Gold boom drives rising costs for Aussie producers
As Australian gold producers set forecasts for their 2026 performance, a clear trend has emerged that sets them apart: costs are expected to rise even as non-gold miners predict lower…
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Top 10: Down Under giants adapt to global shifts
In The Northern Miner’s annual look at the world’s largest miners, Australia always figures prominently. This is third in a series after Canada and the United States. The southern continent’s…
Australia’s gold miners build M&A war chests
Australia’s top gold producers have stockpiled billions of dollars in cash and bullion as record-high gold prices fuelled by geopolitical turmoil and central bank demand swell balance sheets across the…
Miners call on Australian government to lift productivity
The Australian Labor Party has been given a strong mandate to lead the country, with mining bosses calling for the government to strengthen policies for the resources sector
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
Video: Evolution’s Red Lake turnaround confirms it as cornerstone asset, CEO says
Australia-based Evolution Mining’s (ASX: EVN) Red Lake mine in Ontario, acquired in 2020, has shown signs of recovery after a difficult period, managing director and CEO Lawrie Conway said in…
Drill hits deepen deposit size at Renegade Gold’s Newman Todd in Red Lake
Recent drill results from Renegade Gold (TSXV: RAGE; US-OTC: TGLDF) increases mineralization at its Newman Todd deposit in northwestern Ontario, building on previous high-grade results this month showing mineralization goes…
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…
Australian gold production declines as miners adapt to record prices
Australia, the largest gold producer after China, produced slightly less of the yellow metal in the 12 months to June 30 as miners adjusted strategies for record high prices even…
Consolidation in Western Australian gold sector to continue amid record prices
KALGOORLIE, WA — Record gold prices have set off a flurry of mergers and acquisitions over the past year in the Western Australian gold sector, with further consolidation still ahead,…
Westgold-Karora merger creates top five Australian gold miner
Australia’s Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) and Canada’s Karora Resources (TSX: KRR) completed their planned merger on Friday, creating a dual listed miner that sits among Australia’s top five producers. The combined…
Horizon Minerals to become Australia’s newest gold producer
Horizon Minerals (ASX: HRZ) is going ahead with development of the Boorara gold mine in Western Australia, located only 10 km east of Northern Star Resources’ Super Pit gold mine,…