Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Seasoned campaigner Ben Magara to assume Exxaro CEO role from April 1
13th March 2025 Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining... →
‘Very promising’ narrow-reef boring technology nearing rollout stage, ARM reports
12th March 2025 The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance... →
South Africa can return to being global ferroalloy hub, ARM’s Andre Joubert reiterates
11th March 2025 South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a... →
New ferroalloy technology pilot results ‘looking great’, Merafe presentation hears
10th March 2025 The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render... →
African Rainbow Minerals is confident platinum group metals pricing will increase
7th March 2025 Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that... →
African Rainbow Minerals declares R1bn-plus interim cash dividend
7th March 2025 The board of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has declared an interim dividend of R4.50 a share amounting to R1 011-million for the half-year of... →
Harmony Gold well down the track with its cost-effective renewable-energy build
6th March 2025 South Africa’s biggest gold mining company is well down the track with its solar build amid group operating free cash flows increasing by 46% to a... →
Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports
5th March 2025 The platinum market recorded a deficit of 995 000 oz for full year 2024, which is 46% higher than previously forecast, as total demand exceeded... →
Harmony investing R2bn in underground gold mines, earmarking R1bn for surface gold
4th March 2025 During this financial year, South Africa’s largest gold mining company will be investing more than R3-billion in its South African assets. “We're... →
Stellar Harmony Gold results drive record free cash, R1.4bn dividend declaration
4th March 2025 Record interim free cash flow generation and the highest-ever interim dividend payout was declared on Tuesday by Harmony Gold Mining Company. The... →
Great hydrogen economy strides in China, Europe, Northam Platinum reports
3rd March 2025 Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where... →
Northam Platinum’s big solar thrust to save R700m a year, much more to come
28th February 2025 The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo has been cleared for the... →
Firm intent of Impala Platinum is to prosper on current prices, CEO Muller spells out
27th February 2025 The firm intention of South Africa’s Impala Platinum (Implats) is to prosper on current platinum group metals (PGM) prices. This was made clear by... →
China probably leading global hydrogen fuel cell advance, cash-flush Implats reports
27th February 2025 China is probably leading the global hydrogen fuel cell advance, journalists heard at Thursday’s media briefing that followed the “commendable”... →
Sibanye-Stillwater decides against proceeding with lithium-boron project in the US
26th February 2025 The board of directors of the Johannesburg- and New York-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has decided not to proceed with the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron... →
Anglo American Platinum providing further backing for green hydrogen’s global advance
25th February 2025 JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum and South Africa-linked AP Ventures are supporting the next vital steps towards the realisation of... →
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost
24th February 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a... →
Leverage to higher gold price drives 216% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ebitda
21st February 2025 Leverage to the higher gold price drove a 216% increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R3.6-billion... →
Gold Fields boosts free cash, uplifts dividend, outlines South Deep renewables outlook
20th February 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed Gold Fields on Thursday, February 20, delivered an attributable profit of $1 245-million for the year to the end... →
Operationally, 2024 was strong year for Glencore, CEO Gary Nagle highlights
19th February 2025 Operationally, 2024 was a strong year for Glencore, CEO Gary Nagle highlighted on Wednesday, when the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified... →
South Africa’s chromite recovery potential broadened by Glencore, Sibanye deal
19th February 2025 South Africa’s chromite recovery potential has been broadened by Wednesday’s joint venture (JV) agreement between Glencore Operations South Africa... →
High-flying DRDGOLD’s 18th consecutive dividend illuminated by 50%-higher payout
18th February 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD on Tuesday, February 18, reported soaring half-year operating profit and 28%-higher revenue for the six... →
Craig Miller excited at prospect of demerged AngloPlat being resurgent PGM producer
17th February 2025 Soon-to-be renamed Anglo American Platinum is being positioned to be as competitive as possible for the long term and to deliver on its full... →
Anglo American sets out June demerger timeline for Anglo American Platinum
17th February 2025 Diversified mining major Anglo American plc reported on Monday that it had made significant progress towards its demerger of Anglo American... →
New ultra-low iridium collaboration is promising major green hydrogen magnification
17th February 2025 The acronyms are becoming more intense, with PTE, which stands for porous transport electrodes, the latest one, amid the already tried and trusted... →
When informal gold mining becomes illegal, the Mr Bigs can take advantage, LBMA warns
14th February 2025 One of the major subjects the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) talked to governments about at the Investing in African Mining Indaba was... →
South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium continuing to go all out to decarbonise – South32
13th February 2025 While ‘high-carbon’ is the value-lowering label being put on aluminium from South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal, the Sydney-,... →
Barrick signs MoU with Zambia to boost mining and exploration
12th February 2025 Gold and copper mining company Barrick has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a resources organisation of the government of Zambia,... →
Pan African can operate and grow in South Africa ‘very successfully’, Cobus Loots reports
12th February 2025 The London- and Johannesburg-listed Pan African Resources is able to operate and to grow in South Africa – “and do so very successfully”, an upbeat... →
South32 secures Worsley bauxite project approval Down Under
12th February 2025 Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 on Wednesday reported Australian government environmental approval for the Worsley Mine... →
Platinum group metals have major ‘urban mining’ plus, Johnson Matthey highlights
11th February 2025 Platinum group metals (PGMs) – which are hosted and mined overwhelmingly in South Africa – have recycling rates approaching the 100% mark in some... →
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for... →
Surprise turn as Gold Fields' permanent financial task now falls to interim CFO Dall
7th February 2025 Phillip Anthony Murnane will no longer be the new CFO of Gold Fields, as was announced on the JSE Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) in August last... →
Return of ferromanganese is this year’s focus, Menar emphasises at Mining Indaba
5th February 2025 Helping South Africa to return to being a producer of ferromanganese will be a major 2025 focus of mining company Menar, its MD Vuslat Bayoglu... →
Promising renewable diesel pilot production plan announced by powerful partnership
4th February 2025 The launch of a pilot initiative to produce feedstock for renewable diesel in South Africa was announced on day two of the Investing in African... →
Adding value to metals and minerals in Africa emphasised as a must at Mining Indaba
3rd February 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba presenters on Monday spoke repeatedly of the need for Africa to add value to its metals and minerals on the... →
Emission reduction is key coal challenge, industry hears at coal conference
31st January 2025 Day two of the twentieth annual McCloskey Southern African Coal Conference opened here on Friday with carbon emission reduction being highlighted... →
Existing South African reforms set to lift growth to 3.5% by 2029, coal conference hears
30th January 2025 Existing economic reforms now in motion have the potential to lift South Africa’s economic growth rate to 3.5% a year by 2029, South Africa... →
Platinum playing crucial anti-cancer role, making major pharmaceutical contribution
29th January 2025 Platinum group metals (PGMs), which are hosted overwhelmingly in South Africa, are playing a crucial anti-cancer role as well as making a... →
Sylvania Platinum looking forward to new project’s chrome revenue stream
28th January 2025 The London Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum is looking forward to the Thaba Joint Venture introducing a chrome revenue stream. On its way to becoming... →
Coal exports can be uplifted to 81-million tons, Richards Bay Coal Terminal believes
27th January 2025 In 2017, Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47-million tons of coal on the 907 ships that called in that year, and chairperson... →
