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Zimbabwe gold deliveries hit 2026 high of 3.95 tonnes in May

Zimbabwe delivered 3,951kg of gold to Fidelity Gold Refinery in May 2026, up 18.8% from April and the highest monthly total of the year so far.

Roy Mulenga·11 June 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Caledonia drilling at Motapa points to longer life for Bilboes gold project

Caledonia Mining released 2025 drilling results from its Motapa property in Zimbabwe, including 19m at 8.08g/t, and said a maiden resource would follow in the third quarter of 2026.

Roy Mulenga·10 June 2026·2 min read

Markets

Central banks resume net gold buying in April as Poland leads again

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.

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Gold

Pan African flags record FY2026 gold output near 275,000oz in pre-close update

Pan African Resources said on 1 June 2026 that annual gold production would rise about 40% to roughly 275,000oz, at the lower end of guidance, as surface retreatment operations outperformed a slower Tennant ramp-up.

Roy Mulenga·1 June 2026·2 min read

Gold

Theta Gold Mines secures $90m bond to fund Pilgrim's Rest project construction

Theta Gold Mines said on 1 June 2026 it had priced a $90m senior secured bond to fund construction of its TGME gold project at Pilgrim's Rest, targeting first gold in early 2027.

Roy Mulenga·1 June 2026·2 min read

M&A

Elcora agrees to buy a million-ounce gold resource in South Africa's Barberton belt

Elcora Advanced Materials signed a binding agreement on 27 May 2026 to acquire the Eldorado gold mine and tailings in South Africa's Barberton Greenstone Belt for $2m in cash plus shares, marking its entry into gold mine ownership.

Roy Mulenga·28 May 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Xtra-Gold pushes Kibi drilling past 700 holes as it eyes a bigger Ghana resource

Xtra-Gold Resources says it has completed 705 holes and roughly 134,000 metres of drilling at its Kibi gold project in Ghana, with a further 20,000-metre programme planned for 2026.

Roy Mulenga·15 May 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Montage Gold keeps Côte d'Ivoire's Koné mine on track for Q4 gold pour

Montage Gold says construction of its Koné gold project in Côte d'Ivoire remains on budget, with more than 10 million work hours logged and first gold still targeted for late Q4 2026.

Roy Mulenga·14 May 2026·2 min read

Markets

March mining data: PGM sales more than double as gold adds 51.7%

South African mineral sales rose 30.2% year-on-year in March 2026, with PGM sales up 113.5% and gold sales up 51.7%, even as physical production grew just 2.5%.

Roy Mulenga·14 May 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Harmony Gold's solar programme heads toward 456MW as Sungazer 2 takes shape

Harmony Gold is expanding its Sungazer solar programme with a 100MW plant under construction at Moab Khotsong, part of a roughly R2bn plan to add wind, solar and PPA capacity across its South African mines.

Roy Mulenga·8 May 2026·2 min read

Gold

Zimbabwe's first-quarter gold deliveries rise 8% to 9.3 tonnes

Gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery reached 9,311.92kg in Q1 2026, up 8.29% on the same quarter of 2025, with small-scale producers supplying about 6.5 tonnes.

Roy Mulenga·7 May 2026·2 min read

Markets

Gold demand hits a record $193bn in value in the first quarter

World Gold Council data published on 29 April 2026 showed the value of first-quarter gold demand hit a record $193bn, up 74% year-on-year, as bar and coin demand rose 42%.

Roy Mulenga·29 April 2026·2 min read

Copper

First Quantum pushes Guelb Moghrein's switch to gold into 2027

First Quantum has deferred the conversion of its Guelb Moghrein mine in Mauritania to a gold-only operation until 2027, raising 2026 copper guidance to about 7,000t and cutting gold guidance.

Roy Mulenga·28 April 2026·2 min read

Markets

Endeavour Mining commits to $2bn shareholder return programme as gold surges

Endeavour Mining says it expects to return at least $2bn to shareholders through 2028 under a programme of rising minimum dividends and opportunistic buybacks, triggered whenever gold trades above $3,000 an ounce.

Roy Mulenga·22 April 2026·2 min read

Gold

Burkina Faso decree lifts state's Kiaka stake to 40%

Burkina Faso has published a decree allowing state miner SOPAMIB to buy another 25% of the Kiaka gold mine for CFA70bn, about A$175m, taking the government's stake to 40% just as the mine reaches full output.

Roy Mulenga·21 April 2026·2 min read

Gold

Caledonia's Blanket output falls in first quarter but miner holds 2026 guidance

Caledonia Mining said Blanket produced 14,767oz of gold in the first quarter of 2026, down from 18,671oz a year earlier, but kept full-year guidance of 72,000oz to 76,500oz.

Roy Mulenga·20 April 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Predictive Discovery and Robex complete merger to create 400,000 oz Guinea gold producer

Predictive Discovery and Robex Resources completed their merger on 15 April 2026, creating a combined West African gold company targeting more than 400,000 ounces a year by 2029.

Roy Mulenga·15 April 2026·2 min read

M&A

Montage Gold buys African Gold for $170m, adding Didievi to Cote d'Ivoire pipeline

Montage Gold completed its $170m acquisition of African Gold in April 2026, gaining the Didievi project in Cote d'Ivoire to develop alongside its flagship Koné mine, and later secured a $75m Macquarie loan to accelerate it.

Roy Mulenga·15 April 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Montage Gold secures 2,100 sq km of gold permits across northern Mauritania

Montage Gold has acquired five gold exploration permits covering roughly 2,100 sq km in Mauritania, diversifying beyond its flagship Koné project in Côte d'Ivoire.

Roy Mulenga·14 April 2026·2 min read

Markets

AngloGold Ashanti launches $650m tender to buy back 2028, 2030 and 2040 notes

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings launched capped cash tender offers on 30 March 2026 to repurchase up to $650m of notes due 2028, 2030 and 2040, reporting strong early participation by the 13 April deadline.

Roy Mulenga·14 April 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Robex builds output momentum at Guinea's Kiniero gold mine

Robex Resources poured 39,367 ounces of gold in the first quarter at its Kiniero mine in Guinea, its first full quarter since reaching commercial production in February 2026.

Roy Mulenga·7 April 2026·2 min read

Markets

Central bank gold buying momentum carries into 2026

Central banks bought about 863 tonnes of gold in 2025 and were forecast to buy roughly 850 tonnes in 2026, a pace of official demand that has helped underpin record prices.

Roy Mulenga·24 March 2026·2 min read

Gold

West Wits pours first gold at Qala Shallows, South Africa's first new underground mine in 15 years

West Wits Mining achieved its maiden gold pour from the Qala Shallows project on 17 March 2026, marking South Africa's first new underground gold mine in 15 years.

Roy Mulenga·17 March 2026·2 min read

Markets

Central bank gold buying eases in January even as more countries join in

World Gold Council data published on 3 March 2026 showed central bank gold buying momentum easing in January even as the base of participating countries continued to broaden.

Roy Mulenga·3 March 2026·2 min read

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