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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


Aurous Resources CEO Richard Floyd.
Revived Far West Rand gold mines looking to add 1 000 more jobs
7th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Gold mining company Aurous Resources, which has been ticking away quietly off the radar with its revived Blyvooruitzicht and Doornfontein gold mines, is looking to adding 1 000 more employment... 


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Freeport Indonesia aims for Manyar smelter restart next month, CEO says
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

Copper and gold miner PT Freeport Indonesia plans to resume production at its Manyar smelter in September as copper concentrate production from its Grasberg mine gradually recovers, CE Tony Wenas... 


A map of Aya Gold & Silver's projects in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver expands its Moroccan exploration portfolio
7th August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian precious metals mining company Aya Gold & Silver has acquired a strategic exploration portfolio comprising three mining licences and 18 exploration permits covering about 259 km² of land... 


McEwen's Black Fox mine, in Ontario
McEwen increases full-year output guidance for Canadian gold complex
7th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto-headquartered McEwen has increased its expected production out of the Fox Complex, in Timmins, Ontario, to between 20 000 and 23 000 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs) for the full year. The... 


Bauxite being loaded onto a ship at a Guinea port
Guinea picks Glencore as offtaker for State-owned bauxite miner
7th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Guinea picked Glencore as offtaker to buy bauxite produced by State-owned Nimba Mining Co, as the West African nation looks to manage more closely export flows of the aluminum feedstock. Glencore... 


North Island project area
Northisle publishes integrated MRE for four copper, gold deposits in British Columbia
7th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Northisle Copper and Gold has published an integrated mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its North Island project, in British Columbia, which integrates the Northwest Expo, Red Dog,... 


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China's gold reserves rise by most since October 2023 as buying pace quickens
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

China's central bank stepped up its gold purchases for a fifth straight month in July, adding the most bullion to its reserves since October 2023, official data showed on Friday. The People's Bank... 


Antamina mine in Peru where Wheaton has attributable production
Wheaton posts record net earnings, operating cashflow in Q2
7th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-, Toronto- and New York-listed precious metals streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals has reported record year-to-date net earnings of $1.1-billion and record operating cashflow of... 


IAMGOLD Côté mine, in Canada
IAMGOLD appoints Canadian mining veteran Mcleod-Seltzer to board
7th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed IAMGOLD Corporation has appointed Catherine McLeod-Seltzer director, effective September 1. She is a highly accomplished leader in the Canadian mining industry, offering a... 


Drill core from the Dokwe project
Ariana Resources targets 2028 gold production from rare Zimbabwe greenfield mine
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

London-listed Ariana Resources ARNR.L expects to start producing gold from its greenfield project in Zimbabwe in 2028, the company's managing director Kerim Sener said on Thursday. Ariana's Dokwe... 


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Kanmantoo mine, Australia
7th August 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A copper mine about 55 km from Adelaide, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia 


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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited - Women in Mining
7th August 2026

Raising the standard in corporate reporting Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited’s head of reporting, Michelle Kriel plays a key role in producing high-quality corporate reporting for one of South... 


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Multotec - Women in Mining
7th August 2026

Mining equipment manufacturer Multotec Manufacturing senior sales engineer Inga Kimu is responsible for building and maintaining strong customer relationships, exceeding sales targets, and driving... 


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More than gold: DRDGOLD's women lead
7th August 2026

At DRDGOLD, women are helping shape what a differentiated gold producer looks like, from reclamation and restoration to the value returned to communities and share-holders. We asked three women... 


Image of Platreef mine underground
Platreef palladium/rhodium/nickel/platinum/copper/gold project, South Africa – update
7th August 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mine has also reported that Japanese consortium shareholder ITC Platinum has committed to fund its proportionate share of the Phase 2 expansion. 


DRDGOLD COO Jaco Schoeman.
Mammoth regional tailings dam is centrepiece of DRDGOLD’s R10bn expansion
7th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The centrepiece of the R10-billion five-project Vision 2028 of DRDGOLD is the mammoth regional tailings storage facility (RTSF) at Far West Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operation, near... 


Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators research specialist Dr Amy Kahn.
Is South African mining’s modernisation urgency falling largely on deaf ears?
6th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 


Challenger's first doré bar produced at Hualilan
Challenger completes equity fundraise, makes key C-suite appointments
6th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Challenger Gold has completed a A$85-million capital raise, following which Yohann Bouchard and Felipe Riquelme have been formally appointed as COO and CFO of the company, respectively.... 


Castle Mountain mine
Equinox approves 50% quarterly dividend increase after Orla merger
6th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having successfully merged with Orla Mining at the end of July, TSX and NYSE-listed Equinox Gold expects to have consolidated production of between 870 000 oz and 920 000 oz for the full year.... 


Westgold’s Great Fingall mine
Westgold to expand Cue hub processing rates for more ore optionality, higher output
5th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX- and TSX-listed Westgold Resources has announced its commitment to expand its Cue processing hub in Australia’s Murchison region, having approved the Cue expansion plan (CXP) as a capital-light... 


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