additional renewable energy projects for Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa operations has been... →
South Africa’s community engagement ahead of global peers, manganese AGM hears
6th December 2023 The South African mining industry is years ahead of its international peers when it comes to local and community engagement, Australia-listed... →
South Africa’s permanent magnet rare earths attracting keen interest
5th December 2023 South Africa is recognised as having the potential to play a significant role in the establishment of a more diversified supply chain of critical... →
Mpumalanga battery manganese aspirant hoping for IDC co-investment
4th December 2023 Canada-headquartered Giyani Metals, which operates in Botswana, has secured $16-million in financing from South Africa’s Industrial Development... →
Greenfield investment lagging badly, mining’s contribution to economy halved
1st December 2023 The growth of investment in fresh new greenfield mining projects is lagging badly and the contribution of the South African mining industry to the... →
Recovery of battery metals, PGMs being looked at by DRDGOLD
30th November 2023 The recovery of battery metals and platinum group metals (PGMs) is being looked at by DRDGOLD, the Johannesburg- and New York-listed company, which... →
Manganese positioning South Africa for entry into huge new energy markets
28th November 2023 Manganese mining company Jupiter Mines has produced a 99.9% pure sample of high purity manganese sulphate monohvdrate (HPMSM) using the Northern... →
Gold Fields takes big new Scope 3 decarbonisation step
27th November 2023 The global transition to net zero emissions by 2050 requires significant deployment of clean energy technologies and increased material production... →
New Utshalo has potential to boost mining IPOs, enliven public markets
24th November 2023 South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets and the new Utshalo must be complimented for setting out to do just that. New... →
African Rainbow Minerals provides R20-million for Wits University research
23rd November 2023 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is supporting postdoctoral research into water, energy and digitalisation at the... →
Progress at Pan African's gold tailings treatment project on West Rand
22nd November 2023 Excellent progress has reportedly been made with the construction of the R2.5-billion gold tailings retreatment project, west of Johannesburg, on... →
New platinum group metals demand may be on way in energy generation and storage
22nd November 2023 New demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) may be created in the energy generation and storage field, Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group... →
Industrial demand for platinum rises to record high
21st November 2023 During 2023, platinum has benefited from stellar industrial demand reaching a record level, with 2024 heading for the third-highest industrial... →
Green knowledge-exchange tender out to boost hydrogen acceleration in South Africa
20th November 2023 The implementation of study tours aimed at boosting the acceleration of green hydrogen development in South Africa forms the core of a tender which... →
Green hydrogen produced on site can help Africa’s people, says Hydrox
17th November 2023 Green hydrogen produced on site can play a huge role in solving the energy crisis as it eliminates the challenges associated with establishing... →
Imperative that exploration plan be implemented as matter of urgency – Khoza
17th November 2023 If South Africa is not to be left out of the exploration boom, spurred by the immense mineral resources required to develop technologies needed to... →
Between 50 MW and 80 MW of wind power on way at South Deep – Gold Fields
16th November 2023 The South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg, which is already benefitting from 50 MW of solar power commissioned last year, is poised to be... →
Germany funding green hydrogen pilot plant in Namibia
16th November 2023 A green hydrogen pilot plant and refuelling station, to gain scientific insights into the upscaling green hydrogen technologies and to ensure a... →
Gold Fields prioritising worker mental health, implementing remedial recommendations
16th November 2023 In addition to physical safety, gold mining company Gold Fields said on Thursday that it is prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of its... →
South Africa’s ilmenite poised for huge value boost following China signing
15th November 2023 South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal has received a major value boost with the signing of an... →
Renewables now critical part of metal mining thinking, says Sibanye-Stillwater
14th November 2023 Renewables have become a critical part of metal mining thinking, the Sibanye-Stillwater Battery Metals Investor Day 2023 audience heard on Tuesday.... →
Green hydrogen given huge boost as Heraeus, Sibanye attain iridium-thrifting breakthrough
14th November 2023 Green hydrogen generation received a major boost on Tuesday with the introduction of a far-reaching iridium-thrifting breakthrough by Germany’s... →
