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Mining Weekly | Africa

20 September 2026

• Tertiary Minerals advances exploration at base metals prospect in Zambia
  Aim-listed mineral exploration and development company Tertiary Minerals has outlined a higher-grade, shallow silver/copper/zinc mineralised zone at its Target A1 prospect at the Mushima North project, in Zambia. The company has reported assay results from 29 of the 39 holes drilled during its Phase 4 programme, which covered 3 639 m, with results from a further eight holes awaited and two holes yet to be submitted for analysis.
• Koryx announces maiden drill programme on Zambia projects
  TSX-listed Koryx Copper has provided an update on exploration activities in Zambia, where fieldwork has begun on both the Luanshya West and Mpongwe projects. At Luanshya West, an initial diamond drill programme will begin before the end of September aimed at testing three or four targets with 2 500 m of drilling.
• SANY targets lower-cost, lower-emission mining with hybrid truck
  Heavy equipment manufacturer SANY has launched its SRT100S off-highway mining truck in a move aimed at helping mining operations reduce operating costs while progressing towards lower-emission equipment. The 95-t-payload rigid dump truck incorporates hybrid technology, which SANY sales administration and operations manager Houssein Zhu says provides a competitive advantage at a time when the cost of operating diesel-powered equipment is placing increasing pressure on mining companies.