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Solar at South Deep, ruthenium, short-termism make headlines 
7th May 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Gold Fields' R660-million 40 MW solar plant at South Deep, the possible declining use of ruthenium in fuel cells in relation to green hydrogen and Barrick Gold's Mark Bristow's criticism of the resurgence short-termism. →
On-The-Air (07/05/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 7th May 2021 Gold Fields is spending R660-million on solar power at the big South Deep gold mine in Gauteng; Strict new global rules now apply to mine dumps in a bid to ensure that they don’t kill any more people; and South African and Ghanaian business locked armed this week in a welcome automotive deal. →
Magazine round up | 07 May 2021
7th May 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Academy’s upgrades embrace Industry 4.0 approach
By: Darren Parker 7th May 2021 Occupational technical skills and safety training facility Murray & Roberts Training Academy (MRTA) has invested in a series of additions and upgrades to further ensure that learners are better prepared for the digitised, mechanised and automated future of mining. One of the most significant... →
Net zero gold a ‘realistic prospect’ – WGC
By: Simone Liedtke 6th May 2021 The increased accessibility of means to further decarbonise electricity is creating an opportunity for gold to move towards carbon neutrality and makes net zero gold a realistic prospect, World Gold Council (WGC) market relations director and climate change lead John Mulligan said during the... →
Resources Watch
5th May 2021 This week: PGMs in all three drive trains if Lion Battery initiative is successful And, Mining policy should be hugely supportive of exploration’s multiplier magic →
Gold Fields board approves R660m construction of 40 MW solar plant at South Deep
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th May 2021 JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields' board has approved the construction of a 40 MW solar plant at the South Deep mine at an estimated capital cost of R660-million. This follows the granting of a licence for the project by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on February 25. →
African miners note benefits of investing in renewables 
By: Marleny Arnoldi 4th May 2021 The mounting pressure by governments and investors on industries globally to reduce emissions, coupled with favourable economics and the need for reliable and cost efficient power, are increasingly nudging mining companies towards considering renewable energy. TSX- and LSE-listed gold miner... →
Use of ruthenium in fuel cells set to turn down as green hydrogen trend turns up – Heraeus
By: Martin Creamer 4th May 2021 The use of ruthenium in fuel cells is poised to decline in line with the growing trend towards the generation of green hydrogen. “We believe that the use of ruthenium in fuel cells will come down, as the trend to green hydrogen will bring with it purer feeds with less carbon monoxide impurities,... →
On-The-Air (30/04/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 30th April 2021 South Africa’s platinum group metals are being used in an ever increasing number of applications; The multiplier magic of exploration and mining can bring the biggest number of jobs to South Africa; and The eThekwini municipality is embarking on a new journey of developing the hydrogen economy. →
Lion Battery, investment-friendly policies, Brian Gilbertson make headlines
30th April 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the Lion Battery initiative, calls for government to enact attractive investment-friendly policies and Pallinghurst Group chairperson and co-founder Brian Gilbertson's retirement. →
Magazine round up | 30 April 2021
30th April 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
PGMs in all three drive trains if Lion Battery initiative is successful – Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 29th April 2021 If the Lion Battery Technologies initiative proves successful, platinum group metals (PGMs) will feature in all three of the world’s drive trains, Anglo American executive head of PGM market development Benny Oeyen said on Thursday. This would mean that PGMs would not only play key roles in... →
Mining policy should be hugely supportive of exploration’s multiplier magic – investor
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2021 Mining, preceded by exploration, is the greatest economic multiplier of all business activities, including government expenditure, says Integral Asset Management chief investment officer Bruce Williamson. It therefore makes huge sense for government to enact attractive investment-friendly... →
On-The-Air (23/04/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2021 South Africa must use the upcoming COP26 to promote platinum’s role in fighting climate change; Clearing South Africa’s massive exploration backlog will be a huge boost for the economy; and in generating 750 MW of power, the ferrochrome industry will help to solve our energy crisis. →
PGMs, exploration, ferrochrome make headlines
23rd April 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks how Government can help boost economic growth by joining the promotion of platinum group metals, how South Africa’s exploration backlog could be cleared by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and the ferrochrome industry taking its first... →
Magazine round up | 23 April 2021
23rd April 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Programme showing promising results
By: Halima Frost 23rd April 2021 The Advanced Orebody Knowledge (AOK) programme – one of six research programmes of the Mandela Mining Precinct – has reported notable results across a range of tests being conducted using the Precinct’s test mine near Rustenburg, in the North West. The programme aims to test and develop... →
Wescoal looking to possibly becoming broader energy company
By: Martin Creamer 19th April 2021 The JSE-listed coal-mining company Wescoal is looking to possibly becoming a broader energy company in which coal remains a substantial but reducing component alongside other energy pursuits such as renewables, Wescoal interim CEO Robinson Ramaite said on Monday. Outlining the company’s major... →
Sibanye launches campaign to reimagine, foster Marikana community of the future
By: Donna Slater 16th April 2021 Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has launched the Marikana Renewal Programme to tackle the legacy of the Marikana mine following the August 16, 2012, killing of 34 mineworkers by the South African Police Service. Sibanye had acquired the Marikana mine when it bought out Lonmin in 2019.... →
On-The-Air (16/04/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 16th April 2021 It’s that time again on a Friday when Update At Noon presents another Update From The Coal-Face with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Sakina Kamwendo: Barberton, according to explorers, still has so much gold that it can put South Africa back on the gold map. →
Gold, exploration and coal contracts make headlines
16th April 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Barberton’s potential to get South African gold mining going again, South Africa’s exploration industry's deadline to comment on controversial draft regulations and Treasury being asked to cancel coal contracts and replace them with new ones at double... →
Magazine round up | 16 April 2021
16th April 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Barberton should be focus of new gold thrust – exploration geologist
By: Martin Creamer 14th April 2021 Barberton should be the prime target to get South African gold mining going again, with geologists having an input at all stages of development and mining cycle. “The main area that I think we should be concentrating on now is on Barberton. I think it has some exceptional geology,” said highly... →
Exploration industry has tight deadline to comment on controversial draft regulations
By: Martin Creamer 9th April 2021 South Africa’s exploration industry has until April 19 to comment on controversial regulations still in draft form. “They’ve never consulted industry about it and what they are requesting is impractical,” says Allan Saad, a consulting exploration geologist, who formerly represented the now... →
On-The-Air (09/04/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 9th April 2021 South Africa’s biggest mining company this week got rid of its coal assets; South Africans, once champions of underground mining, are being outstripped by the Canadians; and South Africa needs to cut the red tape to allow for much more solar and wind power. →
Hydrogen, thermal coal, exploration make headlines
9th April 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Canada possibly taking the lead in the use of hydrogen underground, Anglo American demerging it’s South African thermal coal operations and how South Africa could unlock its exploration potential. →
Magazine round up | 09 April 2021
9th April 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
On-The-Air (02/04/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 2nd April 2021 Africa’s top geologists this week outlined how South Africa can make a fortune from exploration; Work began this week on the establishment of South Africa’s own Hydrogen Valley; and The PIC this week put its full weight behind the rapid development of hydrogen technology in South Africa for South... →
Magazine round up | 02 April 2021
2nd April 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
How South Africa can unlock its exploration potential – Adrian Reynolds
By: Martin Creamer 1st April 2021 Of four factors required to attract investment in exploration, economic and fiscal stability is the most important, says highly experienced geological and mining consultant and nonexecutive company director Adrian Reynolds. Reynolds spoke to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview about the factors... →
Amplats, Implats projects unpacked
31st March 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Anglo American Platinum’s smart power project, Implats in testing phase of its stationary hydrogen fuel cell and the two-part modernization underway at Amplats Amandelbult mine. →
Resources Watch
31st March 2021 This week: Master Drilling advancing mechanisation for two top-tier local clients; South Africa playing key role in hydrogen economy and, Substituting rhodium with palladium next, says Sibanye-Stillwater →
Two-part modernisation of Amandelbult platinum mine under way
By: Martin Creamer 26th March 2021 Two-part modernisation is under way at the Amandelbult underground platinum group metals (PGMs) mine of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), one where conventional mine design remains intact but is renedered safer and more efficient, and the other involving mechanisation and the deployment of... →
On-The-Air (26/03/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 26th March 2021 The global role that platinum can play in the fight against climate change was highlighted this week; Minister Gwede Mantashe this week praised the South African mining companies that have announced major new capital projects; and Major new opportunities are emerging in South Africa to boost... →
PGMs, investments, economic growth make headlines
26th March 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes: It is imperative that government, business and labour launch a global campaign to highlight the huge importance of South Africa’s platinum group metals in the fight against climate change. It was right and proper of Mineral Resources Minister Gwede... →
Magazine round up | 26 March 2021
26th March 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Substituting rhodium with palladium next, says Sibanye-Stillwater
By: Martin Creamer 25th March 2021 Substituting rhodium with palladium is the next platinum group metals (PGMs) substitution investment that PGM mining and marketing company Sibanye-Stillwater intends making. Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman revealed this during a panel discussion at this week’s PGMs Industry Day virtual event covered by... →
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