Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Minerals, Geoscience councils, IDC going all out to boost South African exploration
17th May 2024 A collective effort was apparent on Friday when Minerals Council South Africa, the Council for Geoscience and the Industrial Development... →
PGM-boosted green hydrogen backed by resolute South African govt's commitment
16th May 2024 The production of green hydrogen, which is most effectively generated when catalysed by platinum group metals (PGMs), has profound economic and... →
State mining training authority backing green hydrogen skills centre creation
15th May 2024 “We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be establishing the first centre of specialisation of green hydrogen skills,” South Africa’s Chemical... →
All-round value unlock targeted in proposed demerging of Anglo Platinum and De Beers
14th May 2024 Diversified mining major Anglo American is targeting value elevation in its planned demerging of South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum... →
Green energy presenting South Africa with massive reindustrialisation chance – Nedbank
13th May 2024 Green electrons and green molecules are presenting South Africa with a massive opportunity to reindustrialise, Nedbank CIB head of infrastructure,... →
Fantastic advance by Proudly South African manganese battery metal first-mover
10th May 2024 Proudly South African Manganese Metal Co (MMC) of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is making a fantastic first-mover advance to enter the manganese battery... →
Hydrogen’s ‘irreplaceable’ role highlighted by platinum-linked venture capital provider
9th May 2024 The role of hydrogen in the decarbonisation of the hardest-to-abate sectors of the global economy continues to be highlighted as “irreplaceable” by... →
South Deep wind power decision drawing closer, Q2 update likely on backfill problem
8th May 2024 Mining company Gold Fields expects to be in a position to decide on the establishment of a wind power project at the South Deep gold mine, west of... →
South Deep gold output well down as Gold Fields implements recovery plan
7th May 2024 With first-quarter gold production down 34% at South Deep gold mine, Gold Fields is focusing on setting up the well-endowed long-life Gauteng... →
Copper 360’s underground copper mine set to open three months ahead of schedule
6th May 2024 Last month copper mining company Copper 360 surprised on the upside by producing its first copper concentrate from surface material well ahead of... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen emerging as Winter Olympics decarbonisation pillar
3rd May 2024 Green hydrogen, which is generated with the benefit of the catalysis that platinum group metals (PGMs) provide, is being increasingly highlighted... →
Thungela announces passing of Thero Setiloane
2nd May 2024 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed coal mining company Thungela Resources has announced the passing of Thero Setiloane, who served as an... →
Anglo bidder BHP intends maintaining long-standing JSE listing
2nd May 2024 Diversified mining major BHP, which has made a rejected proposal to combine with Anglo American by way of a scheme of arrangement, confirmed on... →
Discovery, development are mining’s only true value creation drivers, Barrick highlights
2nd May 2024 Discovery and development are the only true drivers of value creation in the mining industry, Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow highlighted... →
Booming Harmony ups full-year output and grades; lowers cost and capital guidance
30th April 2024 Execution and preparatory work on key gold projects are on track in South Africa, and early works on the copper project in Australia are to... →
Glencore’s Rustenburg ferrochrome smelter remains idled
30th April 2024 Pending an improved price and cost environment, Glencore said in its first-quarter 2024 production report on Tuesday that its Rustenburg... →
Gold Fields CFO takes early retirement
30th April 2024 Gold Fields long-serving CFO Paul Schmidt, who is also an executive director of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed gold mining company, is to... →
Shanghai Platinum Week: Hydrogen’s going to feature big, says World Platinum Investment Council
26th April 2024 The growth in demand for platinum applications in China is extremely high, making detailed access to the China market hugely advantageous.... →
How 30 years of democracy has transformed South Africa's mining industry
25th April 2024 South Africa’s 30 years of democracy has changed the character of this country’s mining industry profoundly, Minerals Council South Africa... →
New green hydrogen trading base uplifting platinum group metals demand outlook
23rd April 2024 The green hydrogen sector now has a digital platform on which users can buy and sell green hydrogen by the click of a button, it was announced on... →
Anglo pleased with copper's first-quarter performance
23rd April 2024 Copper production increasing by 11% as Quellaveco achieved its highest plant throughput rate in Peru, and Collahuasi and El Soldado in Chile... →
Anglo helping to restore Amazon-like rainforest near Brazil iron-ore mine
23rd April 2024 Diversified mining company Anglo American is taking steps to help to restore an Amazon rainforest equivalent of which less than 10% remains intact.... →
Rich copper intercept in N Cape sends Orion’s shares soaring on Australian exchange
22nd April 2024 The richness of South Africa’s copper assets were emphasised on Monday when Northern Cape mine developer and explorer Orion Minerals published a... →
New boost for platinum group metals may arise from emerging eFuel scale-up
19th April 2024 The emerging use of electrofuel (eFuel) as an interchangeable substitute for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel has the potential to create important... →
Minerals Council South Africa setting out to boost local demand for green hydrogen
17th April 2024 Minerals Council South Africa is focused on increasing the domestic demand for green hydrogen, which it sees as contributing to the kickstarting of... →
Exceptional blue Cullinan diamond lifts latest Petra tender prices by 22%
16th April 2024 The sale by Southern African diamond mining company Petra Diamonds of an exceptional blue diamond in its fifth tender cycle lifted the average... →
Odds-on entry of palladium, platinum into EVs highlighted by research update
16th April 2024 New York- and Toronto-listed Platinum Group Metals, which is emerging in South Africa’s Waterberg, on Tuesday provided an update on its new light... →
PGM market development has paid dividends, could pay many more, Platinum Day told
15th April 2024 The market development aspect of the platinum group metals (PGM) industry is fundamentally key, it was repeatedly stated at last week’s 2024... →
Deceased metals legend David Davis will be missed
12th April 2024 Metal markets analyst Dr David Davis, who passed away this week at the age of 77, was closely associated with the platinum, gold and uranium mining... →
South Africa well placed to benefit from huge green hydrogen outlook, attendees hear
11th April 2024 Green hydrogen has a massive potential future and South Africa is very well positioned to produce it, attendees of the Hydrogen Economy Discussion... →
Market development of full PGMs basket is essential, Industry Day hears
10th April 2024 Representatives of the producers of 90% of the world’s climate-vital platinum group metals (PGMs) heard during Wednesday’s PGMs Industry Day that... →
Platinum-linked green hydrogen set to be world’s ‘new oil’, Forbes article highlights
10th April 2024 There's no climate solution without hydrogen. It’s the missing piece of the clean energy puzzle, says a global CEO-led initiative that brings... →
Artificial intelligence to be applied to Botswana Diamonds’ database
9th April 2024 London- and Botswana-listed diamond company Botswana Diamonds is going to apply artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to its Botswana database,... →
Use underground mines for electricity storage, optimise mine water use – Karst Hydro
8th April 2024 South Africa’s many underground mines can be used as batteries that store the clean electricity that the water descending for cooling can provide.... →
New electrochemical PGMs demand on way, iridium scarcity fears eased still further
4th April 2024 A far-reaching new drive is under way to ease iridium scarcity still further and, especially in the short term, demand for platinum group metals... →
South Africa’s ARM to acquire 15% of Canada’s Surge Copper
3rd April 2024 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has entered into a subscription agreement for a private placement financing with Surge... →
Current low PGM prices not reflective of supply/demand fundamentals – Nedbank CIB
2nd April 2024 Platinum group metals (PGM) prices, where they are now, do not reflect the medium to long-term supply demand fundamentals. Instead, they are driven... →
New platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell as cheap to make as conventional car engine
2nd April 2024 The brand-new platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell system that has just been released for passenger cars reveals that fuel cells can be as cheap... →
More green hydrogen insight on way as Southern African scientists head to Germany
28th March 2024 Twelve scientists from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will head to Germany in May, where they will have an opportunity to... →
DRDGOLD to determine economic viability of copper recovery from Copper 360’s tailings dams
27th March 2024 Northern Cape copper company Copper 360 announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DRDGOLD’s Far West Gold... →
Mechanical cutting is going to be key for mining going forward – Master Drilling
26th March 2024 Mechanical cutting, in which huge progress is being made, is going to be key for the mining industry going forward, Master Drilling CEO Danie... →
