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29th September 2022 This week: World’s largest battery-electric mine truck heading for commercial availability in 2024 And, Women-owned company aims to revive SA’s phosphate industry after securing mining right →
Minerals Council ‘absolutely adamant’ about need for commercially available cadastre 
By: Martin Creamer 29th September 2022 The key objective of transparency in applying for prospecting rights and mining rights – and openly managing them – can be enabled by a commercially available cadastre system. While South Africa does not have such a cadastre, fellow African countries that are already thriving on it include... →
Green hydrogen, fuel cells important part of any future energy system, says global strategist
By: Martin Creamer 27th September 2022 Green hydrogen and fuel cells will be a very important part of any future energy system, says Switzerland-based energy and sustainability consultancy strategist Dr David Hart. Among the electrolysers that convert renewable electricity into green hydrogen are proton exchange membrane (PEM)... →
South Africans urged to turn exploration into Big Hairy Audacious Goal 
By: Martin Creamer 24th September 2022 South Africans have been urged to rally around exploration as this country's Big Hairy Audacious Goal – a BHAG – so that what is described as "our lowest hanging economic fruit" can be turned to positive account. Council for Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza, who was speaking in support of the junior... →
New fund-raising product appropriate for junior miners, says JSE
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2022 The JSE has a new product that is appropriate for fund-raising by junior mining companies, JSE origination and deals head Sam Mokorosi said on Friday. Mokorosi, who was speaking at Minerals Council South Africa’s Junior and Emerging Miners Desk webinar, highlighted the new product against the... →
On-The-Air (23/09/2022)
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2022 This week, Martin Creamer speaks about the need for rapid private sector energy participation, a collaborative approach to energy for Southern Africa and a new platinum champion as world demand for the metal builds. →
Green hydrogen at sea on world-first offshore demonstrator platform
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2022 The world’s first offshore green hydrogen production demonstrator platform has been positioned offshore of France. “This is the first time that renewable hydrogen will be produced at sea,” French company Lhyfe stated in a release to Engineering News & Mining Weekly. (Also watch attached Creamer... →
Magazine round up | 23 September 2022
23rd September 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Women-owned company aims to revive SA’s phosphate industry after securing mining right
By: Natasha Odendaal 23rd September 2022 Adelaide Ruiters Mining & Exploration (ARME) has secured a mining right for its Zandheuvel phosphate mine, in Saldanha Bay, and CEO and founder Adelaide Ruiters hopes to revive competences in South Africa’s phosphate industry. The 51% South African women-owned mining and exploration company is... →
Energy: Private sector participation, regional collaboration, investment
22nd September 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Minerals Council South Africa urging more rapid private sector energy participation; Southern Africa needing a collaborative energy approach, much like that of the EU's; and the World Platinum Investment Council’s new CEO seeing much opportunity for... →
Resources Watch
21st September 2022 This week: PGMs hotter than ever amid upcoming SAIMM greener world collaboration event; Pan African effectively building new underground gold mine at Evander and, Menar says anthracite prospects looking very good →
World’s largest battery-electric mine truck heading for commercial availability in 2024
By: Martin Creamer 21st September 2022 The world’s largest battery-electric truck for underground mining is on its way to becoming commercially available in 2024. Sandvik’s 65 t TH665B machine removes between 1 t and 2 t of carbon dioxide (CO2) a day, along with heat and noise. →
On-The-Air (16/09/2022)
By: Martin Creamer 16th September 2022 This week, Martin Creamer speaks about: Evander’s “new” gold mine; anthracite coal demand and platinum group metals. →
Pan African, Menar, SAIMM conference make headlines
16th September 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Pan African Resources effectively building an underground gold mine at Evander; Menar seeing good prospects for anthracite; and the upcoming Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy conference, which will have a large focus on platinum... →
Magazine round up | 16 September 2022
16th September 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Anthracite prospects looking very good – Menar
By: Martin Creamer 15th September 2022 The prospects for anthracite are looking very good, especially in terms of market value and having demand coming from different parts of the world, says Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu, who was speaking to Mining Weekly in a Zoom interview. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) Bayoglu reports that... →
Pan African effectively building new underground gold mine at Evander
By: Martin Creamer 14th September 2022 Midtier Africa-focused gold producer Pan African Resources is effectively building a new internally-funded underground gold mine on two levels of the Evander underground gold mine in Mpumalanga, CEO Cobus Loots said on Wednesday when the company reported record production for the 12 months to... →
PGMs hotter than ever amid upcoming SAIMM greener world collaboration event
By: Martin Creamer 13th September 2022 Platinum group metals (PGMs) as global decarbonisation and environmental, social and governance (ESG) enablers have arguably never been a hotter topic globally, which will be highlighted at the upcoming in-person conference of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) at Sun... →
Sandvik officially launches its new high-tech Khomanani manufacturing facility
By: Shannon de Ryhove 9th September 2022 Multinational mining and mineral processing equipment manufacturer Sandvik launched its new high-tech head office facility, workshop and manufacturing complex in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, on September 9. The facility was officially opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa. →
On-The-Air (09/09/2022)
By: Martin Creamer 9th September 2022 This week’ Martin Creamer speaks about: green hydrogen; platinum group metals and Implats massive R50bn capital expenditure programme. →
Magazine round up | 09 September 2022
9th September 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Platinum remains significantly undervalued – WPIC
By: Martin Creamer 5th September 2022 Platinum remains significantly undervalued. That is the key takeaway from the 30-page Platinum Quarterly published by the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC). “Why I say that platinum remains undervalued is that we've got a situation where the opportunities for platinum look good. →
On-The-Air (02/09/2022)
By: Martin Creamer 2nd September 2022 This week, Martin Creamer speaks about: mine dump communities growing their own vegetables and ARM committed to fight climate change. →
ARM, Implats, DRDGold make headlines
2nd September 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks African Rainbow Minerals's pledge to combat climate change; Implats's commitment of R4.3-billion for the next five years towards energy security and decarbonisation; and DRDGold’s broad-based livelihoods initiative, which has had more than 8 000... →
Magazine round up | 02 September 2022
2nd September 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
Motor manufacturer helping to reduce load on grid
By: Tracy Hancock 2nd September 2022 In focusing on energy efficiency, Zest WEG, a subsidiary of Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, is helping the South African mining industry reduce its load on the country’s fragile energy generation system through the uptake of its products. For example, the company started... →
ARM ups dividend, highlights climate commitment, shifts to green energy
By: Martin Creamer 1st September 2022 Diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) on Thursday paid higher dividends, reiterated its full commitment to climate change mitigation, and outlined the start of its intended shift towards the implementation of renewable energy. In affirming the Johannesburg Stock... →
Implats commits R50bn capex to mines, beneficiation, energy, decarbonisation
By: Martin Creamer 1st September 2022 Platinum group metals (PGM) company Implats, which generated free cash flow of R28.8-billion in the 12 months to June 30, said on Thursday that it had allocated R4.3-billion over the next five years to energy security and decarbonisation. Gross profit totalled R41.3-billion at a gross margin of... →
Resources Watch
1st September 2022 This week: Green hydrogen atlas to be officially launched before year-end; And, Northam constructing, commissioning solar plants, securing wind energy →
DRDGold's livelihoods initiative attracts 8 000-plus direct participants
By: Martin Creamer 31st August 2022 The livelihoods initiative introduced by surface gold mining company DRDGold has to date attracted more than 8 000 direct participants at a time when boosting jobs and livelihoods in South Africa has never been more important The broad-based livelihoods (BBL) programme of the Johannesburg- and... →
Feasibility studies this year for Mponeng gold mine deepening – Harmony
By: Martin Creamer 30th August 2022 Time will be spent this year on doing feasibility studies relating to the deepening of the Mponeng gold mine on the West Rand, Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said on Tuesday. In response to Afrifocus Securities analyst Des Moines on how important Mponeng woud be in the years to come, Steenkamp... →
Harmony working hard to boost productivity
By: Martin Creamer 30th August 2022 Gold mining company Harmony Gold on Tuesday announced a programme to improve the human dimension of safety and productivity by combining cultural transformation with technological advancements. The target of the Safety 300 or S300 programme is to safely lift the output per mining crew from the... →
Shirley Hayes sheds more light on next month’s copper listing on the JSE’s AltX
By: Martin Creamer 29th August 2022 Shirley Hayes, the founder and CEO of SHiP Copper, into which Big Tree Copper will be reversed when Copper 360 lists on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) next month, on Monday shed more light on the way forward for what will be South Africa’s only pure copper play on the JSE. “It... →
Northam constructing, commissioning solar plants, securing wind energy
By: Martin Creamer 26th August 2022 The renewable energy plans of the Booysendal platinum group metals (PGMs) mine of Northam Platinum have been detailed quite extensively in the company’s 95-page sustainability report that will be available shortly online, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne said on Friday, when the Johannesburg Stock... →
On-The-Air (26/08/2022)
By: Martin Creamer 26th August 2022 This week, Martin Creamer speaks about: green hydrogen; SA's biggest ferrochrome producer and satellite imagery to monitor mine dumps. →
Northam forecasts R5.4bn capex as growth projects progress
By: Martin Creamer 26th August 2022 Platinum group metals company Northam, which refined 9.7% more metal than the prior year in the 12 months to June 30, on Friday forecast capital expenditure (capex) of R5.4-billion for the current 2023 financial year – up on the R4.6-billion of 2022, and reflecting the progress of its... →
DRDGold, Merafe, green hydrogen atlas make headlines
26th August 2022 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses DRDGold monitoring its tailing dumps using satellite imagery and drone surveillance; Merafe's plans for 744 MW of energy; and a new Southern African green hydrogen atlas that is set to be launched before the end of the year. →
Magazine round up | 26 August 2022
26th August 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
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