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African Pioneer signed a definitive financing and technical services agreement with Hong Kong's Xinhai Mining Services on 30 July 2026, under which Xinhai funds development of its Ongombo and Ongeama copper projects in Namibia via a secured loan.
A wave of sustainability-linked mining bonds was in development across Zambia and the DRC as of 24 July 2026, aiming to raise over $100m per deal to formalise artisanal miners and fund shared infrastructure alongside industrial projects.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Iron ore prices in China stood at $109.43 a tonne in June 2026, with record port stockpiles and weak construction demand offsetting stronger manufacturing steel use.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index fell on 8 July 2026 as a weaker rand and softer mining stocks outweighed a still-bullish gold price.
Aya Gold & Silver's Zgounder mine in Morocco produced 1.5-million ounces of silver in the second quarter of 2026, up 43% year on year, helping lift group revenue 151% to $96.8m.
Gold's steepest monthly fall since 2008 in June 2026 cut nearly 25% off the JSE's precious metals and mining index in the second quarter, with AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Sibanye-Stillwater all sharply lower.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index opened the week of 29 June 2026 higher, supported by a weaker dollar, gains in mining shares and new listings on the exchange.
The World Gold Council's 2026 Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey drew a record 76 responses, with 89% of reserve managers expecting global gold holdings to keep increasing.
Ghana's state gold board, GoldBod, signed an agreement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines on 25 June 2026 to purchase 30% of large-scale mining companies' gold output from 1 July 2026, to help rebuild the country's foreign reserves.
Goldman Sachs cut its year-end 2026 gold price target from $5,400 back to $4,900 on 20 June 2026, citing fading ETF inflows and the removal of expected rate cuts.
South Africa's mineral sales reached R332bn in the four months to April 2026, up 36.5% year-on-year, with the Minerals Council projecting full-year sales near R995.5bn.
BMI cut its platinum and palladium price forecasts in mid-2026, citing shrinking global car sales and a recovering South African PGM supply chain.
Guinea's bauxite exports keep setting records in 2026, but free-on-board prices have slid to around $38-39 a dry tonne as oversupply and rising freight costs squeeze producer margins.
Central banks made net gold purchases of 19 tonnes in April 2026, World Gold Council data published on 3 June showed, with Poland the largest single buyer.
Rhodium prices fell about 10% in ten trading days in late May 2026, dropping to around $9,000 an ounce as the market repriced from deficit to expected surplus.
South Africa's Reserve Bank raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 7% on 28 May 2026, a move that supports the rand but raises borrowing costs across the mining sector.
The Minerals Council South Africa's 2026 AGM revealed the sector contributed R477bn, or 6.2% of GDP, in 2025, employed 470,457 people and paid R200bn in wages.
At London's annual Platinum Week, the World Platinum Investment Council warned against expecting another price doubling, while analysts highlighted AI-linked data storage and green hydrogen as emerging demand sources.
