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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


A shear zone at BWA Group's Aracari project, in Cameroon
Canadian, Cameroon mining investor BWA Group appoints new CEO
Updated 1 hour 20 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-listed mining investment company BWA Group has promoted nonexecutive director Peter Taylor as CEO effective June 1. Taylor has been a nonexecutive director of BWA Group since August 2024,... 


Coffee project, in Yukon
Agnico Eagle-backed Fuerte Metals changes name to Talamore Mining
Updated 1 hour 22 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Fuerte Metals Corporation, which acquired gold major Newmont Corporation’s Coffee gold project, in Yukon, Canada, in September last year, and has Canada’s largest miner, Agnico Eagle,... 


Courageous Lake project area
Seabridge concludes spin-out of Courageous Lake project into newly listing Valor Gold
Updated 1 hour 46 minutes ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Seabridge Gold has successfully closed the spin-out of its Courageous Lake gold project into a newly listed entity, Valor Gold Corporation, after receiving approval from the... 


Uranium oxide
Neo Energy remains confident of securing DMPR approvals, despite delays
Updated 1 hour 49 minutes ago By: Creamer Media Reporter

Uranium and gold company Neo Energy Metals has informed shareholders that it and Sibanye-Stillwater have extended the deadlines to secure regulatory approvals from South Africa's Department of... 


Harmony Gold Mining Company Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Beyers Nel
Beyers Nel on Harmony Gold’s Copper Future
Updated 5 hours ago

South Africa-headquartered Harmony Gold Mining Company expects copper to account for 40% of its production within the next decade as it grows its exposure to the metal alongside its core gold... 


Rendering of Apollo Hill mine, in Western Australia
Saturn Metals increases single-pit gold resource to almost three-million ounces in WA
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Saturn Metals has increased the measured, indicated and inferred gold resource of the Apollo Hill project, in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, by more than 590 000 oz to... 


Cariboo project site in British Columbia
Osisko to propose name change, new board nominee to shareholders on June 23
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and TSX-V-listed Osisko Development Corporation has nominated Keith McKay for election to the board of directors and advised that nonexecutive director Duncan Middlemiss will not stand for... 


An openpit mine operated by Zijin Mining Group
China picks State firm to help coordinate mining deals abroad
3rd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 


Troilus project site
Troilus granted 70 MW power allocation in Québec to develop copper, gold mine
3rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Troilus Mining Corporation (TMC) has secured approval from Québec authorities, Hydro-Québec and its Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation, for its planned 70 MW power allocation to... 


Prominent Hill silver mine, in Australia
Australia shares climb to near one-month high as miners rally
3rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday, underpinned by commodity stocks, after mining giant BHP hit a record high, while a slower-than-expected economic growth reaffirmed... 


Cariboo gold mine, in British Columbia
Osisko set for accelerated momentum at Cariboo after raising $300m
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE and TSX-listed Osisko Development expects net proceeds from its recently offerings to be $290-million, which it will use to cover capped call transactions ($40.2-million) and development of... 


Mineralisation from Shasta project in British Columbia
TDG expects PEA on Shasta gold, silver project in third quarter
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed TDG Gold Corporation has initiated a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned Shasta gold/silver project in the Greater Shasta-Newberry area of the Toodoggone district... 


Gold nuggets
GoldStone pleased with development progress at Sierra Leone project
2nd June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources says significant progress is being made by MinCorp – a private company in Sierra Leone developing several small-scale gold mining licences – in establishing... 


Gold nugget
Canadian gold explorer Blue Jay raises $14m for exploration
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian gold exploration company Blue Jay Gold Corporation has successfully raised gross proceeds of $14.7-million following a “best efforts” brokered private placement led by Beacon Securities.... 


Gold and silver drill core from Klaza deposit in Yukon
Rockhaven initiates direct shipping oxide material works ahead of a PFS in Yukon
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed gold and silver miner Rockhaven has garnered approval from the Energy, Mines and Resources Branch of the Yukon government to extract high-grade direct shipping oxide material from its... 


Timmins operation, in Ontario
Pan American Silver incorporates new mineral resources into Timmins expansion drive
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and TSX-listed Pan American Silver Corporation has decided to advance a conceptual plan for a phased development of new mineral resources to support potential production growth and extension... 


First doré bar from Hualilán project in Argentina
Challenger pours first gold from Hualilán development in Argentina
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having confirmed a low-cost and low-risk development opportunity to produce 1.8-million ounces of gold over a 14-year mine life at the Hualilán project in Argentina, ASX-listed Challenger has... 


Kalgoorlie mine in Western Australia
Elliott takes A$1-billion stake in Australia's Northern Star, calls for strategic review
2nd June 2026 By: Reuters

Shares in Australia's biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources jumped on Tuesday after activist investor Elliott Investment Management disclosed an over A$1-billion ($714.6-million) stake and... 


Barrick's Kibali gold mine
Barrick Mining weighs London listing as it negotiates Africa business sale, sources say
1st June 2026 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining, one of the world's leading gold miners, is weighing a possible London listing for its African business, with a potential all-share transaction with UK-listed Endeavour Mining seen... 


Danie Otto, Asset Transition and Closure Business Lead at SLR Consulting.
SLR Consulting: TSF retreatment turns legacy environmental risk into long-term mining value
1st June 2026

The retreatment of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is emerging as one of the mining industry’s most compelling opportunities to unlock value while addressing legacy environmental risks.... 


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