Operations, deal-making, policy and markets across African mining — every story, newest first.
Thungela Resources reported on 17 August 2026 that H1 2026 profit jumped as coal prices and rail performance improved, lifting its interim dividend to R5.50 a share from R2 a year earlier.
Thungela Resources posted a sharp rise in first-half profit to R1.4bn, helped by firmer coal prices and a 12% jump in export sales, and lifted its interim dividend to R5.50 a share.
On the 14th anniversary of the Marikana shootings, unions and political parties renewed calls for President Ramaphosa to declare 16 August an official memorial day, saying affected families remain without closure.
South Africa's high-carbon ferrochrome exports fell 20.8% in July 2026 as Chinese purchases dropped 27.2% month on month, while Japan's imports jumped to overtake Italy and South Korea as the second-largest buyer.
Toubani Resources has drawn down an initial $25 million under its Kobada project funding package, with construction of the Mali gold mine progressing on multiple fronts.
Zimbabwe's gold deliveries reached 26.05 tonnes in January to July 2026, ahead of 24.31 tonnes a year earlier, with small-scale and artisanal miners supplying 18.4 tonnes.
Kumba Iron Ore will supply iron ore to steel mills in the China Mineral Resources Group network from April 2026 to March 2027, under a contract Bloomberg estimates could cover 8 to 10 million tonnes.
Exxaro Resources flagged a fall of up to 23% in headline earnings for the first half of 2026, even as its coal exports rose 15% to 3.94 million tonnes on firmer thermal coal prices.
South Africa's mineral sales rose 27% year-on-year to R86.1bn in June 2026, Stats SA data published on 14 August showed, with gold sales up almost 126%.
AngloGold Ashanti's share price rose 26% in the week following its H1 2026 results, reaching about $121, as EBITDA surged 82% to $4.265bn on high gold prices.
The People's Bank of China added 20 tonnes of gold to reserves in July 2026, its largest monthly addition since late 2023, World Gold Council data published on 14 August showed.
Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive Richard Stewart has pivoted the group away from its earlier global diversification strategy back toward its South African PGM operations and a planned doubling of chrome output.
South Africa's gold sales rose 125.7% year on year to about R20.7bn in June 2026, according to Stats SA, making gold the largest contributor to a 27.2% increase in total mineral sales.
South African mining production fell 4% year-on-year in June 2026, Stats SA data published on 13 August showed, worse than the 3.3% decline analysts had forecast.
Kobaloni Energy is developing a 6,000-tonne-a-year cobalt sulphate refinery in Zambia aimed at European battery makers, positioning it as Africa's first large-scale plant of its kind.
South Africa's mineral resources department has granted Southern Palladium a 30-year mining right for the Bengwenyama PGM project, next to the Modikwa mine, clearing the way for early works.
Merafe Resources reported first-half 2026 profit of R512m, more than double the previous year, as a 75% jump in chrome ore sales and firmer prices offset a 75% fall in ferrochrome production.
Construction of Osino Resources' Twin Hills gold mine in central Namibia is well advanced, with the company's country director targeting a first gold pour around August 2027.
Barrick's Lumwana mine earned $852m in revenue in the first half of 2026, up from $645m, and the company said its $2bn Super Pit expansion remains on time and on budget.
Caledonia Mining's Q2 2026 profit after tax rose 27% to $30m on a 34% higher realised gold price, while the company advanced a $150m interim facility and a $300m project loan for Bilboes.
Fortuna Mining agreed on 10 August 2026 to pay $200m to acquire the Bambadji gold exploration project in Senegal from Barrick and IAMGOLD, extending its land position next to its own Diamba Sud discovery.
The API4 Richards Bay thermal coal price stood at $105.75 a tonne on 7 August 2026, far below the roughly $400 a tonne peak reached during the 2022 energy crisis.
Mali has issued the Menankoto exploitation permit for B2Gold's Fekola Regional project, clearing the way for ore trucking to the Fekola mill and extending the complex's life into the late 2030s.
Deep Yellow spent A$61.4m during the year to June 2026 advancing its Tumas uranium project in Namibia, keeping it construction-ready while it waits for uranium prices to justify a final investment decision.
