https://newsletter.mw.creamermedia.com

Receive our free daily newsletter:

Rhodium

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,... 


Rhodium market hits 20-month high after Amplats' bid
Rhodium market hits 20-month high after Amplats' bid
12th March 2025 By: Reuters

Rhodium prices have leapt to their highest in 20 months, as buying interest from Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) coincided with strong demand and lower first-quarter output in South Africa, two... 


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... 


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... 


Northam CEO Paul Dunne and solar power area.
Northam Platinum’s big solar thrust to save R700m a year, much more to come
28th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The area south of the metallurgical complex at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde platinum group metals (PGM) mine in Limpopo has been cleared for the construction of the first of the Johannesburg... 


cargo ship at sea
Tharisa invests £1.5m in JV to develop low-emission natural gas catalysers for shipping industry
27th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Newly formed joint venture (JV) Methanox has secured a £1.5-million investment from platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrates producer Tharisa towards accelerating methane emissions... 


Implats executive team from left Moses Motlhageng, Meroonisha Kerber, Patrick Morutlwa, Nico Muller and Johan Theron.
Firm intent of Impala Platinum is to prosper on current prices, CEO Muller spells out
27th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The firm intention of South Africa’s Impala Platinum (Implats) is to prosper on current platinum group metals (PGM) prices. This was made clear by Implats CEO Nico Muller during the presentation of... 


Implats CEO Nico Muller
China probably leading global hydrogen fuel cell advance, cash-flush Implats reports
27th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

China is probably leading the global hydrogen fuel cell advance, journalists heard at Thursday’s media briefing that followed the “commendable” half-year performance of the Johannesburg Stock... 


The Rhyolite Ridge deposit in Nevada.
Sibanye-Stillwater decides against proceeding with lithium-boron project in the US
26th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The board of directors of the Johannesburg- and New York-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has decided not to proceed with the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron joint venture (JV) project in North America.... 


Platinum group metals and green hydrogen go together.
Anglo American Platinum providing further backing for green hydrogen’s global advance
25th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum and South Africa-linked AP Ventures are supporting the next vital steps towards the realisation of industrial-scale green hydrogen value chains. Both companies... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius.
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost
24th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a massive boost from the sky-high gold price. Mining... 


Leverage to higher gold price drives 216% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ebitda
Leverage to higher gold price drives 216% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s Ebitda
21st February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Leverage to the higher gold price drove a 216% increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to R3.6-billion for Sibanye-Stillwater in the last six months of... 


The Stillwater mine
Sibanye-Stillwater flags narrowed 2024 full-year loss a share; a further $500m impairment
19th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater expects to report a loss a share of between R2.45 ($0.13) and R2.71 ($0.15) for the financial year ended December 31, which would... 


Glencore Alloys CEO Japie Fullard.
South Africa’s chromite recovery potential broadened by Glencore, Sibanye deal
19th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s chromite recovery potential has been broadened by Wednesday’s joint venture (JV) agreement between Glencore Operations South Africa and Sibanye-Stillwater. “We’ll definitely extend... 


An image showing Sylvania Platinum's Mooinooi operation
Sylvania increases full-year guidance on the back of strong interim performance
18th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Sylvania Platinum has increased its 2025 production guidance to between 75 000 oz and 78 000 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold (4E) platinum group metals (PGMs), from the... 


CEO Craig Miller
Craig Miller excited at prospect of demerged AngloPlat being resurgent PGM producer
17th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Soon-to-be renamed Anglo American Platinum is being positioned to be as competitive as possible for the long term and to deliver on its full potential for all of stakeholders, CEO Craig Miller made... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad
Anglo American sets out June demerger timeline for Anglo American Platinum
17th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining major Anglo American plc reported on Monday that it had made significant progress towards its demerger of Anglo American Platinum, which has announced dividends totalling... 


Heraeus Precious Metals business line hydrogen systems executive VP Philipp Walter.
New ultra-low iridium collaboration is promising major green hydrogen magnification
17th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The acronyms are becoming more intense, with PTE, which stands for porous transport electrodes, the latest one, amid the already tried and trusted proton exchange membrane (PEM) popping up for... 


London Bullion Market Associaion CEO Ruth Crowell.
When informal gold mining becomes illegal, the Mr Bigs can take advantage, LBMA warns
14th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

One of the major subjects the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) talked to governments about at the Investing in African Mining Indaba was how to move an informal gold mining landscape to a... 


Exploration in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe seeks $950m in new bid to kickstart mining firm
13th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe’s State miner is planning a fresh bid to kickstart a range of projects a year after the government took full control of the company. Kuvimba Mining House, under new CEO Trevor Barnard, is... 


South Africa's aluminium needs to be decarbonised.
South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium continuing to go all out to decarbonise – South32
13th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

While ‘high-carbon’ is the value-lowering label being put on aluminium from South Africa’s Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal, the Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 benefits from... 


Haul trucks at a South African PGM mine
South Africa's mining output down 2.4% y/y in December
13th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa's mining production decreased by 2.4% year-on-year in December, with platinum group metals (PGMs) and gold having made the largest negative contributions. PGM production decreased by... 


Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay, which crushes and refines bauxite provided by Australia.
South32 secures Worsley bauxite project approval Down Under
12th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney-, Johannesburg- and London-listed South32 on Wednesday reported Australian government environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project Down Under. South32’s Hillside Aluminium... 


The many uses of platinum group metals.
Platinum group metals have major ‘urban mining’ plus, Johnson Matthey highlights
11th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals (PGMs)  – which are hosted and mined overwhelmingly in South Africa – have recycling rates approaching the 100% mark in some applications, with the carbon intensity of PGM... 


Flashback to President Cyril Ramaphosa during South Africa's hosting of the BRICS Summit.
Could BRICS Plus play a new-era role in aiding Africa's strong beneficiation aspirations?
10th February 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Collectively, Africa’s critical mineral resources are attractively expansive. Could BRICS Plus potentially become a widespread new-era platform for distinctive mining and metals collaboration and... 


Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
Why Trump wants Canada’s wealth of critical minerals
10th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Canada is rich in... 


A mens chain made of of pure platinum on display on a black velvet display
Forum discusses platinum’s prominence
7th February 2025

A consensus was reach at the China Platinum Jewellery Forum in November 2024 that the jewellery industry needs to strengthen its commitment to innovation, collaboration, environmental stewardship,... 


2
3
4

Sector News

Showroom

Weir
Weir

Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Weir
Weir

Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Flameblock
Flameblock

FlameBlock is a proudly South African company that engineers, manufactures and supplies fire intumescent and retardant products to the fire...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
SABAT
SABAT

From batteries for boats and jet skis, to batteries for cars and quad bikes, SABAT Batteries has positioned itself as the lifestyle battery of...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







pqt: 0.356s - ct: 0.564s - 365pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now