Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Tel: +2711 622 3744
Mine haulage transition to electric offered without disruption
1st July 2022 If the world were to electrify every mine truck, it would stop 198 000 t of carbon dioxide (CO2) a day from entering the atmosphere, which equates... →
Pan African study highlights Mogale Gold's fast payback, low costs, output uplift, ungeared return
30th June 2022 Fast payback, low costs, big production uplift, long life, high ungeared return and a lot more is contained in the definitive feasibility study... →
Capital raise under way to progress copper/zinc mine in Northern Cape
29th June 2022 An opportunity to subscribe for new shares in parcels starting from R20 000 to a maximum of R330 000 is being offered to eligible shareholders by... →
South Africa in a position to export energy – Anglo American Platinum
28th June 2022 South Africa is one of only four countries that has more renewable energy available to it than what it needs for itself, which places the country... →
Renewables plans poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Grootegeluk coal mine by up to 90%
27th June 2022 Going forward, combined renewables plans already in place are poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Exxaro Resources’s Grootegeluk coal mine in... →
High-purity manganese facing phenomenal demand growth, PDAC hears
24th June 2022 The commitment of at least six major motor companies to manganese-based batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is elevating the demand... →
Deeming could bring regulatory certainty to much-needed minerals investment – NSDV
23rd June 2022 The detraction of the South African investment market is the uncertainty around approval timelines and the implementation of a deeming provision... →
Sustainability taking front seat at Harmony Gold
22nd June 2022 Large South African gold miner Harmony Gold sees R500m/y savings from Phase 2 on-balance-sheet renewables projects. This means the estimated... →
Small diamond miners want big licence holders built in so they can grow sector together
21st June 2022 Small diamond miners want to lock arms with all stakeholders through the South African Diamond Producers’ Organisation (Sadpo) to recover a large... →
Building Forever has become core business at De Beers, it's in the business plan
20th June 2022 It is a full year since the De Beers Group set itself a dozen far-reaching 2030 ‘Building Forever’ sustainability goals, which have as their four... →