Cummins has introduced a new 29-litre mining engine designed for haul trucks and excavators, targeting lower fuel consumption, greater power density and compatibility with alternative fuels. The S29 is expected to become available globally in late 2027.
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.
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.
Kenya is preparing to select a developer for the Mrima Hill rare earths and niobium deposit after five bidding groups submitted proposals, with the competition attracting strong interest from US-linked companies following the withdrawal of two Chinese bidders.
Angola’s Longonjo rare earth project is now expected to begin production in early 2028, a year later than previously planned, as developer Pensana Plc works to secure additional funding for construction.
Financing · PGMsTharisa prices $300m bond to finish Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe$300mPending
Acquisition · PGMsNortham Platinum opens sale process after unsolicited approach, reportedly from Valterra—Announced
Disposal · CoalAnglo American agrees to sell Queensland coal mines to Dhilmar for up to $3.88bn$3.9bnPending
Acquisition · GoldPan African Resources buys out Emmerson in A$311m all-share deal and lists on ASX$218mCompleted
JSE: ARIDiversifiedAfrican Rainbow MineralsDiversified South African mining group founded in 2003 by Patrice Motsepe through a merger of his mining interests, making him one of the first black industrialists to control a major JSE-listed miner. Motsepe remains its non-executive chairman.
TSXV: AFMDiversifiedAlphamin ResourcesTin miner headquartered in Mauritius and dual-listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and JSE AltX. Its Bisie mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo hosts some of the world's highest-grade tin deposits.
LSE: AALDiversifiedAnglo AmericanLondon-headquartered diversified miner that traces its roots to Johannesburg, where Ernest Oppenheimer founded the Anglo American Corporation in 1917. After demerging its platinum business as Valterra Platinum in 2025 and agreeing to sell its steelmaking coal unit, the group is reshaping itself around copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients while preparing to merge with Teck Resources to form Anglo Teck.
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.
