Perseus advances construction of Tanzania's first new gold mine in 17 years
Perseus Mining says construction of its self-funded Nyanzaga gold project in Tanzania is progressing well, with first gold still targeted for the first quarter of 2027.
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Vulcan starts $160m project to electrify Africa's biggest coal mine
Vulcan has begun a $160m electrification project at its Moatize coal mine in Mozambique, aiming to replace diesel equipment with a 300MW power system across mining, processing and rail.
Kumba to build 63MW solar plant to power Sishen iron-ore mine
Kumba Iron Ore plans a 63MW on-site solar plant at its Sishen mine, developed by Envusa Energy, expected to start operating in the fourth quarter of 2027.
ARM approves R15.2bn redevelopment of Bokoni platinum mine in Limpopo
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Guinea's bauxite exports hit record 114.8-million tonnes in first half of 2026
Guinea shipped a record 114.8-million tonnes of bauxite in the first half of 2026, up 15% year on year, as robust Chinese demand offset rising fuel and freight costs across the world's top bauxite exporter.
Eskom chief warns against 'rigid' deadlines for shutting coal power stations
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has warned against locking South Africa into hard deadlines for closing coal-fired power stations, saying rigid targets could trigger a new supply crisis.
Transnet's May shutdown cuts Kumba's ore railings by 8% in second quarter
Kumba railed 8.9 million tonnes to Saldanha Bay in the second quarter, 8% less than in the first, after Transnet took the ore line out for ten days of restoration work that replaced 101km of track.
Ahafo North ramp-up offsets Ahafo South's planned decline in Newmont's second quarter
Newmont's second-quarter results show Ahafo North gold output climbing to 68,000oz while Ahafo South production nearly halved to 100,000oz as mining moved to lower-grade ore.
Durban's port gains mask persistent delays for chrome and ferrochrome exporters
Even as Durban wins praise as the world's most-improved port, chrome and ferrochrome exporters face vessel waits of up to four days and inland corridor delays that erase much of the gain.
Paladin closes out record year at Langer Heinrich as ramp-up nears completion
Paladin Energy's Langer Heinrich mine produced 4.82-million pounds of uranium oxide for the year to June 2026, its strongest year since restarting, and has guided FY2027 output up to 5.6-million pounds.
Northam opens R6.3bn Zondereinde 3 shaft to extend mine life by 40 years
Northam Platinum has commissioned the new 3 shaft at its Zondereinde mine in Limpopo, a R6.3bn project that took five and a half years and is designed to sustain and grow output from the operation.
DRC ships its first lithium exports as Zijin's Manono project starts up
The Manono lithium project in the DRC, controlled by China's Zijin Mining, received certification for its first export batch in July 2026, making the country a lithium producer for the first time.
Richards Bay terminal eyes 62 million tonnes as Transnet rail gains hold
Richards Bay Coal Terminal exported just over 30 million tonnes of coal in the first half of 2026 and could reach about 62 million tonnes for the year if Transnet sustains its rail recovery.
Richards Bay coal exports on track for a 10% rise despite Middle East jitters
Richards Bay Coal Terminal said on 22 July 2026 that 2026 exports could rise 10% on 2025's 56.5 million tonnes, helped by a swift recovery from a June derailment.
Kumba Iron Ore warns of steep profit drop as rand strength bites
Kumba Iron Ore forecast on 21 July 2026 that headline earnings per share would fall 39-43% in the first half, hit by an 11% rand appreciation against the dollar.
Sibanye-Stillwater appeals US ruling that Russian palladium did no material injury
Sibanye-Stillwater has filed an appeal against the US International Trade Commission's May finding that imports of Russian unwrought palladium did not materially injure the domestic industry.
Zimbabwe's first lithium rail shipment reaches Maputo via Beitbridge
Zimbabwe has railed its first 1,000-tonne shipment of lithium concentrate from Tsingshan's Gwanda mine to Maputo, using NRZ, Grindrod's BBR and Silvergill on a roughly 1,000km route.
Blanket mine output rebounds 18% in second quarter as Caledonia adds a seventh shift
Caledonia Mining said its Blanket mine in Zimbabwe produced 17,360oz of gold in Q2 2026, up 18% on the first quarter, with grades rising further in July.
Gabon railway operator secures €312m from IFC and Proparco for manganese line upgrade
Setrag signed a €312m financing agreement with the IFC and Proparco on 20 July 2026 for the third phase of modernising the Trans-Gabon Railway, the line that carries manganese ore from Moanda to the Atlantic coast.
Eramet and Gabon agree roadmap to process manganese ore at home
Eramet and the Gabonese government have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out an industrial roadmap to process up to 700,000 tonnes of manganese ore a year in Gabon by 2031, ahead of a planned export ban.
TAZARA revival breaks ground on Dar es Salaam control centre
Tanzania and Zambia have broken ground on a new training centre and operations control centre in Dar es Salaam, the first physical construction under TAZARA's $1.4bn revitalisation project.
PGM shares hit by basket slump, but analysts call the sell-off a pothole
South African PGM shares have fallen with a basket price down more than 30% from January, but banks including RMB Morgan Stanley, Nedbank and UBS say fundamentals remain intact and valuations now look attractive.
OCP phosphate cargoes head for US ports after Trump suspends tariffs
Morocco's OCP Group is shipping phosphate fertiliser to the United States again after President Trump suspended antidumping and countervailing duties for eight months, a move the USDA says could save American farmers $1.82bn a year.
Tharisa's Apollo underground portal on track after first blast
Tharisa said its Apollo underground portal remained on time and budget after its first blast in March 2026, part of a $547m transition intended to extend mining at its namesake operation by more than 60 years.