Namib Minerals is bringing Redwing Mine back into production ahead of schedule, with the company targeting its first gold pour in November 2026. The accelerated restart follows Zimbabwe’s new rules for foreign-owned operators in the small- and medium-scale gold mining sector.
Caledonia Mining Corporation has signed financing agreements worth up to US$150 million with a consortium of Zimbabwean financial institutions to support construction of its Bilboes gold project.
Kavango Resources has received regulatory approval to operate a 50-tonne-per-day gold processing plant at its Hillside Gold Project in Zimbabwe, completing a key step in its plans to increase production from its local mining operations.
Harmony Gold has generated 70 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity by converting pressure from chilled water travelling through its deep-level gold mines into power, recovering energy that would otherwise go unused.
Guinea has inaugurated its first gold refinery in Conakry as the government moves to require domestic processing of gold produced by artisanal miners and large-scale mining companies.
Gabon has cancelled 52 mining titles following a government audit, with several gold permits among those affected. The decision gives authorities an opportunity to reconsider who can operate the concessions as the country moves to bring more gold production into the formal economy.
Financing · GoldHarmony Gold raises about R21bn in new multi-currency bank facilities$1.3bnCompleted
Acquisition · GoldPan African Resources buys out Emmerson in A$311m all-share deal and lists on ASX$218mCompleted
Acquisition · CopperHarmony Gold completes $1bn acquisition of MAC Copper$1bnCompleted
NYSE: AUGoldAngloGold AshantiGold miner formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. It completed a corporate restructuring in September 2023 that moved its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange and its domicile to England, while keeping secondary listings in Johannesburg, on A2X and in Accra.
TSX: BTOGoldB2GoldCanadian gold miner founded in 2007 by former Bema Gold executives after Bema was acquired by Kinross. It has grown through acquisitions including Central Sun Mining, CGA Mining and Papillon Resources, and is listed in Toronto and New York.
NYSE: BGoldBarrick MiningCanadian gold and copper miner renamed from Barrick Gold Corporation in 2025 to reflect its growing copper business. Listed in New York and Toronto, it settled a long-running dispute with Mali's government over its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in November 2025, agreeing to pay about $430m and resume operational control.
