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Resources Watch 
27th May 2021 This week: SAEC name change to Seriti Power signals coal miner’s new broader energy vision; Hire jobless geologists to capture much-needed exploration data; and, Menar expects first ore from inaugural manganese mine in July →
Concern over lack of JSE listings ahead of Junior Indaba 
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2021 In anticipation of next week's Junior Indaba virtual conference, AmaranthCX director Paul Miller has updated statistics on the change in the number of listed mining companies on the JSE over time. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) It is not a pretty picture. (See attached chart.) →
Govt-Minerals Council team established to promote exploration – Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) and Minerals Council South Africa have established a task team to promote exploration, outgoing Minerals Council president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday. The exploration task team, Mgojo said during his address to the council’s 131st annual general... →
Diamond explorer Bill McKechnie feels South Africa has battery mineral exploration potential
By: Martin Creamer 25th May 2021 The renowned exploration geologist linked to the colossal and still-thriving diamond discovery against all odds at the Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, believes there is no reason why new battery and other specialist minerals cannot be discovered in South Africa, using the techniques that he... →
South Africans right to be very proud of country’s iron-ore – IMR
By: Martin Creamer 24th May 2021 South Africans are well within their rights to be very proud of the iron-ore that is produced in the country. That is the view of Sedibeng Iron Ore CEO Aneesh Misra, who is also MD of IMR South Africa. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) →
Arne Frandsen’s great green graphite offering debuts Monday
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2021 Arne Frandsen’s great green graphite offering debuts Monday when trading of the shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite begin on the New York Stock Exchange. There is no half measure with Nouveau Monde Graphite chairperson and Pallinghurst managing partner and co-founder Frandsen when it comes to... →
On-The-Air (21/05/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2021 A new manganese mine was opened in the Northern Cape this week as demand for the metal hots up; A call has been made for jobless geologist graduates to be hired to capture much-needed exploration data; and yet another coal mining company intends entering the business of renewable sun and wind... →
Climate change, geology graduates, PGMs make headlines
21st May 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Anglo American calling the global climate crisis "something that exceeds anything seen in centuries"; a call for unemployed geology graduates to capture historic exploration data; and the PGMs opportunities coming out of the hydrogen economy being... →
Magazine round up | 21 May 2021
21st May 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Menar expects first ore from inaugural manganese mine in July
By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th May 2021 Mining investment firm Menar has officially launched its first-to-portfolio manganese mine, East Manganese, in Hotazel, in the Northern Cape. MD Vuslat Bayoğlu expects the mine to produce its first ore in July and to ramp up to nameplate capacity of processing 30 000 t a month of ore by August. →
Hire jobless geologists to capture much-needed exploration data – LEI 
By: Martin Creamer 19th May 2021 A strong call for unemployed geology graduates to be contracted to capture historic exploration data electronically has been made by Letaba Elihle Investments (LEI) principal geology consultant Siphelele (Siphe) Ntshangase. In a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly Ntshangase also called on South... →
Resources Watch
19th May 2021 This week: Colleagues pay tribute to Wits’ Fred Cawood as he prepares to retire; Platinum on cathodes of zinc-air system chosen to decarbonise New York City; and, Specialised attorneys fill gaps engineers cannot →
SAEC name change to Seriti Power signals coal miner’s new broader energy vision
By: Martin Creamer 17th May 2021 The change of name of South African Energy Coal (SAEC) to Seriti Power when South32’s coal assets become absorbed into Seriti Resources from June is indicative of Sereti Resources seeing opportunities in general energy beyond coal, CEO Mike Teke said on Monday. SAEC is the name that the ASX- and... →
Global economic recovery drives first-quarter platinum demand higher
By: Simone Liedtke 17th May 2021 As the global economy continued to recover, boosted by widespread stimulus measures, demand for platinum increased by 26% or about 405 000 oz year-on-year to more than 1.9-million ounces in the first quarter, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) notes in its latest ‘Platinum Quarterly’... →
On-The-Air (14/05/2021)
By: Martin Creamer 14th May 2021 The fact that New York City is to use platinum to help it decarbonise its buildings is great news; the iron-ore price is soaring to unprecedented heights and South Africa stands to benefit; and gold mining companies are going all out to be greener and cleaner. →
Mining policy, NY zinc-air system, AngloGold Ashanti make headlines
14th May 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks why mining policy in South Africa needs to deal with both the highs and lows of mining, New York using platinum on the cathodes of a zinc-air system and AngloGold Ashanti investigating renewable energy projects across the entire group. →
Magazine round up | 14 May 2021
14th May 2021 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Specialised attorneys fill gaps engineers cannot
By: Nadine Ramdass 14th May 2021 Consulting engineers have valuable technical understanding but often lack the legal expertise to ensure that their intentions are well articulated and that the contract is balanced. The resulting gap requires legal experts to ensure that the contract is correctly drafted to protect the parties... →
Platinum on cathodes of zinc-air system chosen to decarbonise New York City
By: Martin Creamer 13th May 2021 Platinum features on the cathode of zinc-air battery technology that is taking the City of New York by storm in helping to lower the carbon footprint of its buildings, Mining Weekly can today report. Zinc8, the Canadian Stock Exchange company that has won the city’s decarbonisation challenge, has... →
Resources Watch
13th May 2021 This week: African miners note benefits of investing in renewables; Gold Fields board approves R660m construction of 40 MW solar plant at South Deep; and, Net zero gold a ‘realistic prospect’ →
Renewable energy projects under investigation across AngloGold
By: Martin Creamer 11th May 2021 Renewable energy projects are under investigation across the entire AngloGold Ashanti group, AngloGold Ashanti VP: environment Tony Da Cruz told Mining Weekly on Tuesday. Da Cruz reported that the gold mining company is also working with industry peers and vehicle original-equipment manufacturers... →
Colleagues pay tribute to Wits’ Fred Cawood as he prepares to retire
By: Donna Slater 10th May 2021 After 22 years with the Wits School of Mining Engineering, Wits Mining Institute director Professor Fred Cawood is planning to retire at the end of May, starting what he calls his “second life” at the age of 60. He explains that the theory behind a “second life” is based on Japanese work ethics... →
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... →
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