Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
South Africa has all the pieces necessary to build successful hydrogen economy – IDC
3rd August 2023 South Africa has all the pieces necessary for the development of a successful green hydrogen economy. South Africa also has a depth of rand funding... →
Gold miner reserving rights to develop project for benefit of people of South Africa
2nd August 2023 Gold mining company Pan African on Wednesday gave stern notice that it will not tolerate the actions of a few parties with selfish interests that... →
Funding closes for gold project with potential to be shining modern mining exemplar
1st August 2023 Funding has closed for the gold-from-dumps mining project west of Johannesburg, which has the potential to make the surrounding towns thrive once... →
Most of 500 employees for constructing gold-from-dumps project will be local
31st July 2023 Employees for the construction of the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project on Gauteng’s West Rand will be largely locally sourced. “We aim to employ... →
Strong half-year De Beers production in tough macro environment
28th July 2023 The De Beers Group faced off tricky macro-economic conditions to record first-half earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation... →
Southern Africa is now Anglo’s only business region not on renewable energy
27th July 2023 Southern Africa is now the only region in the Anglo American business fold that is not on renewable energy because the company cannot go to a... →
Craig Miller is new Anglo American Platinum CEO
27th July 2023 Anglo American Platinum FD Craig Miller is the new CEO of Anglo American Platinum, with effect from October 1. This follows incumbent CEO Natascha... →
Challenge of producing green hydrogen economically has been met – Natascha Viljoen
26th July 2023 The challenge of producing green hydrogen economically is now done and dusted. “That box has been ticked,” Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha... →
Mogale gold-from-dumps project takes off on West Rand
25th July 2023 The official sod-turning ceremony for the Mogale Tailings Retreatment project on Gauteng's West Rand took place on Tuesday, July 25. The... →
Hydrogen economy momentum building, Anglo American Platinum FD reports
24th July 2023 Momentum is building in the hydrogen economy, which is important for the planet and for platinum group metals (PGMs), Anglo American Platinum FD... →
Opencast production expected at Anglo Platinum’s Middelaagte mine by year-end
24th July 2023 Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is finalising the permitting process for the future... →
Anglo Platinum declares R3bn half-year dividend, spending R3bn on growth capex
24th July 2023 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Anglo American Platinum on Monday declared an interim dividend after achieving results in... →
ECS partnering Anglo Platinum in delivery of mining company’s project pipeline
21st July 2023 Integrated procurement and project management needs to be actively adopted by South Africa’s private and public sectors to ensure optimal return on... →
Glencore expects 2023 marketing earnings to beat guidance
21st July 2023 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore expects this year’s marketing earnings to exceed the top end of its guidance range. The London-... →
Anglo’s second-quarter production up 11%
20th July 2023 Diversified mining company Anglo American lifted second-quarter production by 11% compared with the second quarter in 2022, reflecting the ramp-up... →
Big platinum group metals pull in return for small fuel cell car market push
20th July 2023 If fuel cell electric vehicles can capture 10% of the global car market, demand will be created for five-million to six-million ounces of... →
South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for platinum
19th July 2023 South Africa dare not fail in securing future demand for its ‘incredible’ platinum group metals (PGM) endowment, the Hydrogen Economy Discussion... →
Impala Platinum taking steps to develop solar energy plant in Rustenburg
19th July 2023 Impala Platinum on Wednesday announced its intention to develop a 100 MW-plus solar energy plant at its platinum group metals operations in North... →
As gold demand rises, South Africa has opportunity to recover 30Moz of gold from dumps
18th July 2023 With demand for gold currently off the charts, South Africa has a huge opportunity to recover gold from its surfeit of gold mine dump material at... →
Anglo Platinum's half-year earnings expected to be sharply down
17th July 2023 The earnings of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) for the first half of this year are expected to be sharply down. Headline earnings and headline... →
Northam Platinum reports production uplift
14th July 2023 In a voluntary update, platinum group metals mining company Northam Platinum reports that a key feature of its financial year has been the strong... →
Copper 360 launching Camborne-modelled mining school in Northern Cape
12th July 2023 Northern Cape copper mining and marketing company Copper 360 is launching a mining school in the Northern Cape, with its eye on how the highly... →
IDC expresses interest in helping to fund Joburg’s West Wits gold project
11th July 2023 South Africa’s State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has issued a written expression of interest and indicative funding terms in... →
Official sod-turning this month at West Rand gold recovery project
10th July 2023 The official sod-turning ceremony for the construction of the Mogale tailings retreatment project is to take place this month. The Mogale gold... →
Beneficiation of waste planned by Northern Cape manganese miner
7th July 2023 Steps being taken to add value to manganese waste placed on tailings dams may result in an announcement early in the New Year regarding the turning... →
Water power in underground mining has gone mainstream, says HPE
6th July 2023 The long-standing use of water to cool underground mines is increasingly providing the opportunity to apply the free water pressure head that this... →
Limpopo coal mine decarbonising through cost-cutting solar power agreement
5th July 2023 Financial close has been achieved for the 68 MW Lephalale solar project to supply renewable energy to the Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo. This... →
De Beers commits billion pula upfront to diamonds-for-development in Botswana
3rd July 2023 The De Beers Group, which concluded in principle diamond sales and mining agreements with the government of Botswana at the weekend, has committed... →
De Beers, Botswana agree in principle on sales, mining licences
3rd July 2023 Diamond mining and marketing company De Beers and the Botswana government have reached an in principle agreement on a 25-year extension of the... →
Gold prospecting bid in Limpopo being underpinned by brickmaking revenue stream
3rd July 2023 The need for sand to make bricks has resulted in Limpopo entrepreneur stumbling upon a gold prospect for which a prospecting licence application... →
Clean hydrogen could be virtually zero cost, US energy diplomat tells London Indaba
30th June 2023 The main founders of the Inflation Reduction Act envision the US legislation as a clean energy bill to lower the costs of green energy technologies... →
Private sector working with government on multiple work streams to end loadshedding
29th June 2023 The private sector is so far working with government on six of the ten energy crisis work streams, for which business raised R100-million to... →
Capital cost of South Africa’s titanium beneficiation project expected to peak at R14bn
28th June 2023 South African ilmenite used to manufacture titanium dioxide pigment in KwaZulu-Natal is on the way to receiving a major value boost. This because... →
Junior exploration ‘absolutely critical’, Barrick’s Bristow tells London Indaba
27th June 2023 Junior exploration is an “absolutely critical” component of a sustainable mining industry, and “it is something that we neglect”, Barrick president... →
Impossible for world to go green without African resources, London Indaba hears
26th June 2023 Without the African mineral endowment, there is no chance of an energy transition taking place. “The fate of humanity rests on the African... →
Junior miner recovers spectacular pink diamond from banks of Middle Orange River
26th June 2023 A junior diamond mining company has recovered a spectacular pink diamond from the banks of the Middle Orange River. The diamond, named Protea Pink,... →
Outgoing and incoming CEOs jointly highlight Bushveld Minerals
23rd June 2023 The outgoing and incoming CEOs of Bushveld Minerals this week locked arms to enable London Aim-quoted vanadium mining, processing and manufacturing... →
Green hydrogen presenting South Africa with good target point – Nedbank
22nd June 2023 Green hydrogen is presenting South Africa with a good target point at a time when the African continent is on the cusp of a massive revolution in... →
Contracts advance R4.5bn titanium value-add project in KwaZulu-Natal
20th June 2023 The continent of Africa must industrialise as quickly as it can, South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina... →
Apt investment in green hydrogen can provide full employment, FT Hydrogen Summit hears
19th June 2023 Proper investment in green hydrogen generation has the potential to provide full employment and economic growth for decades to come as well as... →
Produce local green hydrogen in hot South Africa to add value to iron-ore, FT Hydrogen Summit hears
15th June 2023 As iron-ore mining in South Africa, West Africa, the Pilbara, and Brazil happen to be hot and windy places, it makes a lot of sense for the global... →
