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Northam sets Vision 2031 target of 1.5Moz PGM sales, banks on AI demand
Northam Platinum set a Vision 2031 target of more than 1.5 million ounces of annual PGM sales, with chief executive Paul Dunne citing new industrial demand from artificial intelligence and robotics.
Northam declares record R10 final dividend as headline earnings rise almost eightfold
Northam Platinum's headline earnings per share rose 699% to 3,044.2c in the year to June 2026, and it raised its minimum dividend payout to 40% of headline earnings.
Harmony posts record FY26 earnings as SA underground mines generate a 38% cash margin
Harmony Gold produced 1.43Moz in the year to June 2026, within guidance, and lifted headline earnings per share 87% to 4,363c, with Mponeng and Moab Khotsong generating a 38% free cash flow margin.
Sibanye-Stillwater's renewable power push passes 160MW as miners race to cut Eskom reliance
Sibanye-Stillwater now has about 164MW of contracted renewable capacity operating, part of 835MW of wind and solar deals meant to supply 64% of its South African energy needs by 2028.
Sinomine wins extra Zimbabwe export quota as Bikita lithium sulphate plant advances
Sinomine Resource Group has secured an additional Zimbabwean lithium export quota as it continues building a 100,000-tonne-a-year lithium sulphate plant at its Bikita mine.
Northam Platinum opens bidding war after unsolicited approach, reportedly from Valterra
Northam Platinum said on 25 August 2026 it had received an unsolicited, non-binding approach from a major South African PGM producer, reported by Bloomberg to be Valterra Platinum, and invited rival bids.
Tharisa's Karo Platinum signs 25-year special mining lease with Zimbabwe
Karo Platinum has signed a 25-year Special Mining Lease Agreement with the Zimbabwean government covering 23,903ha on the Great Dyke, giving Tharisa the tenure and fiscal certainty it needs to finish the mine.
Tharisa's Karo Platinum secures 25-year mining lease in Zimbabwe
Tharisa's Karo Platinum project has signed a 25-year special mining lease with the Zimbabwean government, though first production is now expected in 2027, three years later than originally planned.
Namibia leans on EU expertise to draft a critical minerals strategy
The European Commission has commissioned consultants to help Namibia draft a National Critical Raw Materials Strategy covering uranium, lithium and rare earths, as Windhoek balances competing EU and Chinese interest in its minerals.
Thungela more than doubles interim dividend as coal prices rebound
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.
Marikana marks 14 years with renewed calls for a memorial day
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.
Gold sales more than double in June, lifting South African mineral sales 27%
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.
Osino's Twin Hills gold mine takes shape as Namibia awaits first pour
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.
AngloGold Ashanti to resume Egypt exploration after March suspension
AngloGold Ashanti plans to resume exploration at its Nugrus and Najd blocks in Egypt's Eastern Desert in the third quarter of 2026, after halting work in March following an undisclosed incident.
Glencore weighs restart of mothballed South African coal projects
Glencore is considering restarting South African coal growth projects that it shelved when the business fell below 50 million tonnes a year, as improving rail capacity revives the economics.
PGM basket price surges 85% as platinum, palladium and rhodium all rally
South African PGM producers' realised basket price rose 85% year-on-year to $2,801 an ounce in the first half of 2026, as platinum, palladium and rhodium rallied together.
Sylvania Platinum closes FY2026 with record 95,885 oz of production
Sylvania Platinum produced a record 95,885 4E PGM ounces in the year to June 2026, though fourth-quarter revenue and EBITDA both fell sharply as the PGM basket price retreated 25% quarter-on-quarter.
Namibia opens Walvis Bay-Karibib rail corridor for mining cargo
TransNamib and Kaleido Logistics have launched a rail corridor between Walvis Bay and Karibib designed to move 25,000 tonnes of mining and quarrying cargo a month, cutting truck traffic and emissions.
Perseus closes FY2026 with record cash flow and first stoping at Yaouré underground
Perseus Mining produced 109,013oz in the June quarter and 404,998oz for FY2026, generating a record $769m of notional cash flow as stoping began at the CMA underground mine at Yaouré in Côte d'Ivoire.
Endeavour Mining books record first-half cash flow as Mana falls short
Endeavour Mining produced 564koz of gold in the first half of 2026 at an AISC of $1,871/oz, converting a $4,579/oz realised price into record free cash flow of $761m while its Mana mine in Burkina Faso lagged guidance.
Fortuna approves $109m expansion to lift Séguéla above 200,000oz a year
Fortuna Mining has approved a $109m project to raise throughput at its Séguéla gold mine in Côte d'Ivoire by 30% to 2.3Mtpa, targeting more than 200,000oz a year over the next decade.
Valterra says Zimbabwe's historic $100m export-proceeds debt remains unresolved
Valterra Platinum is recovering most of its current Zimbabwean export proceeds through tax offsets and central bank payments, but there is still no solution for about $100m owed from previous years.
South Africa records 33 mine deaths in 2026 as Implats leads fatality toll
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says 33 miners had died in South African mines by late July 2026, with Impala Platinum's Rustenburg operation accounting for more than a third of the toll.