Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
8th October 2025 Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory... →
Anglo committed to investing R600m in junior exploration fund, Joburg Indaba hears
8th October 2025 JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in... →
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was... →
Manganese beneficiation successful at Joburg demo plant, Canadian company reports
6th October 2025 High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration... →
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations... →
Clean electricity accounts for 31% of Implats’ FY2025 power consumption
3rd October 2025 In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs)... →
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
2nd October 2025 South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time... →
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO transition complete, ex-PIC head leading business development
1st October 2025 The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public... →
Low-cost renewables will make up 30% of Sibanye-Stillwater power supply by 2027
30th September 2025 A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater... →
Bristow stepping down after elevating Barrick to great heights in fewer than seven years
29th September 2025 The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company... →
Key platinum-boosting hydrogen labs will go live in China next month, Heraeus reports
26th September 2025 Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange... →
Medical demand for platinum forecast to reach new high this year
25th September 2025 The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3%... →
Anglo’s Valterra Platinum divestment ‘largest in history of JSE’, Standard Bank reports
23rd September 2025 The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler... →
Copperbelt being groomed as starting point of cassava food-and-fuel thrust in Zambia
22nd September 2025 Another big C may soon begin to emerge along Zambia’s copper-renowned Copperbelt, this time having nothing to do with the yellow metal but instead... →
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
22nd September 2025 More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a... →
Fruitful outcomes needed quickly from crucial Minerals Council, Mintek MoU
18th September 2025 The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals... →
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore's financing and offtake term sheet
17th September 2025 Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift... →
Provided power costs are fixed, Chrome SA ready to be part of ferrochrome solution
17th September 2025 South Africa needs both a competitive mining sector and a strong manufacturing base but supporting one sector by undermining another is an... →
Anglo frees ‘at least’ $5bn as it locks arms with next-door-neighbour copper mine
16th September 2025 At least $5-bilion has been liberated by Johannesburg-listed Anglo American carrying out a joint mine plan with an adjacent copper operator in... →
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
15th September 2025 South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as... →
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
12th September 2025 Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has... →
Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'
11th September 2025 The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets... →
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
10th September 2025 Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record... →
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
9th September 2025 The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by... →
New game-changing tunnel boring, reef cutting ‘meeting and beating’ all expectations
8th September 2025 Development of the innovative new mining method for narrow tabular steep dipping orebodies and the mobile tunnel boring to enable it are both going... →
ARM highlights need for South Africans to work together to make country better place
5th September 2025 The need for South Africa to attract investment as a globally competitive investment destination was highlighted on Friday by Dr Patrice Motsepe,... →
Unleash Africa's energy, critical minerals to uplift continent, Boston Consulting exhorts
4th September 2025 With the world's energy transition accelerating and nations scrambling to secure resilient supply chains, Africa has what the world needs. In fact,... →
More long-term rail certainty through yet another public-private agreement
3rd September 2025 State-owned rail company Transnet on Wednesday reported yet another ten-year third-phase Manganese Export Capacity Allocation (MECA3) agreement,... →
IDC, KfW funding green hydrogen, green ammonia project in solar-rich Northern Cape
2nd September 2025 Project development funding for the Prieska Power Reserve Project is being partly sourced from the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW),... →
South Africa streaks ahead with exceptionally pure rare earth optimised in Joburg lab
1st September 2025 South Africa has delivered what is described as “an exceptionally pure rare earth product”, which has been optimised in a Johannesburg laboratory.... →
Harmony’s starting to show the world that gold mining in South Africa is good business
29th August 2025 Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa’s biggest gold mining company, is proving itself to be a great South African asset and it’s booming at... →
It’s records all round for Harmony Gold, Mponeng performance ‘phenomenal’
28th August 2025 It’s records all round for South Africa’s largest gold mining company Harmony, which on Thursday reported record-high free cash flow of... →
African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments, Boston Consulting highlights
27th August 2025 African nations can leverage their critical mineral endowments to move beyond traditional extraction models and capture significantly greater value... →
New mining technology is pointing to continuous round-the-clock operation on many fronts
27th August 2025 The new mining technology being advanced by Master Drilling promises “continuous”, round-the-clock mining uplift – even when it comes to narrow... →
Master Drilling’s novel developments are set to move needle for South African mining
26th August 2025 Three major developments, which are poised to move the needle for South African mining, were outlined to Mining Weekly by the Johannesburg Stock... →
Another public-private rail transport service agreement signed
25th August 2025 Another agreement involving collaboration between the public sector and the private sector in the field of rail transport service has been signed,... →
Self-generation of solar served as key catalyst in DRDGOLD’s strong new growth thrust
22nd August 2025 There’s a wonderful gold-price tailwind behind all gold companies at the moment but it’s the self-generation of solar electricity that served as... →
Exxaro spending R5.2bn on coal mine expansion, R4.7bn on wind farm project
21st August 2025 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Exxaro Resources will be spending R5.2-billion on a life-of-mine expansion project at its Matla colliery and... →
DRDGOLD investing R7.8bn in Big Five growth projects as part of Vision 2028
20th August 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD on Wednesday outlined its plans to invest around R7.8-billion in its Big Five capital growth projects,... →
DRDGOLD doubles final dividend on high revenue and operating profit
20th August 2025 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed DRDGOLD on Wednesday declared a final 2025 cash dividend double that of last year, reflecting an increase of 26%... →
Defence industry expected to spur demand for nickel as world invests in armaments
19th August 2025 The global defence industry is expected to stimulate considerable demand for nickel as the world invests in more armaments that require... →
