B2Gold approved development of the Antelope underground deposit at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia on 15 September 2025, after cutting the pre-production capital estimate to $105m from $129m.
Human Rights Watch says residents affected by the February 2025 Sino-Metals acid spill in Zambia continue to report health problems and is calling for a comprehensive, independent health investigation.
Pan African Resources reported record annual profit for the year to June 2025 and guided to a near-40% rise in production for FY2026, while confirming plans to shift its primary listing to London.
Angola is targeting 17.5 million carats of annual diamond output by 2027, banking on its giant new Luele mine to challenge for a place among the world's top producers.
First Quantum Minerals abandoned plans to sell minority stakes in its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in Zambia, its CEO said on 25 August 2025, after a $500m Jiangxi Copper prepayment and an earlier $1bn Royal Gold stream eased balance-sheet pressure.
Peabody Energy terminated its agreement to buy Anglo American's steelmaking coal portfolio for up to $3.8bn on 19 August 2025, prompting Anglo to launch arbitration over the collapsed deal a month later.
Valterra Platinum will begin trial underground mining at its Mogalakwena complex by late 2026, testing whether higher-grade ore beneath the Sandsloot pit can extend the mine's life well beyond its open pits.
Exxaro Resources has begun a formal consultation process that could close its Leeuwpan Colliery, citing lower coal export prices and shrinking demand from Eskom.
A commercial court in Bamako has placed Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex under state control, appointing a provisional administrator as Mali seeks to reopen the mine despite the miner's objections.
Burkina Faso has transferred five gold mining assets, including two operating mines formerly run by Endeavour Mining, to state-owned miner SOPAMIB under its revised mining code.
Petra Diamonds has abandoned its scheduled tender calendar in favour of selling diamonds opportunistically, as weak prices and a deteriorating product mix at Cullinan squeeze revenue.
Anglo American Platinum was demerged from its parent and renamed Valterra Platinum, listing separately in Johannesburg and London as Anglo American retained a residual stake it later sold down.
The Minerals Council South Africa said engagement sessions on the MPRDA amendment bill were too high-level to be useful, and that its key recommendation on prospecting rights was ignored.
Ivanhoe Mines suffered its worst trading day in over a decade after withdrawing its Kamoa-Kakula production guidance, as continuing seismic events forced a renewed shutdown at the Congo mine.
Ivanhoe Mines temporarily suspended underground operations at its Kakula copper mine in the DRC after seismic activity, evacuating staff and cutting concentrator throughput.
Alphamin Resources resumed phased operations at its Bisie tin mine in April 2025, weeks after suspending production when Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Walikale district in eastern Congo.
Bushveld Minerals was placed into liquidation on 15 April 2025 after running out of funds, setting up its delisting from London's AIM market once its nominated adviser resigned.
Namibia's government trimmed its 2025 growth forecast to 4.5%, citing weak diamond markets and steep production cuts at De Beers as a drag on the economy.
Ivanhoe Mines reported a $193m annual profit and record copper output at Kamoa-Kakula for 2024, though a backup-power fire and an aggressive platinum expansion plan clouded the outlook.
The Minerals Council South Africa says the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is unhappy with a court ruling that protects existing empowerment deals, and may use MPRDA amendments to undo it.
