Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Africa’s minerals indispensable for clean global economy, Valterra Platinum highlights
21st November 2025 Africa’s minerals are indispensable for a clean economy and these range from platinum-group metals (PGMs), which power hydrogen and fuel cells, to... →
Mining Weekly driven around Joburg in platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric car
20th November 2025 Mining Weekly as well several B20 and G20 visitors were this week chauffeured around Johannesburg in a platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell... →
Balanced 2026 platinum market forecast dependent on trade tension let-up
19th November 2025 The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have... →
China approves first-of-a-kind platinum, palladium derivatives, Heraeus reports
18th November 2025 The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the launch of platinum and palladium futures and options contracts on the Guangzhou Futures... →
West Wits drawdown firms up return of gold mining to Golden City early next year
17th November 2025 West Wits Mining on Monday issued a drawdown notice for a first tranche of $12.5-million from a loan facility to advance the development of Qala... →
Best prospects are within, AngloGold avers amid highlighting low-hanging Tanzania fruit
12th November 2025 AngloGold Ashanti is constantly coming up with the same answer during its continual assessment of where this 40 000-employee gold mining major can... →
AngloGold Ashanti’s third-quarter free cash flow up 141% to record $920m
11th November 2025 In the three months to September 30, the free cash flow of AngloGold Ashanti rose 141% year-on-year to a record $920-million as continued cost... →
Africa delivers largest production increase of all Barrick regions with earnings up 65%
11th November 2025 In the three months to September 30, the Africa region of Barrick Mining Corporation delivered the largest quarter-on-quarter increase of all the... →
South Africa’s Phalaborwa rare earths project is gift that just keeps on giving
10th November 2025 South Africa’s rare earths endowment at Phalaborwa in Limpopo province is a gift that just keep on giving through the ongoing effort of Rainbow... →
Strong renewed thrust for South African PGM exchange under way
7th November 2025 A strong renewed thrust is under way for the creation of a platinum group metals (PGM) commodities exchange in South Africa to take advantage of... →
Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum earnings up 213%, gold earnings up 177%
6th November 2025 The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and... →
South Africa’s South Deep gold mine sells 20% more gold in latest quarter
5th November 2025 The South Deep gold mine in South Africa’s Gauteng province sold 20% more gold in the September quarter and 22% more gold than in the corresponding... →
As Joburg's gold begins to re-show, Pilgrim’s Rest gold plant project accelerates
4th November 2025 Johannesburg and Pilgrim’s Rest, two locations steeped in South African gold mining history, are both making it clear that their gold resources are... →
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold... →
Implats delivers higher sales into much improved platinum group metals pricing
31st October 2025 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved... →
South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives... →
Glencore outlines cobalt strategy amid lifting of DRC’s cobalt export ban
29th October 2025 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic... →
Harmony Gold committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, says Motsepe
28th October 2025 Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s largest producer of gold... →
Benefits of gold’s enduring resilience as relevant as ever, says World Gold Council
27th October 2025 The enduring resilience and diversification benefits of gold remain as relevant as ever amidst a growing investor base, dollar weakness and... →
Venetia mine is sparkling as brightly as the diamonds it brings to surface
24th October 2025 The successful transition from opencast mining to underground mining is being achieved with considerable aplomb at Venetia Diamond Mine, which... →
Mpumalanga gold plant build accelerates, contractors mobilised, ground broken
23rd October 2025 The pace of the gold plant build of the TGME gold mine project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is stepping up, with contractors mobilised and... →
Gold, platinum community upliftment highlighted by Sibanye-Stillwater
22nd October 2025 Gold and platinum mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday highlighted its expansive array of community development projects that are... →
South Africa’s Hillside aluminium production holds steady as smelter tests capacity
21st October 2025 In the three months to September 30, production at South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, increased by 1% to 181 000 t... →
Southern Palladium powers ahead with A$20m raise to fast-track Bengwenyama project
20th October 2025 Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium has locked in a A$20-million raise to ramp up work at its... →
Sale of South African chrome, PGM assets progressing well, Zambia-focused Jubilee reports
17th October 2025 Workstreams to conclude the sale by Jubilee Metals of its South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations are progressing well, the... →
Africa must collaborate to protect ‘our precious planet’, Oppenheimer event urges
15th October 2025 To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international... →
Digitalisation could re-orientate gold industry, World Gold Council highlights
14th October 2025 The value of gold as an asset has never been clearer, yet the gold industry finds itself at a fascinating crossroads, the World Gold Council... →
Major opportunity for the diamond business to return to old strengths, says luminary
13th October 2025 Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott,... →
European Union elevates South Africa’s R105bn green hydrogen project to new high
10th October 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project... →
South Africa urged to revive ferroalloy smelters, replace ideology with pragmatism
9th October 2025 At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with... →
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 On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration... →
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... →
