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On-The-Air (01/07/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer Updated 6 hours ago Anglo American Platinum this week emphasised that South Africa is in a very strong position to generate and even export green energy; A study published this week proves that it will be highly profitable to extract the gold out of mine dumps on the West Rand; and Capital is being raised in... →
Mine haulage transition to electric offered without disruption

By: Martin Creamer 1st July 2022 If the world were to electrify every mine truck, it would stop 198 000 t of carbon dioxide (CO2) a day from entering the atmosphere, which equates to a single electrified mining truck eliminating what would take 46 000 trees to absorb. That mammoth sustainability benefit was driven home firmly... →
Energy export, Pan African, Orion make headlines

1st July 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer South Africa's potential to be an energy exporter; Pan African's definitive feasibility study on Mogale Gold’s tailing storage facilities; and Orion’s capital raise for its copper and zinc mine, Prieska. →
Magazine round up | 01 July 2022 
1st July 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Resources Watch 
29th June 2022 This week: Small diamond miners want big licence holders built in so they can grow sector together; Sustainability taking front seat at Harmony Gold; and, NSDV says Deeming could bring regulatory certainty to much-needed minerals investment →
Renewables plans poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Grootegeluk coal mine by up to 90%

By: Martin Creamer 27th June 2022 Going forward, combined renewables plans already in place are poised to slash Scope 2 emissions at Exxaro Resources’s Grootegeluk coal mine in Limpopo by up to 90%. The renewable strategy being executed by coal miner Exxaro’s wholly owned green energy arm – Cennergi – is the key driver of the... →
On-The-Air (24/06/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer 24th June 2022 The small diamond producers’ organisation this week expressed determination to grow and create jobs. Harmony Gold is placing great emphasis on extending the life of its gold mines and supporting host communities. A strong call was made on government this week for a fixed number of days to be set... →
NSDV, Harmony Gold, Sadpo make headlines

24th June 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks NSDV's deeming provision suggestion for minerals investment; Harmony Gold's renewables plan; and small diamond miners wanting to work with big licence holders to create more jobs in the industry. →
Magazine round up | 24 June 2022 
24th June 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Deeming could bring regulatory certainty to much-needed minerals investment – NSDV

By: Martin Creamer 23rd June 2022 The detraction of the South African investment market is the uncertainty around approval timelines and the implementation of a deeming provision could change all that by treating applications as approved after the passing of a set period of time. Many want to invest in exploration and mining... →
Sustainability taking front seat at Harmony Gold

By: Martin Creamer 22nd June 2022 Large South African gold miner Harmony Gold sees R500m/y savings from Phase 2 on-balance-sheet renewables projects. This means the estimated R1.5-billion cost of the planned 137 MW second phase solar power projects will be covered in three years. →
Small diamond miners want big licence holders built in so they can grow sector together

By: Martin Creamer 21st June 2022 Small diamond miners want to lock arms with all stakeholders through the South African Diamond Producers’ Organisation (Sadpo) to recover a large number of lost jobs and to realise the full potential value alluvial diamonds. “The role of Sadpo is to take on those big conversations and make sure... →
Building Forever has become core business at De Beers, it's in the business plan

By: Martin Creamer 20th June 2022 It is a full year since the De Beers Group set itself a dozen far-reaching 2030 ‘Building Forever’ sustainability goals, which have as their four focus areas leading ethical practices, protecting the natural world, partnering for thriving communities and accelerating equal opportunity. In... →
On-The-Air (17/06/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer 17th June 2022 A second South African company is launching enthusiastically into green hydrogen, this time in the Northern Cape; Volvo this week launched its first hydrogen haul truck aimed at limiting to the threat of climate change; and Namibia is streaking ahead in the critical minerals field with the... →
Battery metals and green hydrogen make headlines

17th June 2022 This week, Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the new age battery metals potential in Namibia; the new green hydrogen partnership between Prieska Power Reserve and the IDC; and Volvo Construction Equipment’s first fuel-cell articulated hauler prototype. →
Magazine round up | 17 June 2022 
17th June 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Resources Watch 
15th June 2022 This week: Circular economy prompting steel, oil, carbon recovery from end-of-life mine truck tyres; Increased efficiency cuts carbon, advances net-zero path, research finds; and, JSE recounts rousing tent-to-tech journey as Southern Palladium turns listing tide →
Namibia has potential to become new age battery metals Pilbara – AfriTin 
By: Martin Creamer 14th June 2022 Namibia has the potential to become the Pilbara of new age battery metals. That is the view of AfriTin CEO Anthony Viljoen, who spoke to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
On-The-Air (10/06/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer 10th June 2022 The first in-person Johannesburg Stock Exchange listing since Covid took place this week amid mining companies in particular being urged to use the exchange; Good news for the economy is that two key mining projects are at the ready to proceed at a moment’s notice; and Namibia is streaking ahead... →
Southern Palladium, Steenkampskraal, Rocsole, Kal Tire make headlines

10th June 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Southern Palladium's listing on the JSE; Steenkampskraal's rare earths development; and Rocsole stressing the need for increased efficiency to cut carbon emissions and Kal Tire tackling mine tyre waste through the circular economy approach. →
Magazine round up | 10 June 2022 
10th June 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
JSE recounts rousing tent-to-tech journey as Southern Palladium turns listing tide

By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2022 The first in-person listing of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since covid heard the African kudu horn serenade an opening bid of R6.90 a share for platinum group metals (PGMs) company Southern Palladium, which on Wednesday took its place on the JSE’s main board as a secondary listing under the... →
Resources Watch 
8th June 2022 This week: Sedibelo Platinum to play important part in South Africa’s green hydrogen effort; And, Junior explorer scores big in Namibian gold belt where mining majors failed →
Increased efficiency cuts carbon, advances net-zero path, research finds

By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2022 Like all other key industries, mining is having to advance along a net-zero path as part of the global decarbonisation drive. Gone are the days when innovation and financial improvement can be sold on their own without a carbon advantage. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
Circular economy prompting steel, oil, carbon recovery from end-of-life mine truck tyres

By: Martin Creamer 6th June 2022 Highest and best use of ultra-large end-of-life mine truck tyres is being brought about by a change to the model in which resources are mined, made into products, and then become waste. Just one of these giant tyres can weigh 4.5 t and stand 14 feet tall. Put five of the 63-inch variety into a... →
On-The-Air (03/06/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd June 2022 The Johannesburg Stock Exchange this week helped the economy by cutting red tape and facilitating private capital raising. Sedibelo Platinum this week announced its commitment to green hydrogen as part of cleaning up of platinum. →
JSE reforms, venture capital juniors, Sedibelo make headlines

3rd June 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the JSE’s reforms highlighted at this year’s Junior Indaba; attracting venture capital funded juniors to invest; and Sedibelo Platinum Mines's role in the country’s green hydrogen effort. →
Magazine round up | 03 June 2022 
3rd June 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Junior explorer scores big in Namibian gold belt where mining majors failed

By: Martin Creamer 2nd June 2022 If you want to raise real risk capital for exploration, you need Canadian-style investors to provide it, the 2022 Junior Indaba heard on Thursday. While it was acknowledged that South Africa has the money, it was also reiterated that the country is just not channeling it into exploration, where... →
Resources Watch 
1st June 2022 This week: Platinum-boosted South African hydrogen electrolyser leaps ahead, and, South Africa must reform its regulatory environment, make itself investor-friendly →
Sedibelo Platinum to play important part in South Africa’s green hydrogen effort – Frandsen

By: Martin Creamer 31st May 2022 Sedibelo Platinum Mines, in South Africa’s North West province, will be playing a very important part in South Africa's green hydrogen effort to ensure that it contributes to a greener South Africa, chairperson Arne Frandsen assured Mining Weekly on Tuesday. Frandsen is the managing partner and... →
On-The-Air (27/05/2022) 
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2022 South Africa has stepped up to the plate with a world-first hydrogen electrolyser at a time of soaring global demand; A massive breakthrough has resulted in hydrogen being given an oil-like skin that allows it to use existing global infrastructure. →
Hydrox, universal energy carrier, AfriTin make headlines

27th May 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer Hydrox Holdings's advanced alkaline electrolyser; Hydrogen's potential to become a universal energy carrier; and AfriTin's lithium pilot plant in Namibia. →
Magazine round up | 27 May 2022 
27th May 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
South Africa must reform its regulatory environment, make itself investor-friendly – simple

By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2022 South Africa must reform its regulatory environment and make itself investor-friendly – simple. That is the straight-forward view of Dr Mathews Phosa, who was speaking to Mining Weekly in his capacity as the non-executive vice-chairperson of the high-flying Jubilee Metals Group plc, a London Aim-... →
Resources Watch 
25th May 2022 This week: Sheila Khama says critical mineral demand of order of magnitude never seen; Law firm drawing on giga-scale hydrogen project experience to derisk new ventures; and, things looking interesting for platinum despite surplus →
Platinum-boosted South African hydrogen electrolyser leaps ahead

By: Martin Creamer 25th May 2022 The proof-of-concept of the platinum group metals-boosted advanced alkaline electrolyser – the AAE – has been successfully completed by Hydrox Holdings of Randburg in a pioneering achievement that offers the potential for South Africa to enter the fray as world demand for hydrogen electrolysers... →
Don’t Digitise Your Rubbish: Integrate, Simplify, and Systematise Your Operations – Andy Sherring 
23rd May 2022 The mining industry has a problem. It has worthy aspirations for high technology, digitisation, and a progressive performance culture, but it lacks the necessary operating platform to support and enable this. Despite its many successes in a tough working environment, the industry is experiencing... →
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