Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
First call applications for R400m junior mining exploration fund close July 12
4th June 2024 The first call applications for the R400-million junior mining exploration fund (JMEF) close on July 12. This was stated on Tuesday in a media... →
Diamond transparency from mine to finger is on way from Petra
4th June 2024 Traceability is becoming an increasingly important part of the natural diamond industry, specifically in terms of being able to verify provenance... →
South Africa’s ARM completes strategic investment in Canada’s Surge Copper
3rd June 2024 South Africa’s diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals has secured its 15% strategic shareholding in Surge Copper, a Toronto Stock... →
ESG intrinsic to long-term mining success, Gold Fields AGM hears
31st May 2024 Managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects is intrinsic to the long-term success of mining, Gold Fields chairperson Yunus Suleman... →
Sibanye clinches yet another renewable energy purchase agreement
30th May 2024 Johannesburg- and New York-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has concluded its fourth renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA). The green metals and... →
Measures to address loss-making assets expected to secure R6.6bn yearly, Sibanye AGM hears
28th May 2024 The measures that green metals and gold mining company Sibanye- Stillwater has taken to address loss-making assets are expected to secure yearly... →
Ruthenium highlighted again in what could be another big boost for platinum group metals
27th May 2024 Ruthenium, one of the six platinum-group metals (PGMs), is once again being given major research attention in view of it being exceptionally suited... →
Massive water power possibilities in underground mining, says COMRO book editor
24th May 2024 When hydropower was being developed for South Africa’s gold-mining industry, the industry was going through a tough time and the research... →
Green hydrogen must be allowed to decarbonise optimally, Junior Indaba hears
23rd May 2024 Green hydrogen must be made cheap enough to decarbonise optimally at a time when the delay in emission reduction needs to be reversed if the world... →
Huge manganese value-add opportunity reiterated at Junior Indaba
22nd May 2024 The huge opportunity that South Africa has to add value to its rich endowment of manganese through local processing was reiterated during the... →
Latest cadastre agreement excites South Africa’s Junior Indaba panel
21st May 2024 There were expressions of excitement at the South Africa’s Junior Indaba on Tuesday when attendees at the important mining event learnt of the... →
South Africa's R105bn green hydrogen project to be energised by hot De Aar sunshine
21st May 2024 South Africa’s R105-billion green hydrogen, green ammonia project in the Eastern Cape took another major leap forward on Tuesday with the... →
Menar advancing on the manganese front
21st May 2024 Private investment company Menar, which is advancing steadily on the manganese front, has anthracite, coal, nickel, and gold in its diversified... →
Platinum-enabled green molecules offering inviting green electron value-add – Nedbank
20th May 2024 It’s no longer good enough to just produce electric vehicles (EVs). You have to produce green EVs, and to do that, you need green steel. To get the... →
Minerals Council, Geoscience, 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... →
