Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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... →
Mining energy supplier secures $40m from Denmark to fund greener Africa
18th August 2025 Mining energy supplier CrossBoundary has secured a $40-million investment from Impact Fund Denmark to expand its portfolio of clean energy projects... →
Ferrochrome: In my view, we’re fairly close to possible solution – Glencore Alloys CEO
15th August 2025 “We are, in my view, fairly close to a possible solution,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard said during Merafe Resources question time earlier... →
This century’s greatest gold discovery prospect being advanced by an excited Barrick
14th August 2025 Fourmile is rapidly competing to be the largest and highest-grade gold discovery in the industry this century, Barrick CEO Dr Mark Bristow enthused... →
Ferrochrome demand is up but South Africa is now eclipsed in a market it once led
13th August 2025 The global demand for ferrochrome, which South Africa once provided overwhelmingly to the world to back 200 000 local jobs, was higher in the six... →
Barrick’s DRC gold mine is exemplary global advancer of African greenness, automation
12th August 2025 Africa received a strong thumbs up during the second-quarter presentation of Barrick as one of its “main cash generators”. “We saw solid... →
South African ferrochrome, chrome ore sectors at crucial juncture, says Merafe
12th August 2025 The South African ferrochrome and chrome ore sectors are at a crucial juncture, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Merafe Resources reported on... →
South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore helping to lessen carbon emission in global steelmaking
11th August 2025 The high ferrous content of Kumba Iron Ore, which is produced in South Africa’s Northern Cape, is helping to lessen carbon dioxide (CO2) emission... →
We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions, says Glencore Alloys CEO
8th August 2025 “We’re working with government, looking at possible solutions,” Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard tells Mining Weekly amid Glencore reporting this... →
Khwelamet ferromanganese revival will begin minute Eskom gives feasible power rate
7th August 2025 The minute that Eskom gives Khwelamet an economically feasible power price, the refurbishing of two of the four furnaces at the dormant former... →
Glencore identifies major cost savings opportunities in half-year review
6th August 2025 During the first half of this year, diversified mining and marketing group Glencore continued to optimise the business and position it for further... →
Demand outlook for South Africa’s platinum uplifted by China-Toyota hydrogen project
5th August 2025 A development that is improving the demand outlook for South African platinum group metals (PGMs) is the announcement of a joint venture (JV)... →
