Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Project finance clinched for 520 MW South African wind, solar projects – Anglo
29th February 2024 Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining and marketing company Anglo American announced on Thursday that jointly owned renewable energy... →
Low prices hit profitability of strongly producing Implats
29th February 2024 The significant decline in platinum group metal (PGM) prices during 2023 has resulted in notably lower group profitability, despite disciplined... →
Green energy integrated into Harmony Gold operations, uranium surprises on upside
29th February 2024 Green electrons are being generated as planned at Harmony Gold’s 30 MW first phase of renewable energy generation, which is now fully integrated... →
Harmony Gold board approves R7.9bn project on back of superb half-year results
28th February 2024 The board of mining company Harmony Gold has approved the commencement of a R7.9-billion life-of-mine (LoM) extension project at the rich Mponeng... →
Anglo’s tenth emission-cutting ship contributing to cleaner, greener maritime industry
28th February 2024 The contribution of diversified mining company Anglo American to a cleaner, greener maritime industry is highlighted by this week’s delivery of the... →
South African leading critical mining project in Romania where red tape is being cut
27th February 2024 Toronto-listed Euro Sun Mining, headed by South African CEO Grant Sboros, is advancing a development-stage gold and copper project in Romania, a... →
Hive Hydrogen signs wind power deal for R105bn Eastern Cape green ammonia plant
27th February 2024 Hive Hydrogen South Africa has signed an agreement with Genesis Eco-Energy to implement 372 MW of wind power in the Western Cape, in support of the... →
South Africa’s Jubilee Metals continuing to grow copper strongly in Zambia
26th February 2024 The copper operations in Zambia of South Africa’s Jubilee Metals showed strong growth in the six months to December 31, with further sharp... →
Likely lifespan boost for critical rare earths project in South Africa’s Limpopo province
26th February 2024 South Africa’s rare earths project in Limpopo has received a distinctly possible lifespan boost to more than 16 years following an updated bulk... →
Rich new Copper 360 discovery points to big Chile-type copper mine potential
20th February 2024 Okiep Copper Company, which mining company Newmont established in 1937, is today one of the 100%-owned subsidiaries of South Africa’s Copper 360,... →
Crucial decarbonisation investigation into Hillside Aluminium is continuing intensely
16th February 2024 Solutions to support decarbonisation, while ensuring operational competitiveness into the future, are continuing to be intensely investigated at... →
Now palladium comes under the Heraeus-Sibanye spotlight to boost hydrogen economy
15th February 2024 Germany’s Heraeus Precious Metals and South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater are partnering to explore new applications for platinum-group metals (PGMs)... →
Barrick replaces 140% of gold reserve, no need for ‘dilutionary or delusionary’ M&A
15th February 2024 New York- and Toronto-listed mining company Barrick has replaced more than 140% of its gold reserves in the last five years and more importantly at... →
Hydrogen cars come into sharp new focus as global climate politics takes turn for better
14th February 2024 For the first time, luxury vehicle manufacturer BMW has a fleet of hydrogen-fuelled cars on South Africa’s roads, supported by a green hydrogen... →
Power aggregators seen as key accelerators of South African mining’s energy transition
13th February 2024 Many energy projects selling to one buyer, who in turn sells to many mines – this procurement model is seen as a key financial tool to accelerate... →
2024 defining year for world’s first woman-owned phosphate mine, looking at IPO
12th February 2024 Adelaide Ruiters has been slogging away for ten years to get the world’s first woman-owned phosphate mine up and running. Now, 2024 looks like the... →
Permanent aerial mesh support, exoskeletons under scrutiny to make mining safer
9th February 2024 Minerals Council South Africa is looking at the possibility of promoting permanent aerial mesh support throughout the mining industry as part of... →
Crucial to combine agricultural development with mining, Indaba hears
7th February 2024 Africa is going to have a huge amount to do to help solve the world’s climate change problems, Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Mines executive chairperson... →
Angola’s diamond sparkle brightened by new De Beers deal
6th February 2024 Diamond mining and marketing company De Beers is to collaborate with Angola on opportunities to increase diamond production, support alluvial... →
Noise-induced hearing loss now highest priority mining health condition, Indaba hears
6th February 2024 Noise-induced hearing loss has displaced tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis as the top priority health threat in the South African mining industry.... →
South Africa’s mining industry now 39% black-owned, Mining Indaba hears
5th February 2024 In 2004, the year South Africa’s far-reaching Mining Charter was first introduced, black ownership in South Africa’s globally recognised mining... →
Coal line criminals identified, must be jailed – Transnet
2nd February 2024 The criminal syndicates that regularly bring South Africa’s coal export line to a halt have been identified through the intelligence operations... →
Coal miner Ndalamo pursuing renewable energy, other minerals
31st January 2024 Coal mining company Ndalamo Resources is actively exploring opportunities in renewable energy and other minerals, paving the way for a diversified... →
DRC’s green and automated Kibali gold operation highlighted as mining role model
30th January 2024 Kibali, the largest gold mine in Africa, is now also one of Africa's greenest and most impressively automated operations, which continues to... →
Decline in coal line security incidents is improving performance – Transnet
29th January 2024 Security incidents that disrupt trains transporting coal to South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) for export to the world are in... →
Anglo launches battery raw materials research project with large China recycler
26th January 2024 South Africa-founded and Johannesburg- and London-listed Anglo American on Friday announced the launch of a research and development project in... →
New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT
25th January 2024 The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) signed with State rail enterprise... →
Vanadium junior has expansive plans for long-life operation, mulling JSE listing
24th January 2024 Keep an eye on Vanadium Resources (VR8). It’s a motivated ASX-listed, JSE-mulling junior that is thinking expansively in line with the potentially... →
Northern Cape copper revival receives yet another promising forward nudge
23rd January 2024 South Africa’s prospective Northern Cape province on Tuesday received yet another promising forward nudge along the road to copper-revival in the... →
Strong showing by South Africa’s Hillside helps to lift South32 to record aluminium output
22nd January 2024 Ongoing strong performance by South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium operation in KwaZulu-Natal has helped diversified mining company South32 achieve... →
New platinum group metals recycling facility opens in China
19th January 2024 A new platinum group metals (PGM) recycling facility has opened in China, where the autocatalyst recycling market is expected to grow at the rate... →
Cadastre imminent, 2024 to be used as year to clear backlogs, says Minerals Minister
18th January 2024 The introduction of an electronic cadastral system to record and enable online access to mining data is imminent, Mineral Resources and Energy... →
Global mining commits to nature-positive future
18th January 2024 Global mining and metals companies have committed at Davos to take urgent action to support a nature-positive future by 2030 that promotes the... →
South Africa-linked mining luminaries advising on metals industry greening
17th January 2024 South Africa-linked mining luminaries are playing roles in an initiative to transform the metals industry with clean technology. Being targeted for... →
Smart wristwatches to uplift mineworker well-being at Copper 360
16th January 2024 Computer programmes that use artificial intelligence (AI) to model orebodies and plan mines optimally have already been introduced by Copper 360,... →
Supply-demand trend favours platinum over palladium – Deutsche Bank Research
15th January 2024 The convergence in platinum and palladium prices is likely to go further. Fundamentals point more positively for platinum into 2025 on a better... →
JSE presents opportunity for critical mineral miners to access capital
12th January 2024 Critical mineral demand is growing significantly at a time when South Africa has a pressing need to reawaken its public markets – two crucial needs... →
Hydrogen economy poised as key growth booster for platinum group metals – Heraeus
11th January 2024 The hydrogen economy is an important new growth area for platinum group metals (PGMs) and, in turn, PGMs are pivotal for hydrogen production and... →
Major new global hydrogen thrust brightens spotlight on platinum group metals
10th January 2024 A major new initiative by long-standing South Africa associate Heraeus Precious Metals this week drew renewed and intensified attention to the... →
Sibanye-Stillwater announces forceful C-suite sustainability appointment
9th January 2024 Johannesburg- and New York-listed mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has appointed Melanie Naidoo-Vermaak as chief sustainability officer, effective... →
IDC-funded Canada-Botswana battery manganese demo plant to be built in Joburg
20th December 2023 Giyani Metals is a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto, Canada. Through its wholly-owned Botswana subsidiary Menzi Battery... →
