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Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group began construction of a $200m lithium-sulfate plant at its Kamativi joint venture in Zimbabwe on 27 February 2026, the third such Chinese-built processing plant in the country.
Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group has started building a lithium sulphate plant at Kamativi, its joint venture with the Zimbabwean state, days after Harare halted concentrate shipments with immediate effect.
Northam approved R500m of initial capital to begin work on a fourth shaft at its Zondereinde mine, a project chief executive Paul Dunne called technically challenging enough to set a world record.
Exxaro Resources closed its acquisition of key manganese mining and marketing interests from Ntsimbintle Holdings and OM Holdings on 27 February 2026, after South Africa's Competition Tribunal approved the deal in December 2025.
Northam Platinum's headline earnings per share jumped to R15.24 in the six months to December 2025, funding a record R2.8bn interim dividend as PGM prices continued to climb.
Petra Diamonds posted a $188m net loss for the six months to December, warning that continued rand strength was a major risk to the business alongside weak diamond prices.
Valterra Platinum's first full-year results as an independent company showed headline earnings up 98%, a swing to net cash, and total dividends of R45 a share including a R5.3bn special payout.
Canadian explorer Tsodilo Resources says drilling at its Gcwihaba project in north-west Botswana has confirmed all 15 rare earth elements on the US critical minerals list, close to surface.
Eurasian Resources Group's Metalkol tailings-reprocessing operation in the DRC became the first such site globally to be awarded the Copper Mark responsible-sourcing certification.
South Africa's mineral resources portfolio committee received an update from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure on measures to combat illegal mining, formalising a multi-agency policy response.
DRC president Felix Tshisekedi replaced the chairman and CEO of state mining company Gécamines, which holds stakes in copper and cobalt operations run by Glencore, CMOC and ERG.
Northam Platinum increased its revolving credit facility from R2bn to R13.3bn to accelerate solar, battery storage and power-purchase projects aimed at cutting its reliance on Eskom.
Gécamines secured rights to market about half of the copper produced at Glencore's Kamoto Copper Company, extending a trading strategy it has used elsewhere in the DRC.
Glencore and Gécamines finalised a land-access deal at Kamoto Copper Company that the miner says paves the way to 300,000 tonnes a year of copper output.
Mali has granted Barrick a ten-year renewal of its Loulo mining permit, cementing the settlement of their dispute and clearing the way for underground development at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex.
Niger's military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani said about 95,000 tonnes of concentrated uranium powder is ready to be returned to Orano, while insisting uranium produced since the Somaïr nationalisation belongs to Niger.
Bannerman Energy agreed on 12 February 2026 to a $321.5m financing and joint-venture deal with CNNC Overseas Limited to build the Etango uranium project in Namibia debt-free, with completion targeted by the third quarter of 2026.
Galiano Gold has declared maiden underground mineral resources at the Nkran and Abore deposits of its Asanko mine in Ghana, adding potential mine life beneath the existing open pits.
Copperbelt Energy Corporation says Zambia's mining sector will need close to 10GW of new generation and nearly $12bn in investment by 2030 to meet a target of three million tonnes of copper a year.
The DRC's copper exports rose almost 10% in 2025 to 3.4 million tonnes, with Chinese-run mines including Tenke Fungurume and Kamoa-Kakula driving the increase.
Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company is increasing sales to contracted buyers to steady revenue as the rough diamond market stays depressed.
Botswana is redirecting mineral exploration toward critical minerals rather than diamonds, as a state-owned exploration company targets the 70% of the country never surveyed.
Togo's total exports grew 23.4% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2025, anchored by phosphate shipments, with India alone accounting for 18.6% of the total as it bought bulk phosphate rock.
The Tshiamiso Trust said on 9 February 2026 it had disbursed R2.5 billion to former gold miners with silicosis and tuberculosis, reaching the halfway point of its 12-year mandate.
