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Creamer Media’s 40-year evolution – watch the video 
14th July 2020 In March next year Creamer Media will achieve the remarkable milestone of 40 years of successful business-to-business publishing. →
Covid opens up opportunity for more constructive, purposeful dialogue – Minsur 
By: Martin Creamer 13th July 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has allowed the mining industry to highlight and strengthen its role as a catalyst of social development in the areas in which it operates, Minsur CEO Juan Luis Krueger said on Monday. Krueger was speaking during an International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) online... →
Return of foreign mineworkers taking double planned time
By: Martin Creamer 13th July 2020 The return of the 12 500 foreign mineworkers to South Africa’s mines is taking double the time planned. The initial ten-day plan of Minerals Council South Africa has become a 20-day plan because of the need to overcome bottlenecks. →
Minerals Council expresses deep sadness at loss of 28 colleagues to Covid
By: Martin Creamer 9th July 2020 Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour on Thursday expressed deep sadness at the loss of 28 colleagues to Covid-19 and stated that research was being conducted to understand what makes people particularly vulnerable to the pandemic and what can be done to prevent the... →
Covid kills 13 mineworkers, no foreigners back at work
By: Martin Creamer 2nd July 2020 Thirteen mineworkers have now succumbed to the coronavirus, Minerals Council South Africa public affairs and transformation senior executive Tebello Chabana said on Thursday. Of the 13 who have died, seven were employed in platinum mining in North West province, which has the most cases at 1 413... →
Platinum group metals in pole position to benefit from global decarbonisation thrust
By: Martin Creamer 1st July 2020 Platinum group metals are in pole position to benefit from the fast-growing global decarbonisation momentum, Mining Weekly can today report. A multiplicity of global announcements are emerging daily that inextricably link platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cells as well as platinum-catalysed... →
Pleasantly surprised by productivity during lockdown – Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering
By: Martin Creamer 30th June 2020 Engineering company Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering has been pleasantly surprised by the productivity and agility that the lockdown has afforded it as an engineering house engaged in the energy sector. Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering’s major industrial clients include State electricity utility Eskom... →
Intensive communication playing key role in curbing Covid at South Deep
By: Martin Creamer 29th June 2020 Way ahead of any indication of national lockdown, South Deep gold mine started an intensive and focused communication awareness campaign to shield its people from the coronavirus pandemic. It placed a lot of reliance on leadership across the board, going down to basic family leadership, and put... →
Weir Minerals South Africa inks empowerment transaction with Medu Capital
By: Simone Liedtke 26th June 2020 Mineral solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa’s (WMA’s) South African operation, Weir Minerals South Africa (SA), is now 25.1% owned by black empowerment partner Medu Capital. Through the partnership, Medu will play an active role in guiding and fostering the future success of Weir Minerals SA,... →
Six mineworkers die from Covid-19 – Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 25th June 2020 Six mineworkers have succumbed to coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, Minerals Council South Africa said on Thursday. Back at work so far and screened daily are 272 770 mineworkers, on which 16 994 tests have been conducted, yielding 1 796 positive Covid cases and 666 recoveries,... →
Covid-19 is an important catalyst for hydrogen economy’s take-off – AP Ventures
By: Martin Creamer 22nd June 2020 Despite being a global pandemic with hugely negative health consequences, Covid-19 is an important catalyst for the take-off of the hydrogen economy, in which platinum plays a fundamental role. “There’s an opportunity now to capitalise on a new wave on interest in hydrogen,” says AP Ventures LLP... →
Ethiopia looking to bolster investment in resources, mining
By: Simone Liedtke 17th June 2020 With an abundance of natural resources that have not been significantly exploited, Ethiopia has “enormous potential” for the export of these resources and at a relatively low production cost, Ethiopia Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas planning, monitoring and evaluation director... →
Danakali bullish about sulphate of potash demand growth beyond Covid-19
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th June 2020 ASX- and LSE-listed Danakali is cautiously optimistic about the food markets globally, despite uncertainty owing to Covid-19, and thanks to the sector’s resilience to the crisis. CEO Niels Wage tells Mining Weekly that global food production prospects are positive, stocks are high,... →
More border openings wanted for returning workers – Minerals Council
By: Martin Creamer 15th June 2020 More border openings are wanted for returning foreign mineworkers. As of Thursday last week, not a single foreign mineworker had re-entered South Africa from neighbouring foreign countries. “Only a limited number of border posts are open,” Minerals Council South Africa environment, health and... →
Call centre combating Covid-19 effects
By: Halima Frost 12th June 2020 Business process outsourcing solutions provider Merchants South Africa (SA) has identified a formal framework to help combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on its call centre environments, for staff and clients. “The framework is a multifaceted approach to ensure that we comply with... →
Revised strategy helps to fight virus
By: Halima Frost 12th June 2020 The Advanced Group has pooled its available resources and introduced its Advanced Health Care Services & Systems Programme – a complete Covid-19-and-beyond detection and prevention ‘plan of action’ for clients. “The programme is a complete solution and brings together so many excellent Group... →
240 000 miners back at work – Minerals Council South Africa
By: Martin Creamer 11th June 2020 An estimated 240 000 miners are back at work on 385 large and small mines across South Africa, Minerals Council South Africa public affairs and transformation senior executive Tebello Chabana said on Thursday. Each and every one of these miners was screened on their return to work after lockdown... →
'Cliff' notion taking back seat as Eskom coal demand outlook ebbs
By: Martin Creamer 5th June 2020 A few years back South Africa was said to be heading towards a coal cliff but that projection is now being questioned. In the early and mid 2000, the findings of the South African Coal Roadmap were that Eskom’s contracted coal supply would plummet and its uncontracted portion balloon. →
Conversation on getting economy back on track post-Covid has begun
By: Martin Creamer 28th May 2020 The conversation has begun on getting the South African economy back on track with the necessary structural reforms post-Covid, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter said on Wednesday. Speaking at question time during a virtual media conference following the council’s annual general... →
Nondigital mines losing out on R213bn in value
By: Donna Slater 28th May 2020 An updated version of a 2017 study conducted by professional services firm Accenture in collaboration with the World Economic Forum – the 'Extracting Value and Building Resilience with Data-led Mining in South Africa' report – highlights that, with a combination of seven digital initiatives,... →
Leon lists measures to attract mining investment in these challenging times
By: Martin Creamer 22nd May 2020 South Africa should consider appointing an independent minerals regulator to speed up minerals licensing, Herbert Smith Freehills Africa co-chair Peter Leon said during a webinar this week. Responding to Patrick Leyden, who moderated the webinar entitled re-imagining the sub-Saharan mining... →
Eskom committed to ‘aggressive’ end-2021 unbundling timeline
By: Terence Creamer 21st May 2020 Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter describes as “aggressive” the end-of-2021 deadline for completing the unbundling of the vertically integrated power utility but insisted on Thursday that he was fully committed to adhering to the timeline contained in government’s restructuring roadmap. During a virtual... →
As Eskom rolls out boiler fixes to more Medupi units, it confirms FGD talks with World Bank
By: Terence Creamer 21st May 2020 Electricity utility Eskom is rolling-out design modifications made recently to Medupi Unit 3 to Medupi Unit 6, rather than waiting for the results of an evaluation of the fixes, which is proceeding in parallel. The unit was shut for 75 days on January 26 to address defects that emerged, mostly in... →
Solutions provider develops ‘world-first’ VR stope
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 8th May 2020 Virtual reality (VR) solutions provider Simulated Training Solutions (STS) is developing a “world-first” VR stope for diversified miner Anglo American’s Amandelbult platinum operation, in Limpopo, says STS VR and new technology head Johan Bouwer. Phase 1 of this project started in August last... →
Opinion: Innovation is vital to compete and grow in a digitally disrupted world
7th May 2020 In this opinion article, Accenture in South Africa CEO Vukani Mngxati argues that South Africa needs to isolate the innovation gene and replicate it in all endeavours and in all sectors of society to create value. He also further unpacks the findings of Accenture’s latest Innovation Maturity... →
Jachris offers frontline sanitising defence for companies to get back to business
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th May 2020 Hose and fittings manufacturer Jachris is producing an automated mist sanitising safety tunnel that offers a frontline defence against Covid-19 and enables companies to “get back to business” safely. The SpraySAFE Mist Sanitising Safety Tunnel, used in conjunction with other sanitising and good... →
Steel production likely to stagnate or decline this year, says Roskill
By: Simone Liedtke 5th May 2020 Steel production in developed economies is likely to either stagnate, or decline completely, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to influence and impact on the global economy, consultancy Roskill steel alloys principal consultant Erik Sardain said on May 5. Speaking in a webinar, he explained... →
Patel offers insight into Level 4 balancing act as South Africans smart over irrational restrictions 
By: Terence Creamer 30th April 2020 Amid growing opposition to some of the restrictions to be imposed as part of South Africa’s Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, which begins on May 1, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has sought to outline the philosophy underpinning the country’s evolving approach to working during... →
Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
By: Marleny Arnoldi 29th April 2020 Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa's strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa is preparing to resume operations and shares the lessons it has learned before and during the... →
If we don’t take climate change seriously, God help us – Mxolisi Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 23rd March 2020 Coal mining company Exxaro Resources, which acknowledges coal’s negative impact on climate in a 20-page publication just released, expresses the view that a just transition to a low-carbon future should inform global climate action. “If we don’t take climate change issues very, very seriously,... →
Menar progressing gold project in Kyrgyzstan
By: Martin Creamer 17th March 2020 Private investment and management company Menar, which is planning to invest R7-billion in coal projects in South Africa, is also progressing a gold project in Kyrgyzstan. “We’re looking at a sizeable gold project,” said Menar MD Vuslat Bayoǧlu, who is hoping that the Kyrgyzstan project will... →
Clean fuel pivotal for engine life
By: Mamaili Mamaila 13th March 2020 Clean, uncontaminated fuel is key to optimal fuel system performance and engine longevity in the mining industry, says filtration designer and manufacturer Cummins Filtration mining sales manager Tinus Naude. →
Coal miner Exxaro driving rigorous renewable energy strategy
By: Martin Creamer 12th March 2020 South Africa’s electricity generation crisis has created major opportunities for companies, businesses and individuals to start generating their own power, Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo said on Thursday when the JSE-listed black-empowered company declared generous dividends following a resilient 2019... →
Menar doing due diligence on thermal coal assets being offloaded
By: Martin Creamer 10th March 2020 Private investment and management company Menar is doing due diligence on thermal coal assets that have been placed on the market by companies wishing to offload them out of their portfolios. “If we get a good deal, we’ll look at making acquisitions,” Menar MD Vuslat Bayoǧlu told Mining Weekly on... →
Coronavirus likely to cause drastic price falls – Menar
By: Martin Creamer 9th March 2020 The reduction in the consumption of mined products that the coronavirus was causing would likely result in a drastic fall in prices, Menar MD Vuslat Bayoğlu said on Monday. Metals and minerals like manganese, chrome, iron-ore and metallurgical coal were not being consumed at the rate they were... →
Developer addressing enviro concerns, confident Namibia marine phosphate project will proceed
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th March 2020 Project developer Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) is confident of moving ahead with its Sandpiper marine phosphate project as it addresses all environmental recommendations following renewed environmental consultations. The group has been working to correct much of the misinformation it believes... →
RBPlat talks on solar power, mechanised skills shortage, UG2 riches, fuel cells, dividends
By: Martin Creamer 4th March 2020 A study being undertaken by platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) into the generation of renewable energy in general and solar power in particular is at a very advanced stage. “We should have the results in the second half of this year, if not earlier,”... →
Every employee has opportunity to own dignified home – RBPlat
By: Martin Creamer 3rd March 2020 The ring-fenced housing development of platinum group metals mining company Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) provides every employee with the opportunity to own a dignified home, RBPlat CFO Hanré Rossouw said on Tuesday, when he noted the company’s R53.5-million housing project for the new... →
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