On-The-Air (12/06/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about Manganese Metal Company, rare earths in the Northern Cape and Junior mining opportunities. 

Sustainability is at the heart of mining’s future, Valterra Platinum affirms

South Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Valterra Platinum this week affirmed sustainability as being at the heart of the future of mining when it hosted its... 

Public-private collaboration is proving worthwhile

An important step towards stabilising the operations of important value-adding South African companies, preserving the jobs that go with them, and promoting a more sustainable future for them, has... 

Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

Capital raised to turn South African copper projects into mining operations

More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly... 

South Africa’s battery materials supply status surges ahead with new MMC plant

South Africa’s supply status in the rapidly evolving and increasingly geopolitically fragmented battery materials market has taken a major leap forward with the completion of the construction by... 

South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba

The Zandkopsdrift rare earths project in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape was highlighted on day two of the Junior Indaba, which also learnt of the rapid forward momentum of West Wits Mining’s... 

Strong exploration system essential to mining’s future, Junior Indaba points out

A strong and vibrant exploration system is essential to the future of the mining sector, and to advancing transformation, inclusion, and long-term growth in South Africa. In spelling this out at... 

Africa must create conditions that allow investment to flourish, Junior Indaba hears

Mining's future will not be built only by the largest companies. Even though major mining houses are economically critical, history has shown that discoveries are usually made by optimists,... 

Green hydrogen seen as having potential to trigger new green industrialisation

Green hydrogen, which is produced with the help of platinum group metals (PGMs), could become the catalyst for new green iron, green steel, green chemicals and beneficiation industries built on... 

South African green hydrogen first-movers given major boost

Enticing support for first movers into green hydrogen project development is on offer via a first-of-a-kind government-led framework designed to assess the readiness and bankability of green... 

On-The-Air (05/06/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about the new mining cadastre, Gauteng's gold-mining revival, and reforms in South Africa's mining sector. 

Deviant financial behaviour must be ruthlessly rooted out

Deeply infuriating is the unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure of a very large number of South Africa’s municipalities. National Treasury’s steps to reform the local... 

Northern Cape copper drilling provides clear scale-up path

The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a... 

Investment demand for platinum still extremely strong – WPIC

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient... 

New cadastre processing W Cape mining licence applications, Parliament hears

The phased rollout of the new online mining licensing system – the cadastre – is progressing steadily, with Western Cape applications being received and processed online, Parliament was informed on... 

Platinum investment demand broadening to minor PGM metals, SFA (Oxford) points out

The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June... 

South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out

Look out for PyroFuZA. Those eight letters have the potential to make best use of South Africa’s natural resources and restore South Africa’s value-adding power, which, in turn, can help to foot... 

Soweto Cluster gold study on way as Pan African hits gold production top spot

The Soweto Cluster definitive feasibility study (DFS) is on track for completion this month, Pan African Resources reported on Monday, June 1 in an operational update ahead of its financial year... 

Roodepoort-born Roodepoort gold miner talks to Mining Weekly

He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new underground gold mine to be built in South Africa in 15... 

On-The-Air (29/05/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about mining's economic edge, mineral rights and copper in the Northern Cape. 

Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment

The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment uptick in mining. Transitioning outside of the... 

Southern Africa’s regional uranium production looking up as demand outlook rises

The symbol U and the atomic number 92 are once again among the energy elements being looked at with greater intensity amid global fossil fuel supply disruption and growing demand for triuranium... 

Drilling highlights more copper mineralisation in Northern Cape

A significant zone of visible copper sulphide mineralisation has been intersected down-dip of a wide zone of high-grade copper mineralisation intersected last year. The intersection has taken place... 

Opportunities, threats that new global era brings must be dealt with smartly

The new foreign affairs era that is already upon us comes with threats but also opportunities. South Africans are duty bound to seize the opportunities and to stave off the threats. An immediate... 

Cadastre must be rolled out ‘effectively, rapidly, transparently’ – Minerals Council

The mining cadastre under development by South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) must be rolled out “effectively, rapidly and transparently”. That was the emphatic... 

Mining can unlock growth, skills, job creation, Minerals Council AGM hears

With disciplined policy reform, modernisation and partnerships, mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development, industrial capability and social progress. “We can unlock growth, skills and... 

Urgent need for one-stop mineral rights shop, Minerals Council points out

There is an urgent need for a one-stop shop for mineral right applications to coordinate and align all relevant regulations from other departments, to streamline and expedite approval processes.... 

Emerging South African copper miner highlights loss-narrowing performance

Emerging South African mining company Copper 360, which operates in the Northern Cape’s Okiep copper district, on Tuesday, May 26 alerted its shareholders to its loss-narrowing financial... 

Platinum’s the gift that just keeps on giving as global value-chain prospects resurface

Platinum‑based equipment is critical for producing large, flawless crystals for electronics and optics applications, says the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) in its 60 Seconds feature.... 

On-The-Air (22/05/2026)

Martin Creamer talks about South Africa’s copper, green hydrogen and platinum sectors gain momentum. 

Capital raised to turn South African copper projects into mining operations

More than R180-million has been raised to transition key copper projects in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape into operations as early as in the second quarter of this year. The strongly... 

As costs drop, hydrogen energy sovereignty is being grasped

Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China, France’s Lhyfe added on Monday, May 4 that by the end... 

Hydrogen mobility, platinum group metals highlighted in North West

Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to... 

Positive way Hillside Aluminium is working with Eskom is highly commendable

The positive manner in which Hillside Aluminium is working with Eskom to ensure the longevity of aluminium production in South Africa is highly commendable. A remarkable aspect of the collaboration... 

Gold mining on City of Gold's doorstep wins broader bank support

A binding term sheet for a senior loan facility of up to a R875-million has been secured by West Wits Mining, which is reviving gold mining on the very doorstep of the City of Gold. The new loan... 

Northern Cape copper drilling provides clear scale-up path

The latest drilling at Okiep in South Africa’s copper-endowed Northern Cape has provided a clear path to scale up at Flat Mine East, where a down-dip extension hole is already being developed as a... 

South Africa’s $5.8bn green hydrogen-ammonia project advancing

The green hydrogen and green ammonia project in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay has taken a major step forward. Its latest advance involves the selection of a $1-billion green hydrogen generating... 

Investment demand for platinum still extremely strong

Investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, with market fundamentals continuing to support platinum as a compelling investment. Market tightness suggests that there is insufficient...