The World Platinum Investment Council's Q1 2026 report showed the 2025 platinum deficit revised up to a record 1.1 million ounces, with a further 240,000-ounce shortfall forecast for 2026.
The World Platinum Investment Council recorded a 268koz platinum surplus in the first quarter of 2026 as ETF holders sold and mine supply rebounded, but still forecast a 297koz deficit for the year.
Frontier Nuclear and Minerals says it is close to publishing a maiden mineral resource estimate for its Engo Valley uranium project in Namibia, after completing a second phase of drilling.
ZCCM-IH's chief executive said in May 2026 the Zambian state investment company was working to raise its stake in KoBold Metals' Mingomba copper project to 25% from 20%, after already lifting its Lubambe Copper Mines stake to 30%.
Transnet has concluded access agreements with 11 train operating companies covering coal, manganese, containers and fuel, in the first big step of its open-access rail reform.
Sibanye-Stillwater priced an oversubscribed $500m senior notes offering on 8 May 2026 and used the proceeds to tender for older, higher-coupon Stillwater notes due 2026 and 2029, cutting group debt.
Tharisa concluded a five-year open-book mining contract with Cementation Africa for its underground transition, adopting a transparent cost-plus model over the traditional rates-based approach.
A delegation from Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund visited Newmont's Ahafo North mine, saying the operation could exceed its original mine-life estimate and reporting no major safety incidents so far in 2026.
Mining at the Winning Consortium Simandou blocks in Guinea stopped from 28 April after an estimated 3,000 workers struck over pay, the first strike at the Baowu-led venture. Rail and port operations continued.
AI-driven explorer KoBold Metals has broken ground on shaft construction at its Mingomba copper project in Zambia, targeting first output in the early 2030s.
Southern Palladium said metallurgical test work had more than doubled expected chrome recoveries at its Bengwenyama PGM project to 65%, though incorporating the improvement delayed its feasibility study to the fourth quarter.
Sylvania Platinum's adjusted EBITDA rose 61% to $47.8m in the March 2026 quarter as the PGM basket price climbed 28%, with the debt-free company on track to beat its full-year production guidance.
South Africa has appointed six consortia to modernise Beitbridge, Lebombo and four other border posts under a R12.5bn PPP, targeting congestion that slows mineral and general trade with the region.
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.
ZESCO has commissioned the 50MW Mansa solar plant in Zambia's Luapula Province, the area's first major generation investment in over 60 years, easing load shedding and supporting local manganese mining.
Valterra Platinum's first-quarter 2026 production rose 7% year-on-year to 743,500 oz, with Amandelbult up 43% as it recovered from 2025 flooding, while the average basket price hit a five-year high.
Implats confirmed it is evaluating three potential Zimbabwean growth projects, the Hartley Complex, Darwendale and Karo Platinum, alongside its existing Zimplats and Mimosa operations.
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.
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.
Flooding in western Angola suspended rail traffic on the Lobito Corridor, disrupting a key export route for copper and cobalt from the DRC to the Atlantic port of Lobito.
First Quantum Minerals says its $500m, 430MW wind-and-solar project with Total Eren and Chariot for its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in Zambia remains on track, creating over 1,200 construction jobs.
Ivanhoe Mines shocked investors by cutting 2026 guidance at Kamoa-Kakula to 290,000-330,000 tonnes and 2027 guidance to 380,000-420,000 tonnes, citing a more conservative mine plan.
Valterra Platinum's annual reporting suite said the hydrogen economy was set to be a broad, strongly growing demand sector for the PGMs it produces, citing partnerships with TotalEnergies and Johnson Matthey.
World Bank financing for the DRC's Inga 3 hydropower project took effect on 2 February 2026, prompting President Tshisekedi to order cooperation agreements finalised within 60 days.
