Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Another just energy transition drive hits high spots in form of Just Green AfrH2ica
9th March 2023 Yet another just energy transition initiative has come flying out of its starting blocks in the form of Just Green AfrH2ica, the promoter of the... →
Platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell vehicles forecast to be TCO unrivalled by 2026/7
8th March 2023 The total cost of ownership (TCO) of platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) is forecast to be less than that of battery... →
Platinum market back in contango, big improvement of net investment expected – WPIC
8th March 2023 The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) today publishes its Platinum Quarterly for the fourth quarter of 2022, full year 2022, and a revised... →
Turn energy, logistics threats into opportunities, African Rainbow Minerals CEO urges
6th March 2023 South Africa's energy and logistics threats should be turned into opportunities, says African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) CEO Mike Schmidt. Speaking to... →
African Rainbow Minerals to deliver early ounces from Bokoni platinum mine
6th March 2023 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has invested R1-billion of capital to deliver early ounces at the Bokoni platinum group... →
African Rainbow Minerals declares R3bn interim dividend
6th March 2023 The headline earnings of African Rainbow Minerals rose by 40% to R5 171 million in the six months to December 31, when the JSE-listed company... →
Hydrogen economy continuing to build, Implats’ Sifiso Sibiya reports
3rd March 2023 Momentum in the hydrogen economy is continuing to build, Implats group executive refining and marketing Sifiso Sibiya reported when he presented an... →
Implats unable to stem inflation tide as well as hoped, says CEO
3rd March 2023 Platinum group metals mining and marketing company Implats was unable to stem the high global inflation tide in the six months to December 31.... →
Implats reports big response to request for information on wheeled renewables
2nd March 2023 Platinum group metals mining and marketing company Impala Platinum (Implats) has had a major response to its request for information (RFI) for... →
Implats benefits from strong demand, R4.3bn allocated to energy, decarbonisation
2nd March 2023 Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Implats benefitted from strong demand for its primary products in the half-year to... →
Harmony’s cheaper electricity and productivity surge can extend mine life
1st March 2023 The three-phase renewable energy rollout of Harmony Gold is not only driving decarbonisation but also the reduction of electricity costs, which has... →
Harmony CEO hails strong performance of South African mines despite loadshedding
1st March 2023 The South African operations of Harmony Gold did very, very well in the six months to the end of December last year load curtailment... →
Harmony Gold’s net profit soars 36%, 30 MW solar by mid-year
1st March 2023 The Harmony Gold strategy of allocating growth capital towards high-margin, long-life assets has started to deliver the desired results. Good... →
Sibanye-Stillwater records third-best earnings as it celebrates tenth anniversary
28th February 2023 This month ten years ago, Sibanye Gold Limited was unbundled by Gold Fields Limited and listed on the JSE and the NYSE as an independent company... →
Higher commodity prices failing to spur fixed mining investment
28th February 2023 The regulatory uncertainties and inability of the industry to transparently, quickly and efficiently apply for mining and prospecting rights in a... →
Trackless mobile machine safety next big challenge, says Minerals Council
27th February 2023 Having last year achieved the lowest fall of ground fatalities ever, South African mining’s next big safety challenge is to achieve greater safety... →
World warming at rate well above what Paris Agreement requires, Anglo CEO warns
24th February 2023 The world is on a trajectory to reach 2.7°C of warming above pre-industrial levels, which is quite a long way mathematically from the 1.5°C that is... →
De Beers delivers excellent set of 2022 results
23rd February 2023 Diamond company De Beers last year delivered a revenue of $6.6-billion and earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of... →
Anglo has 600 MW keyed up ready to go, green hydrogen also developing rapidly, says Wanblad
23rd February 2023 All policy in South Africa specifically relating to energy certainly does tend to be moving into a path of time and space where it really is... →
Minerals Council welcomes 125% energy tax break in Budget speech
22nd February 2023 Minerals Council South Africa welcomed the government’s intervention on Eskom’s debt and the financial encouragement to stimulate businesses... →
Do everything to fight inflation, says AngloGold, which is growing fastest in US
22nd February 2023 Everything must be done to fight inflation, says AngloGold Ashanti CEO Alberto Calderon, a former International Monetary Fund luminary, who has... →
AngloGold mineral reserve additions exceed depletion for sixth year running
22nd February 2023 Production improvement and holding cost increases at half the inflation rate were achieved by gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti in 2022, when... →
Green steel to cut Scope 3, solar to cut Scope 2, hydrogen to cut Scope 1 – Kumba Iron Ore
21st February 2023 South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore sees itself as a critical player in the decarbonisation journey. Regarding tricky Scope 3 emission reduction, the... →
Kumba Iron Ore resilient in tough environment, declares cash dividend
21st February 2023 South African iron-ore producer Kumba has delivered a resilient financial performance in 2022, despite the year being characterised by a volatile... →
South Africa’s hydrogen corridor will create 14 000 jobs, says Anglo Platinum CEO
20th February 2023 South Africa’s hydrogen corridor, which has been declared a strategic project, will create 14 000 jobs and consume 63 000 oz of platinum, Anglo... →
Opportunity to commercialise greenness of South Africa’s nuclear power, says South32
17th February 2023 Nuclear power is part of the green taxonomy in Europe, where South Africa places most of its aluminium products and where most of the price... →
New US legislation providing strong platform for South32’s manganese push in Arizona
17th February 2023 The new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US has improved the business case for producing manganese in that country. Well-established South... →
South32 records one of its highest profits to date
16th February 2023 Diversified mining company South32 recorded one of its highest profits to date with half-year earnings of $1.36-billion, underpinned by production... →
Growing need for critical raw materials highlighted by US, EU policies – Glencore
15th February 2023 Recent government policies, such as the US's Inflation Reduction Act and the European Union’s proposed Green Deal Industrial Plan, demonstrate the... →
Green hydrogen moves by China, India boosting outlook for platinum group metals
14th February 2023 The firm embrace of the new green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell future by China and India is a huge twin boost for Southern Africa’s great... →
Sustainable mining companies can gain from sustainable finance trends – Webber Wentzel
13th February 2023 Mining companies that can demonstrate responsible and sustainable mining practices can set themselves up to take advantage of the current... →
Anglo Platinum’s 2022 earnings will be well down
13th February 2023 The 2022 earnings results that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) will release later this month will be well down. Basic earnings and earnings a... →
Just energy transition could spur R1.5-trillion green investment – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
10th February 2023 Through the just energy transition investment plan, R1.5-trillion could be invested in South Africa over the next five years in new frontiers of... →
Global renewable energy generation to hit 320 GW this year, Mining Indaba hears
9th February 2023 Renewable energy capacity will increase by 8% to 320 GW this year, Ivanhoe Mines founder and CEO Robert Friedland told the Investing in African... →
Seriti wins plaudits for decarbonising its coal mines while keeping coal lights on
8th February 2023 The 91% black-owned and -controlled Seriti Resources was seen at the Investing in African Mining Indaba as setting a compelling example by... →
Ramaphosa determined to remove all impediments in way of sustained mining growth
7th February 2023 The Presidency is determined to remove all impediments in the way of the sustained growth of the South African mining industry, President Cyril... →
Seriti Green comes in for praise during Eskom, Minerals Council fireside chat
7th February 2023 The coal-to-renewables initiative of Seriti Green, the 91% black-owned and black-controlled Seriti Coal associate, came in for special praise at... →
Mining countries being helped to build critical mineral supply chains
6th February 2023 The United States of America wants to support mineral producing countries to build enabling environments for investment throughout the critical... →
Minerals Council's Roger Baxter encouraged by board-level engagement with Transnet
6th February 2023 Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Monday that the council is encouraged by the board level engagement it has undertaken so far... →
Ever greater global acknowledgement of need to decarbonise ever more urgently – Anglo
6th February 2023 Ever greater acknowledgement is being given to the need to decarbonise global energy and transport systems ever more urgently. At the same time,... →
Seriti Green raises need for Africa to appraise vanadium as electricity storage battery metal
3rd February 2023 Wind farm builder Seriti Green, which is planning substantial electricity storage capacity at its big renewable energy project in Mpumalanga, has... →