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Markets

Record number of central banks plan to keep buying gold, WGC survey finds

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.

Roy Mulenga·25 June 2026·2 min read

Markets

Goldman Sachs slashes 2026 gold target back to $4,900

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.

Roy Mulenga·20 June 2026·2 min read

Uranium

GoviEx holds week-long talks in Niamey over Madaouela uranium restart

GoviEx Uranium and Niger's mining ministry held a week of technical and legal talks in Niamey in June 2026 aimed at drafting a new mining convention that could pave the way back to the Madaouela uranium project.

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Roy Mulenga·19 June 2026·2 min read

Iron Ore

Simfer and Baowu submit feasibility study for 2Mt Simandou pellet plant

Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Geology on 18 June reviewed a feasibility study from Simfer and China Baowu Steel for a pellet plant with capacity of 2 million tonnes a year, meeting a Simandou co-development commitment.

Roy Mulenga·19 June 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Pan African's Poplar discovery near Evander draws early co-investment interest

Pan African Resources said multiple parties have approached it about co-investing in the Poplar gold project near Evander, an early-stage target estimated at 6.6 million ounces.

Roy Mulenga·19 June 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Zambia and Zimbabwe commit $440m to revive the Batoka Gorge hydro scheme

Zambia and Zimbabwe have each committed $220m in public equity to the long-delayed Batoka Gorge hydro scheme, a $4.2bn, 2,400MW project on the Zambezi, and held a market-sounding session in June 2026.

Roy Mulenga·17 June 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Lobito rail resumes Congo copper shipments after flood repairs

Lobito Atlantic Railway received its first copper shipment from the DRC in about two months after repairing flood-damaged track, restoring a key Congolese export route.

Roy Mulenga·15 June 2026·2 min read

Exploration

Turaco Gold's Afema study points to 200,000oz-a-year Côte d'Ivoire mine

Turaco Gold has completed a pre-feasibility study for its Afema project in Côte d'Ivoire, outlining a 10.3-year mine producing about 200,000 ounces of gold a year.

Roy Mulenga·15 June 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Lobito Atlantic Railway restarts DRC copper trains after flood damage

Lobito Atlantic Railway has resumed carrying Congolese copper after floods in Angola's Benguela province cut the line in April 2026, restoring a key mineral export route to the Atlantic.

Roy Mulenga·15 June 2026·2 min read

Copper

Iran war acid squeeze puts up to 125,000t of Congo copper at risk

Wood Mackenzie estimated that sulphur supply disruption from the Iran war could remove up to 125,000 tonnes of copper output in the DRC, as acid prices more than doubled.

Roy Mulenga·11 June 2026·2 min read

Gold

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

Elevate Uranium grows Namibian resource base past 116 million pounds

Elevate Uranium has lifted the uranium resource at its Marenica project in Namibia by 31% to 52.8 million pounds, taking its total Namibian resource base above 116 million pounds.

Roy Mulenga·10 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

Energy & Infrastructure

ZESCO says Zambia's power supply is stable enough to rule out load shedding

Zambia's power utility ZESCO says the country's electricity supply is stable and nationwide load management will not return this year, citing improved hydro, thermal and solar generation.

Roy Mulenga·10 June 2026·2 min read

Markets

Rising volumes, falling prices: Guinea's 2026 bauxite paradox

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.

Roy Mulenga·5 June 2026·2 min read

Gold

Mali unrest cuts Syama output as Resolute warns of weak second quarter

Resolute Mining said Syama would produce only about 30,000oz in the June quarter, well below the 40,000-45,000oz expected, after security problems in Mali disrupted equipment deliveries and explosives supply.

Roy Mulenga·5 June 2026·3 min read

Copper

Kipushi sets new monthly zinc record, stays on track for 2026 guidance

Ivanhoe Mines' Kipushi mine in the DRC set a new monthly zinc production record in May, putting it on course to become the world's fourth-largest zinc producer this year.

Roy Mulenga·4 June 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Zambia extends copper concentrate export waiver as smelter maintenance drags on

Zambia has extended its 10% export duty waiver on copper concentrate to 30 September 2026, covering almost 272,000 tonnes, as smelter maintenance and outages limit domestic processing capacity.

Roy Mulenga·3 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.

Roy Mulenga·3 June 2026·2 min read

Iron Ore

Simandou shipments jump to 2.2Mt in May as Morébaya port loading improves

Iron ore exports from Guinea's Simandou project reached 2.2 million tonnes in May, up from a record 1.3 million tonnes in April, suggesting bottlenecks at the Morébaya port are starting to ease.

Roy Mulenga·3 June 2026·2 min read

Copper

Konkola Copper Mines takes Nchanga smelter offline for 60-day overhaul

Konkola Copper Mines began a planned 60-day maintenance shutdown of its Nchanga smelter on 29 May, with work scheduled to run to 25 July as part of Vedanta's modernisation plan.

Roy Mulenga·2 June 2026·2 min read

Manganese & Chrome

Nersa throws South Africa's ferrochrome smelters a 62c/kWh lifeline

South Africa's energy regulator Nersa has approved a concessionary 62c/kWh electricity tariff for ten ferrochrome smelters run by Samancor and Glencore-Merafe, a 75% discount to Eskom's standard rate.

Roy Mulenga·29 May 2026·2 min read

Markets

Rhodium crashes 10% in ten days as surplus fears take hold

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.

Roy Mulenga·29 May 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Nersa approves discounted Eskom power rate to save ferrochrome smelters

South Africa's energy regulator has approved a concessionary 62c/kWh Eskom tariff for Samancor Chrome and Glencore-Merafe's ferrochrome smelters, aimed at halting further plant shutdowns.

Roy Mulenga·29 May 2026·2 min read

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