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Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel.
PGM Day highlights ruthenium’s bright future in hydrogen, biomass, electronics
10th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

After listening to Heraeus Precious Metals trading head Dominik Sperzel placing ruthenium on a new high pedestal and describing this low-profile platinum group metal (PGM) as “my personal... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane, senior policy analyst, public affairs and transformation Fundiswa Ndaba, and senior executive, public affairs and transformation Tebello Chabana.
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
9th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the upcoming Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development... 


CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay.
Platinum-based green hydrogen on way to becoming South Africa’s new gold – CHIETA
8th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Three new green hydrogen qualifications are being registered with the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to enable South Africa to seize the platinum group metals (PGMs)-linked green... 


Anglo American's Fahmida Smith (centre) flanked by Nornickel's Dmitry Izotov (left) and Heraeus's Dominik Sperzel (right).
South Africa's hydrogen corridor project shortlisted for JET funding, PGM Day hears
4th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s rejigged green hydrogen corridor project, Project Rhynbow, has been shortlisted for just energy transition (JET) investment project funding, this week’s Platinum Group Metals (PGM)... 


Plug Power president and CEO Andy Marsh.
Platinum-based PEM technology at heart of everything we do, says Plug Power of US
3rd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In a Zoom video interview with Creamer Media’s Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Plug Power President and CEO Andy Marsh on Wednesday pointed out that platinum-based proton exchange membrane (PEM)... 


New sun-tracking system.
New sun-track system could uplift South Africa’s concentrated solar plant performance
1st April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A new sun-tracking system, which could uplift the performance of South Africa’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, is attracting attention. CSPs, which use mirrors to convert sunlight into... 


Pan African CEO Cobus Loots.
Pan African investors benefitting from high gold price and low-cost production growth
31st March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Investors in the Pan African Resources gold mining company are not only exposed to what is an exceptionally high gold price but also to low-cost, low-risk, near-term production growth of... 


Exoskeleton testing
Exoskeleton testing for underground mining yields positive results
28th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

Exoskeletons are currently being tested for their effectiveness in barring at one of Sibanye-Stillwater’s operations as part of the Fall of Ground Action Plan (FoGAP), with positive results so far.... 


Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel
Swanepoel rubbishes claims that South Africa's mining industry is on the decline
28th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

The South African mining industry is not on its last legs, Manganese Metal Company chairperson and Zimplats and Impala Platinum nonexecutive director Bernard Swanepoel has insisted. Speaking at the... 


Master Drilling robotic arm.
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
27th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs working on the same contract, Master Drilling director... 


Anglo American Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram.
Co-products providing resilience against PGM price volatility, Anglo Platinum reports
26th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The product basket of Anglo American Platinum contains eight more products then the five platinum group metals (PGMs) with which it is overwhelmingly associated. Moreover, growing co-product... 


DigiMine rockface with blasting initiation system
Wits Mining Institute showcases new-generation electronic blasting initiation system
25th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) has demonstrated to students and media the latest blasting initiation technology it is using in its simulated DigiMine as part of practical learning for students and... 


Master Drilling CEO Danie Pretorius.
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
25th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a... 


Anglo American Platinum CEO and his leadership team.
Demerging AngloPlat has confidence in outlook for planet-friendly platinum group metals
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Confidence in the outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) was expressed at the capital markets day of Anglo American Platinum, which is on its way to becoming the demerged and standalone Valterra... 


An image of the The Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide
Minerals Council launches Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide
24th March 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages on March 24, coinciding with World TB Day. The... 


Platinum mining is largest mining employer.
Namibia, India, China, Europe, Australia, Scotland, Bulgaria advancing green hydrogen
24th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Namibia has produced its first green hydrogen; India has announced subsidies worth $259-million for nine companies in its second green hydrogen auction;  China has fired the starting gun on a new... 


Exxaro's Cennergi renewables capacity more than 437 MW.
Exxaro bullish on renewables, foresees decade of significant green energy growth
18th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

In the next ten years, renewable energy market growth indications point to 30 GW of clean power capacity coming into play. That is the calculation of Leon Groenewald, the MD of Exxaro Energy, the... 


From left, European Council President António Costa, President Cyril Ramaphosa and  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Cape Town.
Platinum given major boost by EU backing green hydrogen generation in South Africa
14th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy and green... 


Mine workers underground
Eight-million fatality-free shifts advancing industry’s Zero Harm vision
14th March 2025 By: Tracy Hancock

While the mining industry has not achieved its vision of realising Zero Harm, every day that an injury-free shift is executed is a day closer to achieving that goal, says underground mining... 


Acting Exxaro CEO Riaan Koppeschaar.
Exxaro boosting small business, education, post-mining economies, farming ventures
13th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

As at the end of December, the social investments of Exxaro Resources amounted to R2.1-billion amid the bettering of lives and livelihoods being declared core by this black-controlled Johannesburg... 


African Rainbow Minerals executive: growth and strategic development in the executive chairperson’s office Mike Schmidt.
‘Very promising’ narrow-reef boring technology nearing rollout stage, ARM reports
12th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance safety, and streamline downstream materials handling,... 


ARM Ferrous CE Andre Joubert (left) interviewed by Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
South Africa can return to being global ferroalloy hub, ARM’s Andre Joubert reiterates
11th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce... 


Merafe CEO Zanele Matlala (left) and Merafe FD Ditabe Chocho.
New ferroalloy technology pilot results ‘looking great’, Merafe presentation hears
10th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally... 


African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe.
African Rainbow Minerals is confident platinum group metals pricing will increase
7th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that platinum group metal (PGM) prices will increase in the... 


Stack of gold bars
Occupational Lung Disease Working Group lauds Tshiamiso Trust milestone
6th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Occupational Lung Disease Working Group has lauded the work done by the Tshiamiso Trust, which has paid out R2-billion in settlements to claimants so far. The working group comprises six... 


Equipment and apparel used by artisanal miners
Mali suspends artisanal mine permits for foreigners after accidents
6th March 2025 By: Reuters

Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 of an artisanal gold mine... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Platinum deficit worsens beyond forecast, World Platinum Investment Council reports
5th March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The platinum market recorded a deficit of 995 000 oz for full year 2024, which is 46% higher than previously forecast, as total demand exceeded eight-million ounces for the first time since 2019... 


New Zondereinde 3 Shaft surface works taking shape.
Great hydrogen economy strides in China, Europe, Northam Platinum reports
3rd March 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Great strides are being made in the green hydrogen economy in particularly China and Europe, journalists heard during a media conference, where Northam Platinum emphasised the “absolutely... 


A large grader type machine in an underground tunnel fitted with PDS technology to avoid collisions
Proximity detection systems advanced through new tech
28th February 2025

The ever-evolving world of electronic technology is driving significant advancements in proximity detection systems (PDS), delivering improved functionality to mining and industrial customers,... 


The team from Mine Rescue Services that was involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the Buffelfontein gold mine in Stillfontein, in front of the Mobile rescue winder that extricated the illegal miners
Equipment, training behind Stilfontein rescue success
28th February 2025 By: Halima Frost

The highly specialised equipment of  emergency preparedness and response organisation Mines Rescue Services South Africa played a key role in the success of the significant and multifaceted rescue... 


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