Latest African Mining Projects News

Atomic Eagle’s initial drilling results at Chisebuka reveal a significant expansion of a higher-grade uranium zone, reinforcing the company’s 2026 resource growth ambitions at its flagship Muntanga Project in Zambia.

Tusker Minerals spotlights thick, high-grade heavy mineral sands near Cameroon's Douala port, targeting a low-cost development pathway with a pending JORC Exploration Target and planned infill drilling.

Prospect Resources has delivered further gold assay results from its Nyungu Central deposit, reinforcing the potential for valuable by-product credits at the Mumbezhi Copper Project and setting the stage for an aggressive Phase 3 drilling campaign.

Lotus Resources has completed the first phase of a 10,000m infill drill program at its Letlhakane Uranium Project, revealing significant higher-grade uranium intercepts that underpin a resource upgrade planned for H2 2026.

Toubani Resources has kicked off construction at its Kobada Gold Project in Mali following a positive Final Investment Decision, while securing a US$83.5 million financing package to support development.

Atomic Eagle has kicked off a substantial 30,000-metre drilling campaign at its Muntanga Uranium Project in Zambia, targeting resource growth and new discoveries across three priority areas following a recent 24% resource upgrade.

Lion Rock Minerals reported strong high-grade rutile and heavy mineral results at its Minta Project in Cameroon, expanding infill drilling and commissioning an in-country lab ahead of a maiden resource estimate targeted for H2 2026.

Chilwa Minerals has mobilised a second diamond drill rig at its Mpyupyu target in Malawi, accelerating exploration of niobium, rare earths, tantalum, and gallium within a newly identified alkaline syenite intrusion. With over 1,000 metres drilled and key assay results pending, the company is poised for a revised resource estimate in May 2026.

Haranga Resources has kicked off a 4,000-metre Phase 3 reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Ibel South Gold Project in Senegal, aiming to extend high-grade gold mineralisation down dip and test new anomalies along a largely untested 5km corridor.

Chariot Resources Ltd (ASX: CC9) has independently confirmed the presence of spodumene and pollucite in verification samples from its Fonlo and Iganna lithium projects in Nigeria, reinforcing the interpretation of these sites as lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite systems and informing upcoming metallurgical and exploration activities.

Prospect Resources has confirmed a continuous near-surface copper sulphide system over more than 1km at its West Mwombezhi prospect in Zambia, with a maiden resource estimate due in Q2 2026.

QX Resources has confirmed multiple high-grade uranium zones at surface within its Madaba Uranium Project in Tanzania, identifying nine immediate drill targets. Planned exploration aims to rapidly advance towards a maiden resource.