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Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Our platinum group metals industry must be backed to the hilt by all South Africans

26th April 2024 The potential loss of platinum group metals (PGMs) demand to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) spells dire consequences for the South African mining industry. At risk are income streams to nearly two-million South Africans. Private-sector mining and public-sector mining need to come together far... →

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 emphasised in a report that highlights the industry’s significant advance since the dawning of democracy in 1994. Importantly, South Africa’s highly regarded... →

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.

Copper 360 ships concentrate, on course to pay first dividend next year

24th April 2024 South Africa's rapidly advancing copper producer Copper 360 has shipped copper concentrate from the Northern Cape province for the first time in 21 years, which saw its shares rise by more than 26% on Wednesday, April 24. As South Africa’s only listed pure copper producer, Copper 360 has... →

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Copper 360 CEO Jan Nelson.

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 Tuesday. Euronext-listed Lhyfe, the French group devoted to energy transition, has begun taking of orders for green hydrogen in Europe and... →

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Lhyfe Founder and CEO Matthieu Guesné.

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 benefitting from higher copper grades were among the first-quarter performance aspects that pleased diversified mining company Anglo American in the three... →

Anglo CE Duncan Wanblad.

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. The Mata Atlántica carbon forest is located near Anglo’s Minas-Rio iron-ore mine, in Brazil. →

Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad.

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 standout intercept that sent its shares rocketing up 58% on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Orion, headed by CEO Errol Smart, is primarily listed... →

Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart.

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 new demand for Southern Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs). This is because eFuel is a combination of green hydrogen and waste carbon dioxide... →

Infinium founder and CEO Robert Schuetzle.

South Africa must take full advantage of its prematurely halted mining R&D

19th April 2024 The disbanded South African mining industry’s research and development (R&D) arm Comro handed South Africa’s State-owned Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) the mining R&D it had built up over decades. The hand over coincided with South Africa entering a democracy in 1994. But... →

Current low PGM prices not reflective of supply-demand fundamentals – Nedbank CIB

19th 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 by short-term distortions, which imply that a correction from current levels could be seen. →

Nedbank CIB Markets Research Head Arnold van Graan.

New platinum-based hydrogen fuel cell as cheap to make as conventional car engine

19th 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 to manufacture as internal combustion engines (ICEs), UK company Intelligent Energy has highlighted in a release to Mining Weekly. The company’s... →

Brand new fuel cell is platinum-catalysed.

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 the hydrogen economy in South Africa. “The applications that we’re looking at are stationary as well as mobility applications of using hydrogen... →

From left, Dr Rebecca Maserumule, Sietse van der Woude, Zanele Mavusa Mbatha.

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 prices per carat received 22% higher than those of the prior Tender 4 sale. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, headed by CEO Richard Duffy,... →

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Petra Diamonds CEO Richard Duffy

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 battery technology that points to increasing potential of palladium and platinum playing a key energy density and weight-lowering role in cumbersome... →

Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam

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 Resources for Africa Platinum Day. There is strong consensus that PGMs are amazing metals that are incredibly useful as future green metals across a broad... →

Strong consensus that markets need to be developed for platinum group metals.

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 and investment for more than four decades. Known for his relentless pursuit of data pertaining to global supply and demand specifics, Davis earlier... →

Dr David Davis.

On-The-Air (12/04/2024)

12th April 2024 Martin Creamer talks about green hydrogen and platinum group metals. →

Special ‘prescribed’ status for Harmony’s Aussie copper project

12th April 2024 The copper mining project that Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Harmony Gold is developing in Australia has been granted special ‘prescribed project’ status in recognition of its social and economic significance. Harmony, which acquired Eva in December 2022, is currently updating a feasibility... →

At Harmony Gold's Eva copper project in Australia.

$10-billion Namibian green hydrogen project receives major German boost

12th April 2024 Namibia’s first gigawatt scale green hydrogen project – the $10-billion Hyphen development scheme – this week received a major boost from Germany. The boost came in the form of the German government presenting a letter of intent to Enertrag, confirming the suitability of the project to be... →

Namibia Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo (left) and German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Dr Robert Habeck.

Excellent mining-linked agri opportunity on Far West Rand must now be accelerated

12th April 2024 Gauteng’s Far West Rand mining-linked area has always had excellent agricultural potential. In fact, the area had all the makings of a colossal market garden had early mining not dewatered the place so irresponsibly, which resulted in terrible dolomitic sinkholes in the Carletonville area. It is... →

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 heard on Thursday. Most of the 90-million tonnes of hydrogen produced currently through the likes of South Africa’s Sasol and others is grey. →

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Ministerial Advisor and Presidency Green Hydrogen Lead Masopha Moshoeshoe.

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 market development of the full PGMs basket – and not just platinum and palladium – is essential at this time of global implementation of a cleaner and... →

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane

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 together leading companies with a united vision. This initiative has ballooned to 150 multinationals companies from its modest 13-leader 2017 launch at the... →

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Hydrogen economy, platinum group metals go together.

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, the company said on Tuesday, April 9. Involved are 380 gigabytes of data and 260 000 files in what is described as the country’s second largest diamond... →

Botswana Diamonds chairperson John Teeling.

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. At the same time, the local community could end up with a utility that supplies them clean water along with a store of cheap and reliable green energy. →

Karst MD Guy Richards.

Mines investing R46m to put an end to fall-of-ground fatalities

5th April 2024 South Africa’s mining industry is investing R46-million in an action plan to eliminate fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities. The FoG action plan is being implemented through Minerals Council South Africa with the assistance of its Rock Engineering Technical Committee, and supported by the South... →

The next breakthrough must be zero fatality.

Stage set for mining explosives centenarian to capture global top-three spot

5th April 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 Group chairperson Dr Khotso Mokhele told an enthusiastically applauding audience at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), where the newly strategised... →

Photo by Picture by Hush Naidoo.
Mining explosives pioneer AECI celebrating 100 years of business at the JSE. Picture: Hush Naidoo.

Copper 360 output set to quickly increase twofold on Nama Copper acquisition

5th April 2024 Energetic Northern Cape copper mining company Copper 360 this week produced the first concentrate from the plant it has just acquired from Nama Copper, which becomes its second concentrator plant and virtually doubles the Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX company’s production capacity. Moreover,... →

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Copper 360 CEO Jan Nelson.

RBCT, TFR show that private-public collaboration can work very well – Menar

5th April 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 State-owned entities can work together very well, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu has highlighted in a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly. (Also watch attached Creamer... →

Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu.

Southern Africa working together on green hydrogen front is right way to go

5th April 2024 A dozen scientists from the Southern African Development Community will be travelling to Germany in May to obtain in-depth insight into green hydrogen, the clean fuel that is derived from Southern Africa’s superior sunshine, prime wind and available land. At the same time, steps are being... →

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 (PGMs) from electrochemical processes is on the way. That is the news from clean chemistry company Mattiq, which aims to decarbonise chemicals production. →

Mattiq Product Management Head Dr Mike Ashley.

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 Copper, a Canadian company that is advancing an emerging critical metals district in British Columbia. ARM will subscribe for 39 608 708 common Surge... →

ARM Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe

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 by short-term distortions, which imply that a correction from current levels could be seen. →

Nedbank CIB Markets Research Head Arnold van Graan.

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 to manufacture as internal combustion engines (ICEs), UK company Intelligent Energy has highlighted in a release to Mining Weekly. The company’s... →

Brand new fuel cell is platinum-catalysed.

Wind generation up, solar operational soon, Exxaro reports

29th 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 of next year, Exxaro CE Dr Nombasa Tsengwa highlighted during the company’s presentation of double-dividend 2023 results. The increased wind... →

Exxaro media briefing.

South African gold producer to be publicly traded entity in combination with US group

29th 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 Rand, has announced plans to go public through a business combination with US-based Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. The transaction, which puts Aurous... →

From left Orion Resource Partners’ Andrew Ham, Rigel’s Stephen Saunders, Aurous CEO Richard Floyd, Citi’s Michael Cramer, and Citi South Africa’s Flint McGregor.

Stationary hydrogen power highlighted as major solution by Toyota fuel-cell-using developer

29th March 2024 When Engineering News & Mining Weekly covered last month’s local launch of BMW’s first hydrogen car fleet on South Africa's roads, we discovered that BMW’s hydrogen refilling station in Midrand is powered by Elemental Energy’s off-grid hydrogen power system, which has a crucial Toyota fuelcell... →

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Elemental Energy’s Dereck Armstrong.

Mining potential must be turned into strong mining activity with public-sector help

29th March 2024 South Africa’s minerals energy complex, which was once world renowned, needs to be fixed to ensure that this country does not miss another upward mining cycle. First it was the energy side of the complex that began faltering, now it is mining itself owing to some commodity prices declining. But... →

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 obtain more in-depth insight into green hydrogen amid the region’s unveiling of important green hydrogen projects, pilot plant initiatives and the... →

Sasscal Executive Director Dr Jane Olwoch

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 Recoveries tailings retreatment subsidiary to conduct a due diligence on its copper tailings dams to assess their economic copper recovery viability.... →

Copper 360 CEO Jan Nelson.

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 Pretorius emphasised on Tuesday, when his Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company presented a dividend-yielding set of 2023 full-year results that... →

Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.

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