Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Golden City being put back on gold map by exciting new West Wits gold project
3rd November 2025 Mining Weekly has just visited West Wits Mining, where Johannesburg’s former golden glow is beginning to re-show – and at a cracking pace. The gold... →
Implats delivers higher sales into much improved platinum group metals pricing
31st October 2025 Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats delivered higher refined and saleable production and sales volumes into improved... →
South Africa’s thin-incentive critical minerals strategy noted in G20Lens analysis
30th October 2025 South Africa’s critical minerals strategy is not embedded in a modernised mining policy aligned with an industrial policy. Investment incentives... →
Glencore outlines cobalt strategy amid lifting of DRC’s cobalt export ban
29th October 2025 Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic... →
Harmony Gold committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, says Motsepe
28th October 2025 Harmony Gold is committed to creating lasting socioeconomic impact, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the chairperson of South Africa’s largest producer of gold... →
Benefits of gold’s enduring resilience as relevant as ever, says World Gold Council
27th October 2025 The enduring resilience and diversification benefits of gold remain as relevant as ever amidst a growing investor base, dollar weakness and... →
Venetia mine is sparkling as brightly as the diamonds it brings to surface
24th October 2025 The successful transition from opencast mining to underground mining is being achieved with considerable aplomb at Venetia Diamond Mine, which... →
Mpumalanga gold plant build accelerates, contractors mobilised, ground broken
23rd October 2025 The pace of the gold plant build of the TGME gold mine project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is stepping up, with contractors mobilised and... →
Gold, platinum community upliftment highlighted by Sibanye-Stillwater
22nd October 2025 Gold and platinum mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday highlighted its expansive array of community development projects that are... →
South Africa’s Hillside aluminium production holds steady as smelter tests capacity
21st October 2025 In the three months to September 30, production at South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, increased by 1% to 181 000 t... →
Southern Palladium powers ahead with A$20m raise to fast-track Bengwenyama project
20th October 2025 Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium has locked in a A$20-million raise to ramp up work at its... →
Sale of South African chrome, PGM assets progressing well, Zambia-focused Jubilee reports
17th October 2025 Workstreams to conclude the sale by Jubilee Metals of its South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations are progressing well, the... →
Africa must collaborate to protect ‘our precious planet’, Oppenheimer event urges
15th October 2025 To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international... →
Digitalisation could re-orientate gold industry, World Gold Council highlights
14th October 2025 The value of gold as an asset has never been clearer, yet the gold industry finds itself at a fascinating crossroads, the World Gold Council... →
Major opportunity for the diamond business to return to old strengths, says luminary
13th October 2025 Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To the mind of diamond luminary Martyn Charles Marriott,... →
European Union elevates South Africa’s R105bn green hydrogen project to new high
10th October 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen elevated South Africa’s R105-billion Nelson Mandela Bay green-hydrogen-to-green-ammonia project... →
South Africa urged to revive ferroalloy smelters, replace ideology with pragmatism
9th October 2025 At this week’s Joburg Indaba, South Africa was urged to get its many idled ferroalloy smelters working again and to replace ideology with... →
Promote growth, transformation together, Minerals Council South Africa urges
8th October 2025 Growth of the mining industry and the transformation of the economy are inextricably intertwined but need a stable, predictable regulatory... →
Anglo committed to investing R600m in junior exploration fund, Joburg Indaba hears
8th October 2025 On day one of the Joburg Indaba, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad revealed commitment to invest R600-million in South Africa’s junior exploration... →
South Africa's mining sector shifting gears to thrive, PwC highlights
7th October 2025 South Africa's mining sector is shifting gears to thrive following a year of strategic recalibration to position itself for future growth. This was... →
Manganese beneficiation successful at Joburg demo plant, Canadian company reports
6th October 2025 High purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) has reportedly been successfully produced by Canadian company Giyani Metals at its demonstration... →
Discovery Green, Glencore sign 20-year renewables deal to power coal mines
6th October 2025 To support South Africa’s transition to clean energy, Discovery Green, the renewable-energy business of Discovery Limited, and Glencore Operations... →
Clean electricity accounts for 31% of Implats’ FY2025 power consumption
3rd October 2025 In financial year (FY) 2025, renewable and non-carbon-based electricity accounted for 31% of the total consumption of platinum group metals (PGMs)... →
Mining creates 2 000 more second-quarter jobs, Minerals Council South Africa reports
2nd October 2025 South Africa’s mining industry defied the national trend in the second quarter of this year when it created more quarter-on-quarter jobs at a time... →
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO transition complete, ex-PIC head leading business development
1st October 2025 The position of CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater is now officially taken up by Dr Richard Stewart, effective from Wednesday October 1, when former Public... →
Low-cost renewables will make up 30% of Sibanye-Stillwater power supply by 2027
30th September 2025 A targeted 600 MW pipeline of solar and wind projects has been developed by platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold mining company Sibanye-Stillwater... →
Bristow stepping down after elevating Barrick to great heights in fewer than seven years
29th September 2025 The president and CEO of Barrick, Dr Mark Bristow, is stepping down after elevating the New York and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company... →
Key platinum-boosting hydrogen labs will go live in China next month, Heraeus reports
26th September 2025 Key hydrogen systems laboratories will go live next month in China, where rapid growth is reported in the platinum-catalysed proton exchange... →
Medical demand for platinum forecast to reach new high this year
25th September 2025 The demand for platinum in medical technology is on its way to reaching a 320 000 oz high point this year amid growth being at a consistent 3%... →
Anglo’s Valterra Platinum divestment ‘largest in history of JSE’, Standard Bank reports
23rd September 2025 The divestment by diversified mining company Anglo American of its residual shareholding in Valterra Platinum was on Tuesday highlighted by enabler... →
Copperbelt being groomed as starting point of cassava food-and-fuel thrust in Zambia
22nd September 2025 Another big C may soon begin to emerge along Zambia’s copper-renowned Copperbelt, this time having nothing to do with the yellow metal but instead... →
Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab
22nd September 2025 More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a... →
Fruitful outcomes needed quickly from crucial Minerals Council, Mintek MoU
18th September 2025 The South African economy requires fruitful outcomes to emerge quickly from the planned memorandum of understanding (MoU) that that Minerals... →
Prieska copper project uplifted by Glencore's financing and offtake term sheet
17th September 2025 Orion Minerals’ Prieska copper/zinc mine, in South Africa’s well-endowed Northern Cape, has received a prospective financing and offtake uplift... →
Provided power costs are fixed, Chrome SA ready to be part of ferrochrome solution
17th September 2025 South Africa needs both a competitive mining sector and a strong manufacturing base but supporting one sector by undermining another is an... →
Anglo frees ‘at least’ $5bn as it locks arms with next-door-neighbour copper mine
16th September 2025 At least $5-bilion has been liberated by Johannesburg-listed Anglo American carrying out a joint mine plan with an adjacent copper operator in... →
South Africa’s coal-to-clean funding support highlighted in UN Climate Change release
15th September 2025 South Africa's just transition that protects workers and communities while scaling-up renewables to strengthen energy security is being held up as... →
South Africa's R105bn hydrogen project advances to front-end engineering design stage
12th September 2025 Following go-ahead for the required renewable energy generation, South Africa’s R105-billion Coega Green Ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay has... →
Demand for platinum as an investment product is 'extremely strong'
11th September 2025 The demand for platinum as an investment product is currently “extremely strong”.. “We’re seeing Chinese consumers who are looking for hard assets... →
Year of records for booming Pan African as eyes turn to promising Soweto gold project
10th September 2025 Financial year 2025 has been a year of records for South African gold mining company Pan African Resources, which on Wednesday reported record... →
Smelting with 70% less electricity is now a reality, no longer R&D, ARM highlights
9th September 2025 The Proudly South African smelting technology that saves more than 70% of electricity consumption needed for smelting, reduces carbon emissions by... →
