Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Five-year South African diamond prospecting licence awarded
12th June 2023 London Aim- and Botswana-listed diamond exploration company Botswana Diamonds has been granted a five-year prospecting licence on ground containing... →
Copper 360 has R560bn worth of copper in the ground, the Junior Indaba hears
9th June 2023 Copper company Copper 360, which listed on the AltX of the JSE in April, has more than two-million tonnes of copper its 12 mines, which is worth... →
Woman-led Lethabo is mining iron-ore in Limpopo with offtake agreement in place
8th June 2023 Lethabo Exploration, which started out as an exploration company, has since transitioned into mining iron-ore, for which it has secured an offtake... →
Vedanta to anchor Cabinet-approved special economic zone in Northern Cape
8th June 2023 The Cabinet-approved Namakwa special economic zone (SEZ) in the Northern Cape, which is currently undergoing public comment, will be anchored by... →
Lithium-pioneering Marula to be additionally listed on JSE, CEO tells Junior Indaba
7th June 2023 In conjunction with a proposed Aim listing in London, Marula Mining is going to have an additional listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange... →
Junior miner CEO is typically ‘chief cook and bottlewasher’, diamond junior confirms
7th June 2023 Outgoing Minerals Council South Africa’s Roger Baxter told the Junior Indaba's opening day that the CEO of a junior mining company is typically a... →
Namibia best place to mine, says lithium, tin, tantalum miner
6th June 2023 Namibia is the best jurisdiction in Africa in which to mine, Andrada Mining CEO Anthony Viljoen told the Junior Indaba on Tuesday. The London... →
Copper 360 reports encouraging new drilling results
6th June 2023 Copper 360, which listed on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in April, has reported encouraging new drilling results. The Copper 360... →
Green hydrogen atlas results show enormous Southern African potential – Sasscal
5th June 2023 The results of the green hydrogen atlas for Southern Africa, now readily available online, show enormous potential green hydrogen production... →
More succinct licence processes are a must to attract exploration investment – researcher
2nd June 2023 More succinct licence processes are needed to attract exploration investment in South Africa, Pearl Gray Equity and Research managing partner... →
Fruitful discussion under way on exploration incentivisation – Minerals Council
1st June 2023 Fruitful discussions are taking place on flow-through shares to incentivise junior mining and exploration, Minerals Council South Africa’s Junior... →
Anglo reorganises management, Mkhwanazi to head Africa, Australia
31st May 2023 Diversified mining and marketing company Anglo American has announced several changes to its senior management team and organisation to lead what... →
JSE pushing hard to attract junior miners, exploration companies to list, says Mokorosi
30th May 2023 South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is going all out to attract junior mining and exploration companies, making it easier for... →
Sibanye advances carbon neutrality with first utility-scale renewable energy project
29th May 2023 In its first power purchase agreement, platinum group metals, green metals and gold producer Sibanye-Stillwater has achieved financial close for an... →
Construction phase of Menar’s new R600m colliery project is in full swing
26th May 2023 The construction phase of the new Gugulethu Colliery is in full swing. “We’ve started working on the box cut with the anticipation that first coal... →
Once-troubled mineral sands miner shares what’s now bringing tangible community benefits
25th May 2023 Independent research commissioned by Rio Tinto group’s Richards Bay Minerals to benchmark what works for community trusts and conversely what... →
Guidance on how mining should manage human rights impacts updated
25th May 2023 Updated guidance to help mining companies improve how human rights impacts are managed across the globe has been published by the International... →
Fields emerging that need the catalysis platinum group metals can provide
24th May 2023 A wide range of industries, which require considerable production volumes that platinum group metals (PGMs) can help to provide, are being... →
Mining council zeroing in on aluminium, copper, silicon, steel in accelerating circular economy
23rd May 2023 In setting up to accelerate a global circular economy, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) will be focusing on the value chains... →
Diamond investment in South Africa gains ‘forever’ tag as De Beers opens airport sparkler
22nd May 2023 Like a diamond itself, diamond investment in South Africa is having a ‘forever’ tag pinned on its back as the world’s largest diamond company by... →
Sibanye-Stillwater funding Wits University’s carbon storage brainstorming ‘techathon’
22nd May 2023 Johannesburg- and New York listed platinum group metals, green metals and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater is funding a brainstorming... →
New ‘diamond is forever when all work together’ adage uplifts De Beers grand Sky Park opening
19th May 2023 A diamond is forever when we all work together, new De Beers Group CEO Al Cook opined sagaciously in his welcome address at the grand opening of De... →
South Africa-linked Heraeus boosting global platinum group metals recycling capacity
18th May 2023 Platinum group metal (PGM) products and services company Heraeus Precious Metals is investing €35-million in the expansion of its PGM recycling... →
Platinum exploration in Waterberg continues to reveal new potential, says CEO
17th May 2023 An exploration borehole in a deposit on the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex continues to reveal new platinum group metals (PGM) potential at... →
Mantashe: Exploration funds July; Lorimer: Mining new deal can create poverty-busting jobs
16th May 2023 The first R500-million worth of mineral exploration funds will be available from July, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told... →
Huge projected platinum deficit points to supply need beyond mining and recycling
15th May 2023 The platinum deficit prediction for this year is up 77% to close to a million ounces. This year’s platinum deficit is projected to be a record 983... →
AngloGold to primary list in New York, secondary list in Joburg, domicile in UK
12th May 2023 Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti is targeting September as the month in which it will invert its stock exchange listings. Its primary listing... →
Will it be 100% battery electric vehicles by 2035, SFA (Oxford) event asks
11th May 2023 Will it be 100% battery electric vehicle (BEV) dominance by 2035? That was the question posed in the title of the SFA (Oxford)'s Battery Metals... →
First renewable energy for platinum group metals expected before year-end, says Auctus
10th May 2023 An outline of the short-term and medium-term renewable energy plans of South Africa’s large platinum group metals (PGM) mining companies is... →
Glencore takes yet another step along the busying road to circularity
9th May 2023 Mining and marketing company Glencore, which last month initiated steps to provide lithium-ion battery recycling solutions at scale for Spain and... →
Sibanye pursuing rapid self-generation to improve energy supply
9th May 2023 Platinum group metals, green metals and gold producer Sibanye-Stillwater is pursuing self-generation projects that will improve the security of its... →
Something must be done to make exploration investment attractive – ex-JSE stalwart Noah Greenhill
8th May 2023 Beginning in the early 1970s, the Canadian government said guys, we're losing ground in exploration investment. We don't seem to be attracting any... →
Gauteng gold mine being blown away by wind’s potential as Reef electricity source
5th May 2023 Although Gauteng dwellers have tended to dismiss wind as a renewable energy provider from this region, some are now being blown away by the gusts... →
The way you create value is through the drill bit, Barrick’s Bristow affirms
4th May 2023 Some people say you can only grow through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) but what Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow very clearly affirms is... →
Barrick maintaining transition to cleaner energy, backing education initiatives
3rd May 2023 Gold and copper mining company Barrick is maintaining its transition to cleaner energy and supporting education initiatives, including in East... →
Anglo Platinum mine site interchange highlights South Africa's public-private hydrogen economy ambition
2nd May 2023 In a positive display of collaboration between South Africa’s public and private sectors, Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena platinum group... →
Anglo to fund education initiative close to copper/cobalt exploration activities in Zambia
2nd May 2023 Diversified mining company Anglo American has announced that it will be funding an education initiative in Zambia close to where it is involved in... →
Orion to update Australia on Northern Cape’s copper/zinc revival at roadshow
2nd May 2023 Orion Minerals, the promising emerging copper zinc miner in South Africa’s prolific Northern Cape will set out to update Australia on the Prieska... →
Hydrogen has advantage of relatively cheap energy storage, DNV study finds
28th April 2023 Both hydrogen and battery technologies are expected to operate in the power sector, but in different areas, says independent risk management and... →
Shaft-sinking boom-time stalwart Nigel Townshend returns as chair of mining services company
26th April 2023 Mining luminary of South Africa’s shaft-sinking boom period at the beginning of the millennium Nigel Townshend is back in action as the newly... →
50 more R105bn Hive Hydrogen projects still not enough if demand projections continue, says GM
25th April 2023 The R105-billion investment pledge by Hive Hydrogen at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fifth South Africa Investment Conference was the biggest by far,... →
