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Martin Creamer
Martin Creamer is Creamer Media Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
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On-The-Air (03/07/2020) 
By: Martin Creamer 3rd July 2020 The Covid death toll among mineworkers this week rose to 12 – and there are still no foreign mineworkers back at work. Mining companies this week funded and opened their own 200-bed Covid field hospital and their own a R10-million Covid laboratory to speed up testing. South Africa’s platinum... →
On-The-Air (26/06/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 26th June 2020 South Africa needs to get going fast on building the 88 infrastructure projects chosen this week by the Presidency. Lesotho has opened more border posts to speed up the return of foreign mineworkers. Six mineworkers working on South African mines have now died from the coronavirus. →
On-The-Air (19/06/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 19th June 2020 South Africa’s development finance system is facing a major strategic challenge and could cave-in if it is not improved. A panel of experts is needed to oversee the future of the struggling government-owned diamond mining company Alexkor. More border openings are needed to allow foreign... →
On-The-Air (12/06/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 12th June 2020 South African platinum has helped South Korean car maker Hyundai to launch the world’s cleanest car. More than 240 000 South African mineworkers are now back at work and punching above their weight. Harmony Gold will be raising R3-billion on the stock exchange to take over the world’s deepest mine. →
On-The-Air (05/06/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 5th June 2020 Small diamond miners have formed an organisation to boost jobs in South Africa’s top diamond fields; South Africans are going all out to save a struggling black-women-owned manganese mine in the Northern Cape; South Africa is lagging other African countries in the awarding of mining rights and... →
On-The-Air (29/05/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 29th May 2020 The big conversation has begun on how to get the economy back on track post Covid-19; A strong call went out this week for South Africa to appoint an independent minerals industry regulator; and Pressure is mounting on South Africa’s biggest air polluters to curb their emissions. →
On-The-Air (22/05/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 22nd May 2020 South Africa’s first-ever platinum coins – the Elephant bullion coins – have sold like hot cakes around the world; Twenty mineworkers who tested Covid positive this week have been prevented from going underground; and Strict Covid guidelines for South Africa’s mines have been reinforced in a... →
On-The-Air (15/05/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 15th May 2020 Power stations the world over are switching from coal to hydrogen to combat climate change; Twenty seven of the world’s top mining companies have signed a pledge to combat climate change; and The 100-year-old Anglo American is moving out of its historic corporate office in downturn Johannesburg... →
On-The-Air (08/05/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 8th May 2020 Mining companies are establishing Covid-19 laboratories on their mine sites to speed up testing; Two mineworkers at two different mines this week tested positive for the coronavirus; and Amplats’ exploded smelter complex has been brought back to life ahead of time, despite Covid-19. →
On-The-Air (01/05/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 1st May 2020 One set of Covid-19 regulations for mining has already proved to be 100% wrong. Mining companies are continuing to dole out tens of millions of rands to communities in response to Covid-19. One South African mining company is taking a giant leap into the world of automated underground mining. →
On-The-Air (24/04/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 24th April 2020 South Africa, under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, is resolving to forge a new post-virus economy; Eskom is now sitting on so much coal that it ordering coal mining companies to hold off on coal deliveries; and South Africa’s mines are all ramping up to 50% of production capacity... →
On-The-Air (17/04/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 17th April 2020 All the executives of South Africa’s biggest platinum mining company are contributing a third of their pay to the fight against Covid-19; The Minerals Council has given full support the government’s latest Covid-19 regulations for mines; and Mining company Glencore is helping Eskom to supply... →
On-The-Air (10-04-2020)
By: Martin Creamer 10th April 2020 Mining companies are going to great lengths to fund human welfare in response to the Covid-19 crisis; Government is allowing a few mining companies to continue operating under strict hygiene conditions; and Gold is continuing to play its centuries-old role of being a safe haven in times of trouble. →
On-The-Air (03/04/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 3rd April 2020 AngloGold has handed over two of its mine hospitals to the government for use by Covid-19 patients; Post Covid-19, the mining industry is offering to play a major role to re-stabilise the South African economy; and World health needs to heal itself after this health crisis in the same way as... →
On-The-Air (27-03-2020)
By: Martin Creamer 27th March 2020 At last, the world’s mining giants are shining a bright new spotlight on green hydrogen; Eskom must sign energy contracts that ensure a smart transition from coal to renewables; and God help us if we don’t take climate change very seriously. That’s the warning from Minerals Council South Africa... →
On-The-Air (20/03/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 20th March 2020 Mining companies the world over are taking firm steps to cut their greenhouse gas emissions; South African executives across the board are proclaiming that going green and protecting the environment makes money for shareholders; and South Africa’s petroleum and automotive industries have fallen... →
On-The-Air (13/03/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2020 South Africa’s leading coal mining company yesterday confirmed its strong entry into the renewable energy business. Coronavirus. Royal Bafokeng Platinum has a policy of giving all its employees the opportunity to fund their own dignified homes. South Africa is hopelessly short of mechanised... →
On-The-Air (06/03/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 6th March 2020 South Africa’s biggest black-managed and black-controlled platinum mining company is taking steps to generate its own renewable electricity. Royal Bafokeng Platinum has a policy of giving all its employees the opportunity to fund their own dignified homes. South Africa is hopelessly short of... →
On-The-Air (28/02/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 28th February 2020 South Africa’s black-controlled Impala Platinum is evaluating the building of a 200 MW solar power plant in Zimbabwe; The jointly black-white owned company Assmang is studying solar power possibilities for its mines in the hot Northern Cape; Sasol has asked the government for permission to... →
On-The-Air (21/02/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 21st February 2020 The implementation of new technology is earning a fortune for the South African mining companies that are brave enough to implement it; The JSE this week praised South Africa’s mining companies to the rooftops for their outstanding performance in 2019; and SA’s clean energy ducks are all in a row... →
On-The-Air (14/02/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 14th February 2020 At last, sunny South Africa will be permitted to generate as much electricity from the sun as South Africa needs. The Australian government is giving cash grants worth millions of dollars to mines prepared to generate their own electricity from the sun and the wind. By this time next year,... →
On-The-Air (07/02/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 7th February 2020 Strong steps are being taken internationally to stop criminals from getting stolen gold into the market; Minerals Council South Africa is going all out to boost junior mining; and Diamond miners may use airships to replace winter roads in frozen parts of Canada to mitigate against climate change. →
On-The-Air (31/01/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 31st January 2020 South Africa must seize its opportunity to produce green hydrogen and help the world to fight climate change at the same time. Analysts warned in Johannesburg this week that climate change will hit Africa much harder than other continents. 6000 people will descend on Cape Town next week for the... →
On-The-Air (24/01/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 24th January 2020 South Africa’s coal exports fell for the second year running as weather changes hold up shipping and local coal business rescues inhibit supply. Climate change has become the new lighting rod of investment as major banks cut money supply to carbon polluters. Anglo American has taken the exciting... →
On-The-Air (17/01/2020)
By: Martin Creamer 17th January 2020 At last, solar power is becoming a real sunrise industry in sunny South Africa; While South Africa’s mineral resources and energy sector is losing jobs, Australia’s mining industry is in a jobs boom; and Anglo American is keen to enter the fertiliser space by mining polyhalite in England, Brexit... →
On-The-Air (13/12/2019)
13th December 2019 South African mining companies are at the ready to generate their own electricity to ease the burden on Eskom; The promise of urgent action on electricity supply by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy needs to include timelines; and South Africa should join the 14 countries around the... →
On-The-Air (06/12/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 6th December 2019 South Africa must ensure that it gains more from its great treasure chest of minerals; A fuel cell car this week attracted world attention by setting a new distance record; and Producing metals without emitting climate-damaging carbon dioxide is gaining ground very rapidly. →
On-The-Air (29/11/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 29th November 2019 Eskom is receiving offers of help from big and small companies; A big new zinc project in the Northern Cape may be forced to get electricity outside of South Africa; and Anglo American this week gave doing business in South Africa a massive thumbs up. →
On-The-Air (22/11/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 22nd November 2019 Government is being called upon to concession some struggling railway routes to the private sector; The Mandela Mining Precinct has come out of its starting blocks at promising speed; and Solar power is now so low-priced that farmers and off-grid miners are installing it. →
On-The-Air (15/11/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 15th November 2019 The enthusiasm of the private sector to generate clean, green electricity for itself is soaring to great heights. South Africa and Lesotho are continuing to collaborate in bringing more water to South Africa and more electricity to Lesotho. South Africa’s private sector is getting initiatives... →
On-The-Air (08/11/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 8th November 2019 Eskom’s electricity transmission network needs to be expanded fast to accommodate the influx of clean solar energy. South Africa’s status as the ideal venue to set a new world land speed record as been uplifted with the completion of trial runs in the Northern Cape. Anglo American’s plan to... →
On-The-Air - Tribute to Xolani Gwala (01/11/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 1st November 2019 The expansion of Eskom’s electricity transmission network needs to be accelerated to accommodate the influx of clean solar energy; SA’s status as the ideal venue to set a new world land speed record was enhanced this week with the completion of three ‘run profiles’ in the Northern Cape; and Anglo... →
On-The-Air (25/10/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 25th October 2019 A new transparent coal trading platform is planned to open up Eskom coal costs for all to see. Mines the world over are taking strong steps to mitigate climate change and end carbon pollution. The Motsepe Foundation is going all out to create job opportunities for unemployed South African youth. →
On-The-Air (11/10/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 11th October 2019 South Africans this week put a plan in place to ensure a “just transition” to the new clean electricity era; A new Proudly South African technology is being rolled out to stop the curse of cable theft; and By announcing its second big hydrogen project, Australia is beating South Africa to the... →
On-The-Air (04/10/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 4th October 2019 Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe this week reiterated South Africa’s full commitment to honouring its climate-change undertakings; New technology is available to turn South Africa’s mining industry back into a sunrise industry that is much safer; and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says South... →
On-The-Air (27/09/2019)
By: Creamer Media Reporter 27th September 2019 Using clean hydrogen fuel rather than diesel fuel is on the cards for 20 Gauteng buses; and Minerals Council South Africa is giving its full backing to the uptake of the hydrogen economy. →
On-The-Air (20/09/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 20th September 2019 The Minerals Council this week urged South Africa to move forcefully into the hydrogen economy to boost our struggling economy; Yet another South African mining company announced this week that it is taking steps to generate its own electricity; and Black-controlled Exxaro this week took full... →
On-The-Air (13/09/2019)
By: Martin Creamer 13th September 2019 South Africa’s first fuel cell factory is to be built in KwaZulu-Natal by Taiwanese investors; South Africa was this week advised to use up its mountains of discard coal before opening new coal mines; and Hydrogen, the most abundant substance on earth, is inching its way towards replacing oil as... →
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