Sunrise Dam mine, Australia

An openpit mine situated in Australia.

AngloGold renews Sunrise Dam contract with Barminco

Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has awarded a $500-million mining contract at its Sunrise Dam, in Western Australia, to underground mining contractor Barminco. The five-year contract, which is a renewal of its current contract with the gold miner,...

AngloGold expects big jump in quarterly earnings

The world’s third-largest gold producer AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday said it expected a significant earnings increase in its first reporting period without a hedge book. The Johannesburg-based miner, which eliminated its hedge book in October,...

Australia ousts US as second-biggest gold producer, SA slips to fourth

Australia has surpassed the US as the world’s second-biggest gold-producing country in the first half of 2009, and is on track to maintain that ranking for the full year, Melbourne-based mining consultants Surbiton Associates said at the...

Sunrise Dam mine, Australia

An AngloGold Ashanti-controlled mine, situated in Australia