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Publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly Martin Creamer reports that Platinum Week in Shanghai, scheduled for July, is expected to firm up platinum's solid status and give South Africa's platinum mining industry a massive boost. Platinum jewellery sales have reached their highest level since 2019 despite tariff headwinds, while investment demand for platinum remains extremely strong, driven by industrial use, data centres and hydrogen energy applications.
Green hydrogen aviation fuel plant construction to beginCreamer notes that the building of the first phase of a large green hydrogen aviation fuel plant is expected to begin this year, with Phelan Green selecting Johnson Matthey technology for its Saldanha electro-sustainable aviation fuel plant. A separate R100-billion green hydrogen project in the Eastern Cape is also advancing, with a final investment decision anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Manganese beneficiation and rare earths projects advanceManganese Metal Company has completed construction of a factory in Mbombela producing battery-grade high-purity manganese sulphate for electric vehicle batteries, with plans already in place to treble the plant's size. In the Northern Cape, Frontier Rare Earths is developing the Zandkopsdrift rare earths project in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation, targeting production by 2030 with a 25-year life of mine.
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Martin Creamer talks about South Africa's platinum assets, hydrogen fuel cell technology and a project underway in KZN to add value to the titanium in mineral sands.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes that Sibanye-Stillwater’s CEO has declares the company’s South African platinum assets the ‘world’s best’; he discusses Deputy President Paul Mashatile's...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses July’s Shanghai Week, which is set to firm up platinum’s already solid status; Phelan Green selecting Johnson Matthey technology for its Saldanha...
Martin Creamer talks about Manganese Metal Company, rare earths in the Northern Cape and Junior mining opportunities.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the completion of Manganese Metal Company’s new plant in Mpumalanga; the rare earths project in the Northern Cape that was highlighted on day two of...
Martin Creamer talks about the new mining cadastre, Gauteng's gold-mining revival, and reforms in South Africa's mining sector.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the new online mining licensing system that has begun with Western Cape applications; Sam Molefi's Modi Mining operation; and PyroFuZA, which sees a...
Martin Creamer talks about mining's economic edge, mineral rights and copper in the Northern Cape.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer notes that the Minerals Council AGM heard this week that mining can elevate South Africa’s economic development; he also discusses the urgent need for a one-stop...
Martin Creamer talks about South Africa’s copper, green hydrogen and platinum sectors gain momentum.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest drilling developments at Okiep in the Northern Cape, developments in the green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Nelson Mandela Bay, and...
Creamer Media is expanding its multimedia offering with the launch of IN FOCUS, a new long-form video and podcast series aimed at providing deeper insight into the forces shaping industry, mining,...
Martin Creamer talks about uranium demand, Northern Cape copper and Cementation Africa.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer talks about uranium production in Southern Africa looking up as demand outlook rises; a drill hole in the Northern Cape which has revealed a significant zone of...
Martin Creamer talks about hydrogen’s growing role in energy storage, a new refuelling station at North-West University, and the need to lower manganese rail costs.
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals being significant highlights for North-West University recently; China trailblazing in hydrogen with its...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks green hydrogen’s revival in the global energy crisis; Sibanye-Stillwater’s far-reaching suite of reports on its 2025 activities; and government’s silence...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses electrolytic hydrogen being able to enable long-term energy storage way beyond what batteries can provide; South Africa’s manganese industry calling...
Creamer Media’s At Top Level has conducted a very insightful interview with Robert Botha, the Director of NBP Attorneys Inc, that centres on the rich iron-ore endowment of South Africa’s Northern...
Martin Creamer talks about N Cape investment, BHP workshops and Namibia's green hydrogen breakthrough.
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