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Gold Mining

Gold mining is the extraction of gold from the earth through various methods including underground mining, open-pit mining and placer mining. The industry encompasses exploration, development, extraction, processing and refining of gold ore to produce the precious metal for commercial use. Gold mining operations range from small-scale artisanal workings to large multinational corporations operating multiple mines across continents. Major gold-producing regions include China, Australia, Russia, the United States, Canada, Peru and South Africa, with significant operations also in West Africa, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The sector plays a vital economic role in many countries, providing employment, tax revenue and foreign exchange earnings. Gold miners face challenges including declining ore grades, rising energy and labour costs, regulatory complexity, environmental obligations and community relations. The industry is capital-intensive, requiring substantial investment in exploration, mine development and processing infrastructure. Gold mining companies are sensitive to the gold price, which is influenced by currency movements, inflation expectations, central bank policies and investor demand for safe-haven assets. Modern operations increasingly focus on sustainability, water management, tailings storage safety and mine closure planning. The sector has a long history dating back thousands of years, with major rushes in California, Australia, South Africa and the Klondike shaping regional development and global gold supply.

Gold Mining News


Image of a Tailings storage facility retreatment
Opportunities for minerals recovery and reduced legacy tailings risks
17th July 2026

The retreatment of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is emerging as a significant opportunity for the mining industry to recover valuable minerals while also reducing long-term environmental... 


Underground mine tunnel
UASA concludes successful negotiation of wage agreement at Kopanong Gold
17th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Labour union UASA says it has concluded a favourable two-year wage agreement at gold mining company Kopanong gold mine, located between the North West and Free State provinces. The union says the... 


Operation PROSPER deals heavy blow to illicit mining, organised crime
Operation PROSPER deals heavy blow to illicit mining, organised crime
17th July 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

In a massive nationwide crackdown, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have intensified joint, multi-disciplinary efforts under Operation... 


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On-The-Air (17/07/2026)
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about DRDGOLD's R10-billion investment in five new gold-from-waste projects, a R900-million-plus platinum group metals shaft development in North West province, and Mintek's... 


Yaouré mine
Perseus pursues value creating organic growth opportunities at the Yaouré gold mine
17th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Perseus Mining has provided an update on the suite of growth projects being pursued at its Yaouré gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire, including results from ongoing resource definition... 


Duketon mine
Regis lifts 2027 production guidance
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having met the top-end of its yearly guidance for 2026 and as it advances an underground development project, ASX-listed Regis Resources has increased its 2027 yearly production guidance to between... 


Lundin Mining's Caserones mine, in Chile
Lundin Mining expects gold collar contract losses of $12m in Q2
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed mining major Lundin Mining expects to report certain impacts to its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and adjusted earnings per... 


Sleeping Giant mine
Abcourt achieves record underground development progress at Sleeping Giant mine
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian miner Abcourt Mines produced 720 oz of gold in the quarter ended June 30, bringing its full-year total to 3 628 oz. The company owns the Sleeping Giant gold mine, in Québec, which... 


DRDGOLD, Sibanye-Stillwater, Mintek make headlines
DRDGOLD, Sibanye-Stillwater, Mintek make headlines
17th July 2026

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer tell us how the new elution circuit and smelt house facility at DRDGOLD's Far West Gold Recoveries is performing; he discusses the R964m that is to be spent at... 


Image of gold ore
Round Mountain mine, US
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine in the Big Smoky Valley, in Nye County, central Nevada, US.  


Location map of the Kobada project
Kobada gold project, Mali – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Toubani Resources has secured and finalised a $208-million (A$302-million) binding funding package to complete the construction of the Kobada mine.  


Aerial view of the headgear of the Platreef mine’s three shafts. The recently commissioned four-million-tonne-a-year Shaft #3 will be used to hoist ore for the Phase 1 operation as well as, from the fourth quarter of 2027, for the Phase 2 operations. Shaft #2 is currently being widened to a diameter of 10 m, making it the largest shaft in Africa.
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Commercial production is now expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. 


DRDGOLD's Regional Tailing Storage Facility.
DRDGOLD’s R8bn internally funded capital programme forging steadily ahead
17th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Gold-from-mine-waste company DRDGOLD is looking at organic growth of 40% in throughput and 30% in output, using internally funded cash flows and infrastructure that can facilitate additional... 


Image of drill core from Diamba-Sud
Diamba Sud gold project, Senegal – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortuna has approved a $73-million early-works programme, of which about $18-million had been spent by June 29, 2026.  


Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens
South Africa's mine production weakens as commodity price support starts to fade – council
16th July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens notes that the country's mining output contracted the first time in five months in May, which "proved particularly challenging on two fronts".... 


The Reko Diq project area
Capital reports record revenue in the second quarter
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mining services company Capital has reported another quarterly revenue record of $117.3-million for the three months ended June 30. This contributed to stronger-than-expected revenue of... 


West Red Lake Gold reports strong second-quarter operational performance
West Red Lake Gold reports strong second-quarter operational performance
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Canadian gold producer and developer West Red Lake Gold Mines has reported that meaningful progress has been made in the ramp-up of its Madsen mine, in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario,... 


TRX Gold Corporation CEO Stephen Mullowney
TRX Gold reports record throughput, plant expansion milestones
16th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

TSX-listed TRX Gold Corporation CEO Stephen Mullowney says the company’s results for the quarter ended May 31 demonstrate that the company’s investments in plant optimisation are delivering... 


Port Hedland in Australia
Australian shares end flat; BHP copper output cut, work-stoppage dents miners
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares ended flat on Thursday, as banks steadied the benchmark against a BHP-led mining selloff that wiped out most of the sector's recent gains, after the global miner cut its copper... 


A generic image of a mine camp site
Fury Gold halts drilling, exploration activities at Eau Claire as wildfire nears
16th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

TSX- and NYSE-listed Fury Gold Mines has halted drilling and exploration activities at its Eau Claire camp, in the James Bay region, in Quebec, Canada, owing to a forest fire burning within the... 


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