Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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... →
Richards Bay Coal Terminal 2024 exports extend beyond 52-million tons
24th January 2025 South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in KwaZulu-Natal exported 52.08-million tons of coal in 2024, up on the 47.21-million tons of... →
New metallurgical coal list highlights decarbonisation need beyond thermal coal exiting
23rd January 2025 The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for steelmaking in... →
Petra's entire interest in Williamson headed for Tanzania's Pink Diamonds
22nd January 2025 An agreement has been entered into for the outright sale of Williamson Diamonds Limited, Petra Diamonds announced on Wednesday. The London-listed... →
Global tailings institute selects South Africa as launch pad of new mine dump standards
21st January 2025 In a bid to help make mine tailings safer for people and the environment, a global institute has been launched in South Africa which has also been... →
Strong start to year keeps South32 guidance intact outside of Mozambique
20th January 2025 Johannesburg-, Sydney and London-listed globally diversified mining and metals company South32 on Monday reported a sufficiently strong start to... →
Ferrochrome production again only marginally up, Merafe’s latest report shows
17th January 2025 The attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the fourth quarter was 70 000 t, resulting in a marginal... →
Waterberg discussing concentrate offtake with South African smelter operators amid Saudi mulling
15th January 2025 Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals Limited is in discussion with several South African smelter operators, including Impala Platinum... →
Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy
14th January 2025 In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum group metals (PGMs)... →
Underground feasibility progressing, early works capital being deployed – Tharisa
13th January 2025 A well progressing Tharisa mine underground definitive feasibility study accompanied by early works capital deployment is reported by Johannesburg-... →
India targeting five-million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2030, PM announces
10th January 2025 India aims to produce five-million tonnes of green hydrogen year by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi... →
Mining needs to commit to intensified decarbonisation goals, consulting firm shows
9th January 2025 The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet... →
