Gold Mining
The extraction and processing of gold ore into refined bullion; a major source of export revenue and, increasingly, of domestic central-bank reserve purchases in producing countries.
Covered in 78 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 31, 2026.
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China's Mineral Review Adds Gold and Nickel Reserves, Lifts Rhenium Over 200%
Chinese miners may be able to extend operations at existing sites.
Kinross's Free Cash Flow Falls 59% as Output Drops at La Coipa and Round Mountain
Rising costs and lower output are cutting cash flow even with high gold prices.
Agnico Eagle Beats Profit Forecasts as Higher Gold Prices Outweigh a 24% Rise in Costs
High gold prices are lifting miners' profits despite cost pressures.
Newmont and Imperial Target an Early-2027 Decision on the Red Chris Block Cave Mine
The first phase is expected to produce 3.0 million ounces of gold.
Gold Slips Below $4,000 for a Weekly Loss of Over 3.5% as Oil Lifts Rate Fears
Precious metals mining shares fell on Toronto's main index as gold dropped below $4,000.
New Found Gold's Queensway Value More Than Doubles to C$1.73 Billion on Higher Gold Price
Higher gold prices are lifting the value of undeveloped gold projects.
Newmont Beats Profit Forecasts and Lowers Its Full-Year Cost Outlook
Gold near $4,300 an ounce against costs near $1,500 leaves miners with wide margins.
Boroo Agrees to Buy Yukon's Eagle Gold Mine, Shut Since a 2024 Collapse
A buyer willing to fund cleanup and restart offers a route out of receivership for a failed mine.
Gold Heads for Its Biggest Weekly Fall Since June as Oil Prices Lift Rate Fears
A weekly drop of 3.5% trims the margins miners earn on each ounce.
Metals One Plans Barbrook Gold Mine Restart With Ex-Harmony CEO Graham Briggs as Chair
A restart would bring idle plant and infrastructure back into use.
Ghana Orders Standard Mining Pay as Gold Miners Hand Operations to Local Contractors
Foreign miners must hand operations to local contractors under tighter pay rules.
Serabi Gold Cuts Its 2026 Output Forecast by About 17% as Brazil Permits Stall
The cut shows how permit delays can strand new processing capacity.
Wiluna Mining Lists on the ASX After an A$180 Million Gold IPO, the Largest Since 1995
The raising shows investors are funding gold developers.
Brazil's Supreme Court Halts Belo Sun's $300 Million Volta Grande Gold Project Again
The ruling shows how Indigenous-rights cases can stall large mines for years.
Fresnillo's Silver Output Falls 12% in the Third Quarter, but It Keeps Its 2026 Targets
Fresnillo, the world's largest primary silver producer, mined 10.3 million ounces of silver in the third quarter, 11.6% less than a year earlier, as ore grades fell at three mines. It kept its 2026 production targets, saying output is in line with expectations.
Landslide at an Illegal Gold Mine in Colombia's Nariño Kills 14 People
Deadly accidents at informal mines add to scrutiny of gold supply chains.
Northern Star Says Gold Fields' A$38.7 Billion Bid Is Now Below Its Share Price
The bid could reshape ownership of Australia's largest gold assets without changing output.
New Found Gold Pours 4,863 Ounces in Its First Quarter as Canada's Newest Gold Producer
Another developer has moved into production at today's high prices.
An Ontario Town May Have to Move to Make Way for a Revived Kerr-Addison Gold Mine
High prices create opportunities, but community opposition can delay projects.
Bolivia Stops Central Bank Gold Buying and Eases Export Rules to Attract Dollars
Bolivian exporters can sell abroad without central bank certificates.
Minnova Plans a C$76 Million Restart of Manitoba's PL Gold Mine by 2028
High prices are making restarts of old mines worth studying again.
Gold Slips Toward a Weekly Loss as Hot US Inflation Keeps Fed Hike Bets Alive
A weekly price drop trims miners' margins after gold's fall since February.
BlackRock's Evy Hambro Calls Gold Miners' Share Buybacks 'Reckless'
A top shareholder is publicly questioning how miners spend their record cash.
South African Miners Review Safety as Deaths Reach 53, Already Above Last Year
Gold mines are among the sectors with the most fatalities.
New Study Values Bonterra's Barry Gold Project in Quebec at C$665 Million
Higher gold prices are lifting the value of smaller development projects.
Mercuria Backs the Restart of Queensland's Mount Morgan Gold Mine With A$40 Million
Prepayment funding helps bring a mine back into production.
Hycroft Drills Its Highest Gold Grades Yet at the Vortex Zone of Its Nevada Mine
Bonanza-grade results can support future production plans.
Mining Profits Hit Records on Gold, but Industry Productivity Has Stalled, McKinsey Says
Gold producers led the industry's profit and return gains.
Equinox Gold's Third-Quarter Output Jumps 34% After Its Merger With Orla Mining
Consolidation is lifting output at a mid-tier producer.
Investor Redwheel Urges Gold Fields to Drop Its Hostile Bid for Northern Star
The bid fight shows appetite for consolidation among large gold miners.
SSR Mining Agrees to Buy Roxmore for C$712 Million to Add the Converse Gold Project
A producer consolidates deposits around an existing mine.
SSR Mining Extends Nevada's Marigold Gold Mine to 20 Years With a 43% Bigger Reserve
A major US gold mine has extended its life.
Gold Holds Near $4,160 as Middle East Attacks Lift Oil and the Dollar
Lower gold prices reduce miners' margins.
Egypt's Army Steps Up Its Illegal Gold Mining Crackdown as Sudan Probes Miner Deaths
Artisanal mining near the border is under military pressure.
Brightstar Keeps Its Laverton Gold Project on Track for First Gold in June 2027
A new mid-tier gold project is advancing on schedule.
Bank of America Sees Gold Averaging $4,000 in Q4 Before Rebounding to $4,813 in 2027
A lower near-term price outlook squeezes miners' margins.
Kefi Restarts Its Tulu Kapi Gold Project in Ethiopia After a Fatal Safety Incident
A development project resumes after a safety pause.
Colombia Signs Nine Copper, Gold and Phosphate Contracts From Its 2026 Mining Rounds
Gold and polymetallic blocks were also awarded.
Armenia Opens the Long-Delayed Amulsar Gold Mine After Years of Environmental Protests
A long-stalled mine has finally opened.
Gold Edges Above $4,200 as Oil Slips on Talk of a Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire
Miners earn more per ounce when gold rises.
Air Strike on a Gold Mine Near the Sudan-Egypt Border Kills at Least 13 Miners
Small-scale gold mining along the border has become deadly for workers.
NOVAGOLD Ends Q3 With $343.4 Million in Cash as It Moves to Own All of Donlin Gold
An ownership change at an undeveloped project does not change current gold output.
Namib Minerals Finishes Its Zimbabwe Mill Expansion, Lifting How Mine Capacity 36%
A larger mill raises How Mine's processing capacity.
Colombia Says Zijin Played Down Security Risks at Its Buriticá Gold Mine to Investors
The case highlights security and disclosure risks for miners in areas with illegal mining.
Ethiopia Opens Its First Gold Refinery as It Tries to Keep More Value at Home
Ethiopian miners gain a domestic refinery for their gold.
World Gold Council Asks Gold Miners to Publish Which Refiners Get Their Gold
Miners face a new reporting expectation but no legal obligation.
McEwen Sells Two Timmins Gold Properties to Discovery Mining for $55 Million
The deal frees capital for McEwen and gives Discovery room to expand.
Galiano Gold Wins 15- and 17-Year Lease Extensions at Ghana's Asanko Mine
Long lease extensions give Asanko secure tenure into the 2040s.
Caledonia Mining Cuts Its 2026 Gold Target as a Compressed Air Shortage Hits Blanket
Caledonia faces lower output and higher costs per ounce at Blanket.
Lundin Gold's Ecuador Mine Has Its Best Quarter Ever, Producing 153,736 Ounces
Record output at higher prices shows strong margins for high-grade producers.
Ghana Plans to Rewrite Its Mining Bill to Restore 20-Year Leases After a 'Mistake'
A 20-year lease is more workable for new mines than the draft's 15-year limit.
SigraFi Secures $35 Million to Buy Gold From Artisanal Mining Cooperatives
Small-scale miners gain a steady, contracted buyer for their gold.
Gold Climbs Back Above $4,170 as Bond Yields Ease and Chinese Buyers Return
A recovery from the two-month low supports miners' revenue.
Wesdome Sees 10-15% More Gold From Quebec's Kiena Mine Without Major New Spending
An established mine is growing output without major new capital.
Fortuna's Gold Output Slips 4% as Séguéla Stumbles, but It Approves a $109M Expansion
One mid-tier producer's dip and expansion plan leave the industry picture unchanged.
Gold Drops to a Two-Month Low as Fed Minutes Keep a Year-End Rate Hike in Play
A lower gold price cuts the revenue miners earn on every ounce sold.
BHP Sells Its Shut Kambalda Nickel Plant in Western Australia to Gold Fields
Gold Fields adds processing infrastructure near gold projects in the region.
Gold Touches a Two-Month Low Near $4,100 as the Dollar and Bond Yields Climb
A lower gold price cuts miners' revenue per ounce.
Tanzania Renews Barrick's North Mara Gold Mine Licences for Another 15 Years
A long licence renewal gives Barrick certainty to keep investing at North Mara.
The LBMA Goes on Trial in London Over Deaths at a Tanzanian Gold Mine
Miners may face tougher sourcing checks from refiners if the claimants win.
The World's 50 Biggest Miners Lost $264 Billion in September as Gold Slid
All 15 gold miners in the ranking fell, losing \$79 billion together.
Asian Gold Producers Move to Keep More of Their Gold at Home
Miners in these countries face export taxes but may gain local refining options.
Gold Fails to Hold $4,200 After Weak US Jobs Data as Treasury Yields Rise
A lower gold price reduces miners' revenue per ounce.
Troilus Lines Up $850 Million of Debt for Its Quebec Gold-Copper Mine
A major new Canadian gold-copper mine is close to being fully funded.
Gold Ends September Down 6.5%, Snapping a Two-Month Winning Streak
A 6.5% monthly fall cuts miners' realised prices.
Ghana Warns Shandong Gold's Namdini Mine It Could Be Closed Over an Unreported Spill
Miners in Ghana face stricter environmental enforcement and closure risk.
Gold Fields Pauses Work at Its Windfall Gold Project in Quebec After a Permit Lapses
The case shows how permit timing can halt work on large new mines.
Natixis Now Sees Gold Ending 2026 at $4,100, a Month After Calling for $5,000
A lower year-end price forecast points to weaker margins for gold miners.
Gold Climbs Back Above $4,160 as US Job Openings Fall More Than Expected
Tuesday's bounce offers miners little relief after a 10.9% monthly fall in gold futures.
B2Gold Finds a New High-Grade Zone at Goose and Holds Its Gold Target After a Crusher Fire
A new high-grade zone and held guidance support confidence in a hard Arctic operation.
Northern Star Rejects Gold Fields' $27 Billion Bid to Create the No. 2 Gold Miner
The bid signals a wave of consolidation among producers flush with cash from high gold prices.
Hudbay Raises Snow Lake's Lifetime Gold Output by 60% and Extends Mine Life to 2043
Better recoveries and larger reserves show how older districts can keep producing for decades.
Montage Gold Pours First Gold at Côte d'Ivoire's Koné Mine, Months Ahead of Schedule
A new mine delivered on budget and early is a positive signal for developers.
Gold Sinks More Than 3% to a Seven-Week Low as Oil Jumps on Trump's Iran Rejection
Miners' shares and realised prices fall when bullion drops 3% in a day.
Gold Drives Ghana's Export Earnings to a Record $22.44 Billion
Rising gold export values directly reflect strong conditions for Ghana's gold mining sector, both in output and in the prices its production commands.
TD Cowen Names Barrick and Equinox Gold Among Its Top Mining Stock Picks
TD Cowen's bullish targets reflect confidence in production growth and cash generation across the gold-mining sector.
Gold Miner Iamgold Could Start Paying a Dividend by 2027, Motley Fool Analysis Argues
Iamgold's debt-free turnaround illustrates how mid-tier gold producers that completed major mine builds during a period of elevated gold prices are now positioned to consider shareholder returns rather than pure reinvestment, a pattern that could influence how the market values comparable producers.
Namibia Starts Building Its First-Ever Gold Reserves Through a Domestic Mine Deal
Navachab gains a guaranteed domestic buyer for part of its output, paid in local currency, alongside its existing international sales.
