Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Shanghai Platinum Week: Hydrogen’s going to feature big, says World Platinum 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... →
Harmony’s Eva copper mine project in Australia granted special ‘prescribed’ status
25th March 2024 The copper mining project that Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Harmony Gold is developing in Australia has been granted special ‘prescribed... →
Ferrochrome benchmark price settles higher
25th March 2024 The European benchmark ferrochrome price for the second quarter of this year has been settled at $1.52/lb, 5.6% up on the first three months of... →
Expect digital unveiling, more innovation, greenness from 100-year-old mining-wired AECI
22nd March 2024 Mining explosives and chemicals company AECI, which turned 100 this week, will be unveiling a digital strategy for the mining market during the... →
$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost
22nd March 2024 Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen development scheme – this week received a major boost from Germany.... →
Stage set for mining explosives centenarian to capture global top-three spot
20th March 2024 The stage is set for proudly South African mining explosives trailblazer, AECI, to become the third biggest in its field globally by 2030, AECI... →
Copper 360 output set to quickly double on Nama Copper acquisition
19th March 2024 Energetic Northern Cape copper mining company Copper 360 this week produced the first concentrate from the plant it has just acquired from Nama... →
RBCT, TFR show that private-public collaboration can work very well – Menar
19th March 2024 The private-sector’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) and the State’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have shown that the private sector and... →
Ferrochrome producer Merafe cites green energy solutions as 2024 opportunity
18th March 2024 The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture is exploring renewable energy projects to mitigate power shortages and power costs, Merafe Resources CEO Zanele... →
Merafe declares cash dividend on record profit, elevated chrome
18th March 2024 Ferrochrome and chrome company Merafe achieved a record profit of R1 753-million despite what it describes as a challenging economic environment in... →
Major new gigafactory fuel cell thrust enlivening demand outlook for platinum
15th March 2024 A major new fuel cell thrust in North America is enlivening the outlook for platinum and helping the world advance further along the road to net... →
Wind generation up, solar operational soon, Exxaro reports
14th March 2024 Group wind power generation last year increased by 8% and the Lephalale solar power project is on its way to being operational in the first quarter... →
Exxaro declares R5.4bn dividends, green energy business thriving
14th March 2024 Diversified mining company Exxaro, with interests in the coal, energy and ferrous markets, has declared final and special dividends. The share... →
New level of Transnet transparency much improved – ARM
13th March 2024 Since the new leadership at State rail enterprise Transnet has began engaging with South Africa's mining industry, the level of transparency has... →
Right things are being done with Transnet, right things will be done with Eskom – Motsepe
12th March 2024 Dr Patrice Motsepe, the founder and chairperson of diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), has expressed confidence in the... →
South African gold producer to go public in combination with US group
11th March 2024 South African gold producer Aurous, which owns and operates the Blyvoor gold mine and the Gauta tailings retreatment project on Gauteng's West... →
ARM CEO commends workforce for heeding clarion call to improve volume, cost, grade
11th March 2024 Full ownership and execution of factors that are within management’s control are being elevated to the highest possible level by African Rainbow... →
We are committed to confronting climate change – ARM
8th March 2024 African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe said during Friday’s presentation of dividend-yielding results that his... →
