Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Waterberg platinum group metals project poised for $1.8bn funding uplift
12th May 2025 The Waterberg platinum group metals (PGMs) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province is poised for a $1.8-billion funding uplift as part of a... →
AngloGold cash up 607%, earnings up 671%, gold output up 22%, costs up only 1%
9th May 2025 In the first quarter (Q1) of this year, gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has reported a sevenfold increase in free cash flow and an almost... →
Hillside Aluminium contribution highlighted following power price agreement scrutiny
9th May 2025 The electricity pricing agreement for Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal reflects the South African government’s policy to support strategic... →
Barrick’s drill bit adds 111-million gold equivalent ounces at a mere $10/oz
8th May 2025 The foundation of a real mining company lies in its reserve base, Barrick Mining highlighted during Wednesday’s quarterly results presentation when... →
Coordinated action needed to realise green hydrogen ambitions, DHL CEO highlights
8th May 2025 South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von... →
Good gold price uplifts DRDGOLD revenue amid unprecedented wet weather setback
7th May 2025 In the three months to March 31 when gold sold in the quarter added up to 1 109 kg, the revenue of surface gold miner DRDGOLD increased on strong... →
Strong gold price benefiting Gold Fields amid advances in Chile, Canada, Australia
6th May 2025 The benefit of the strong gold price is playing out for Gold Fields, which is generating steady cash and deleveraging the balance sheet, the... →
South Deep produces 24% more gold, on track to meet guidance, Gold Fields reports
6th May 2025 After addressing backfill leakage and rehandling issues and transitioning into higher-grade areas, the big South Deep gold mine west of... →
Harmony on track to meet full year guidance, increased grade, net cash up
5th May 2025 Harmony Gold Mining Company is on track to meet full-year guidance with the underground recovered grade guidance increased to more than 6 g/t.... →
The good gold price is providing much more capex confidence, says chief financial officer
5th May 2025 The good gold price is providing gold mining companies with much more confidence to execute capital programmes, and a sentiment doing the rounds is... →
AngloGold agrees sale of Côte d’Ivoire projects, acquisition of Guinea project
2nd May 2025 The New York- and Johannesburg-listed AngloGold Ashanti has agreed to sell its interests in two gold projects in Côte d’Ivoire and simultaneously... →
Gold price sustaining opportunity to mine for longer, says DRDGOLD chairperson
30th April 2025 The current gold price is improving margins, sustaining the opportunity for existing miners to mine for longer, and probably creating new... →
Glencore produces 5% more South African energy coal in first quarter
30th April 2025 The energy coal produced by Glencore in South Africa in the first three months of this year was up on the first quarter of last year, the London-... →
Premature gold mine closure can no longer be allowed, says 130-year-old DRDGOLD
29th April 2025 With the gold price expected to be stronger for longer, hopes are high that South Africa’s five main remaining gold mining companies will maximise... →
DRDGOLD stronger than ever as it hits 130-year mark at time of sky-high gold pricing
25th April 2025 Friday, April 25, marked the remarkable 130th anniversary of the uninterrupted listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange of South Africa's... →
Anglo American Platinum’s first-quarter ruthenium price up 36%
24th April 2025 In the first three months of this year, Anglo American Platinum achieved a 36% higher price for its ruthenium, a relatively low-profile platinum... →
Investing in digital platinum is soaring, World Platinum Investment Council reports
23rd April 2025 A digital platform that makes investing in platinum easier than ever before is reaping rewards. In the first three months of 2025, the volume of... →
Working group has been established to extend ferrochrome's horizon, Minister reports
22nd April 2025 A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome... →
South African resolve helping to turn copper/gold deposit to account in Romania
17th April 2025 Toronto-listed Euro Sun Mining’s South African CEO is reported to have exercised considerable resolve in helping to remove the obstacles in the way... →
Hillside Aluminium guiding unchanged output for 2025 financial year
17th April 2025 Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the... →
Andrada looking to opening more mines in Namibia
16th April 2025 Opening more mines in Namibia is the aspiration of tin, tantalum and lithium green transition metals producer Andrada Mining. “We've always been... →
Assmang refutes illegal sugilite mining allegations
14th April 2025 Mining company Assmang on Monday refuted allegations that it engages in the illegal mining of sugilite at the Black Rock mine in the Northern Cape.... →
South Africa invited to help uplift palladium demand by 1.7-million ounces a year
11th April 2025 South African platinum group metals (PGM) companies have been invited to become part of a programme that is targeting an initial 1.7-million-ounce... →
PGM Day highlights ruthenium’s bright future in hydrogen, biomass, electronics
10th April 2025 After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile... →
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold – CHIETA
8th April 2025 Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize... →
Barrick advancing projects to support 30% growth by 2030
7th April 2025 New York- and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company Barrick is now advancing its portfolio of growth projects to support a planned 30%... →
South Africa's hydrogen corridor project shortlisted for JET funding, PGM Day hears
4th April 2025 South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project... →
Platinum-based PEM technology at heart of everything we do, says Plug Power of US
3rd April 2025 In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out... →
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller
2nd April 2025 If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and... →
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
1st April 2025 A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention.... →
Pan African investors benefitting from high gold price and low-cost production growth
31st March 2025 Investors in the Pan African Resources gold mining company are not only exposed to what is an exceptionally high gold price but also to low-cost,... →
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs... →
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is... →
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
25th March 2025 Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg... →
Demerging AngloPlat has confidence in outlook for planet-friendly platinum group metals
24th March 2025 Confidence in the outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) was expressed at the capital markets day of Anglo American Platinum, which is on its way... →
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen
24th March 2025 Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen... →
PGM market adjusts to shifting supply and demand, Nedbank CIB reports
20th March 2025 Shifting investment priorities and geopolitical uncertainty continue to shape the outlook for commodities, with platinum group metals (PGMs) facing... →
Beneficiation: Govt, mining companies must get on with it – together, analyst urges
20th March 2025 Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together... →
South Africa’s Rand Refinery is world-leading gold market referee, LBMA highlights
19th March 2025 With the gold price soaring sky-high, insight into the global gold assaying and refining standards that need to be upheld was intensively... →
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth
18th March 2025 In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation... →
