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.
Perseus Mining produced 92,551 ounces of gold in the September quarter, down 15.1% from the 109,013 ounces recorded in the previous quarter, as output declined at all three of its operating mines in West Africa.
NeoTerra Group has secured the right to increase its ownership of the Monte Muambe mining project in Mozambique from 51% to 70%, after meeting the spending requirements for the third phase of its farm-out agreement.
BME, the explosives and blasting solutions business within Omnia Holdings, has developed VIPERTRON, an electronic initiation system designed to improve blast timing, precision and reliability at mines and quarries.
Marula Mining has completed due diligence on nine prospecting licences in Tanzania, moving closer to a proposed acquisition that would give it a 95% economic interest in a 170-square-kilometre exploration portfolio near its Kinusi Copper Mine.
Ghana has ordered its mining regulator to standardise wages and employment conditions across the mining industry as multinational operators prepare to transfer more mining operations to local contractors by the end of 2026.
Rio Tinto and venture builder Founders Factory have selected five startups for the fifth cohort of their Mining Tech Accelerator, backing technologies focused on geohazard monitoring, faster metal analysis, critical-mineral refining, mine planning and copper exploration.
Zambia’s Chambishi copper mine has recorded a new milestone in underground development, with a tunnel-boring machine excavating 422.4 metres in one month during trials on the Southeast Orebody Project.
Tharisa priced a $300m, five-year bond on 11 September 2026 through its Arxo Finance subsidiary to complete construction of the Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe, targeting first ore to the mill in late 2027.
Uranium spot prices, which touched about $101 a pound in January 2026 before settling near $84-$90, remain high enough to support producing African mines but still leave some greenfield projects waiting on the sidelines.
Tharisa has secured a $300m five-year bond at an 11% coupon to fund the balance of its $545m Karo Platinum project, where first ore to the mill is now expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The World Platinum Investment Council has swung its 2026 forecast from a 297koz deficit to a 265koz surplus, blaming a 601koz cut to expected investment demand after ETF outflows in the first half.
The World Platinum Investment Council forecast on 9 September 2026 that platinum would run a 265,000-ounce surplus for the year, reversing an earlier deficit call after heavy first-half investment outflows.
Sibanye-Stillwater has begun Section 189 consultations to close its Kwezi shaft near Rustenburg, putting 781 employees and 333 contractors at risk of losing their jobs.
African Rainbow Minerals' iron ore division booked a 41% drop in headline earnings for the year to June 2026, hit by weak prices and the cost of shutting Beeshoek, even as group profit recovered to nearly R4bn.
Platinum Group Metals Ltd is studying a staged development of the Waterberg JV in Limpopo, with a feasibility study due by November. Implats, which holds just under 15%, says the new thinking is more appealing.
Impala Platinum lifted headline earnings to R22.9bn in FY2026 from R732m a year earlier as higher precious and base metal prices flowed through, and declared total dividends of 1,855c a share.
The FTSE/JSE All Share Index closed at 116,687.82 on 3 September 2026 as gold mining equities surged about 38% and PGM producers gained 21.6% during August.
Impala Platinum reported on 3 September 2026 that annual net income surged more than 40 times to R31bn as platinum prices rallied, allowing the group to raise its total dividend more than elevenfold to R17.1bn.
