By: OrePulse

Namib Minerals is accelerating the restart of its Redwing gold mine in Zimbabwe, targeting a first gold pour in November 2026, the company said.

The restart follows a Zimbabwe Ministry of Mines and Mining Development policy that reserves small- and medium-scale gold mining for Zimbabwean citizens and sets production requirements that foreign-owned operators must meet by January 1, 2027.

Namib Minerals said initial output at Redwing is expected to be about 3,600 tonnes of ore and 338 ounces of gold per month, rising to roughly 10,000 tonnes of ore and 835 ounces of gold per month by the second quarter of 2027. The higher rate depends on installing a higher-capacity winder, which the company expects to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2027.

The company said several stages of restart work have already been completed at Redwing: the mine was connected to grid power in June 2026, dewatering was finished in September 2026, the South Shaft winder was refurbished in September 2026, and a crushing plant was commissioned in October 2026. Commissioning of milling, elution and carbon-in-pulp circuits is targeted for the first half of November 2026, ahead of the planned first gold pour.

Redwing produced about 650,000 ounces of gold between 1981 and 2023, according to the company.

Namib Minerals chief executive Tulani Sikwila confirmed the restart timeline, the company said. Namib Minerals said the accelerated restart is proceeding alongside a separate definitive feasibility study at the mine, and that it does not change the company's full-year 2026 production guidance.