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Opportunities for mines to decarbonise and South Africa's coal exports to China make headlines 
12th March 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Royal Bafokeng Platinum's proposed plans to generate its own electricity; China having become the largest importer of South African coal; and the opportunities for miners to invest in green energy and decarbonisation. →
Mineral Rights, JSE, Kumba make headlines
5th March 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks slow mineral rights processing and ending it; why the JSE should be South Africa’s main mine funder; and Kumba Iron Ore’s exciting new project. →
Implats, 4IR and Target North make headlines
26th February 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Implats' R10-billion worth of new platinum projects, the feasibility study on a mine selected for the testing of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and the Greenfield exploration drilling that has restarted at Target North. →
Sibanye-Stillwater, Hydrox Holdings, coal exports to China make headlines
19th February 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Sibanye-Stillwater assessing on-site green hydrogen generation to power fuel cell mobility; Hydrox's advanced alkaline electrolyser; and South Africa's coal exports to China. →
Sadpo, Vision Blue, PetroSA make headlines
12th February 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the South African Diamond Producers Organisation's ideas to save the industry, Vision Blue’s high-return prospects for investors and how green hydrogen and powerfuels could revive PetroSA and create a 160-billion euro export platform. →
Orion Minerals, Eskom, Botswana's non-diamond exploration make headlines
5th February 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Orion Minerals’ latest acquisition in the Northern Cape, Eskom supporting increasing the licensing exemption threshold for self-generation to 50MW and, Botswana intensifying its effort to attract non-diamond exploration. →
Green tech, RBCT make headlines
29th January 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the green technology boost for African Mining, exports for the Richards Bay Coal Terminal have declined for the third consecutive year and the Richards Bay Coal Terminal is improving efficiency to counter ship queuing. →
PGMs, new Gold Fields CEO designate make headlines
22nd January 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Switzerland's green hydrogen roll-out, PGM demand and Chris Griffith becoming Gold Fields CEO designate. →
China importing SA coal, PGMs in a greener world make headlines
14th January 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks South Africa supplying coal to China, the role of South Africa’s platinum group metals in a greener future and the new project in the North West that is cutting electricity use by 82% and putting platinum into focus. →
South Deep Covid protocols, platinum demand, decarbonisation make headlines
8th January 2021 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks back-to-work protocols at South Deep, the building of hydrogen infrastructure in the US being a good boost for platinum demand and mining companies being pressurised to commit to a decarbonised future. →
Hydrogen fuel cells, Implats, Mogalakwena make headlines
11th December 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks China converting battery electric vehicles into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Impala platinum joining a high-flying PGMs-linked venture capital fund and the approval for the Mogalakwena PGMs mine solar project. →
Investments, copper, Chinese trade relations make headlines
4th December 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks mining companies going all out for investors, a bull market in copper is now firmly under way and South Africa’s buoyant trade relations with China. →
Waterberg, potable water from AMD, economic growth make headlines
27th November 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Platinum Group Metals’ objective to move the Waterberg project to a development and construction stage; An Mpumalanga coal mine is on the point of turning acid mine drainage into potable water at no cost; and the need for South African to focus on... →
Platinum investment demand, Anglo American, Sibanye-Stillwater make headlines
20th November 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks platinum investment demand sky rocketing 291%, Anglo American’s investment commitment to South Africa and a New York court dismissing class action against Sibanye-Stillwater. →
Ferrochrome, green hydrogen, potash make headlines
13th November 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the ferrochrome industry committing to solar generation; the green hydrogen economy and its benefits for Africa; and Kore Potash expecting to complete the first phase of its starter project in May. →
Shallow Reefs Gold, Orion Minerals, exploration make headlines
6th November 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Shallow Reefs Gold being built to mine the shallow reefs of the Wits Basin; Orion Minerals using zinc credits to mine clean, green copper in the Northern Cape; and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe stating that exploration is a... →
Ferrochrome, flow-through scheme, Sumitomo make headlines
30th October 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the Ferrochrome industry's need for an interim measure to be competitive, the flow-through share model that has been drawn up for exploration and Sumitomo becoming the latest investor in partnership with AP Ventures. →
Gold Fields, export tax, coal mine disposal make headlines
23rd October 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Gold Fields' application for a 40MW solar power plant at South Deep, the export tax on chrome ore and coal mine disposal exacerbating CO2 emissions. →
Replacing value, Pearl Gray, green hydrogen economy make headlines
15th October 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses a call for mining companies to convince investors to replace the value being taken out of the ground, the new venture capital incubation fund that is targeting small-scale mining and Southern Africa’s buy-in into the green hydrogen economy concept. →
Exploration strategy, flow through share scheme, Sedibelo Platinum make headlines
9th October 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the DMRE's exploration strategy, South Africa needing a flow-through share scheme and Sedibelo Platinum mines close to listing. →
Sandvik, manganese and green hydrogen atlas make headlines
2nd October 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Sandvik's Innovation in Mining Virtual Event, South Africa having 22 operating manganese mines and the German-funded project to develop a green hydrogen atlas across Southern Africa while integrating the Southern African Development Community region. →
Gold mining, green hydrogen, Pan African make headlines 
25th September 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the need for business and government to look seriously at mining material from gold mine dumps and tailings dams, Australia producing green hydrogen at $2/kg and Pan African Resource’s R150-million solar PV project that authorities are supporting. →
Harmony Gold, Pan African, platinum make headlines
17th September 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the integration of Mponeng and Mine Waste Solutions surface gold recovery operation into Harmony Gold, Pan African's results and platinum possibly on its way into battery electric vehicles as a battery metal. →
Platinum, hydrogen, fuel cells make headlines
10th September 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the potential for platinum to become a $35-billion a year industry, the need for South Africa to promote the hydrogen economy and the potentially large prize for South Africa in significant fuel cell growth and hydrogen. →
Mine dumps, tax laws, rhodium make headlines
2nd September 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks dealing with mine dumps to cut down commute time in Johannesburg, linking tax laws to job creation and Rhodium being "metal of the decade". →
DRDGold, Master Drilling, policy certainty make headlines
27th August 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks DRDGold expecting half-year earnings a share to rocket nearly sevenfold, Master Drilling aligning itself with the transitioning global requirement of opencast mines going underground and policy certainty for the country’s mining sector. →
Hydrogen export, Prieska, exploration make headlines
19th August 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the SADC’s potential to export hydrogen into a trillion dollar market, the final mining right for the Prieska copper/zinc resource, exploration in South Africa and its opportunities. →
Export volumes, ferrochrome, Mponeng Mine make headlines
14th August 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the country’s mine export values and volumes; ferrochrome doing well with worldwide demand; and the transfer of the Mponeng Gold Mine to Harmony Gold, which is in the hands of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. →
Anglo American, RBPlat make headlines
6th August 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Anglo American's move to crop nutrients, RBPlat's gold-streaming tailwinds and South Africa’s lifting of exchange control. →
Kumba Iron Ore, Menar make headlines
31st July 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the flight to iron-ore quality being a demand trend that favours South Africa’s high-quality iron-ore, the all-female exploration crew that has begun drilling in the Northern Cape and Menar’s R250-million, cash-funded, solar-boosted East Manganese... →
Gold price, Consort mine, Metalloys make headlines
24th July 2020 In this week's Second Take, Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the factors influencing the gold price, the high-grade gold vein at Pan African’s New Consort mine in Barberton and South32’s Metalloys smelter being placed under temporary care and maintenance. →
Incentivisation, coronavirus, solar PV make headlines
16th July 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the ANC's call for the incentivisation for investors in mining exploration, the International Council on Mining & Metals convening knowledge-sharing sessions in response to the coronavirus and Pan African's approval of a 10 MW solar PV project at the... →
Returning mineworkers, Covid-19 deaths, hydrogen roadmap make headlines
9th July 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks foreign mineworkers returning to South Africa, platinum having the highest number of Covid-19 related deaths and government's hydrogen society roadmap. →
PGMs, battery metals market potential, De Beers' R10m Covid-19 lab make headlines
2nd July 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks platinum group metals being in a great position to benefit from the fast-growing global decarbonisation momentum, SA and the global battery metals market; and De Beer’s R10-million coronavirus testing lab. →
Infrastructure investment, China & the hydrogen economy make headlines
25th June 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the need for SA to invest more in productive infrastructure to boost the economy, China becoming a net importer of vanadium and how Covid-19 could be catalyst for the hydrogen economy to take off. →
Alexkor, Tshipi Borwa and Acacia Mining make headlines
18th June 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Alexkor's need for a panel of experts, the Tshipi Borwa manganese mine remaining profitable and the three Acacia Mining employees who were released from a Tanzanian jail. →
Hyundai, green aluminium and the Coal Index Report make headlines
11th June 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks Hyundai's new ultra-clean fuel cell electric car, green Aluminium and African Source Markets’ Weekly Coal Index Report and how it is providing pricing transparency. →
Employment in alluvial diamonds, Kalagadi Manganese & Moz make headlines
4th June 2020 Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the South African Diamond Producers Organisation's plea to be allowed create jobs in the alluvial diamond sector, the Industrial Development Corporation & the future of Kalagadi Manganese, and Mozambique's online licence processing system. →
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