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Goldcorp
Goldcorp Inc. was a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company stood among the largest gold producers in the world, employed about 15,800 people worldwide, engaged in gold mining and related activities including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation. Goldcorp’s operating assets included eleven mines in North and South America. In 2019, Goldcorp merged with Newmont Mining Corporation, the world’s second-largest producer of gold. In June 2016, Goldcorp was named one of Corporate Knights magazine's Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada. In the same year, the company was also ranked among Canada's Top 100 Employers. Goldcorp has repeatedly been accused of harming the environment, livestock, and public health in multiple studies by advocacy groups and activists, contaminating areas with toxic heavy metals by its mining activities. These allegations have been denied by the company and none have been proven in a court of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Telfer
Ian Telfer is a British-born Canadian mining executive, entrepreneur and former chairman of Goldcorp Inc. Besides leading Goldcorp, he is known for founding and leading other Canadian mining companies, including TVX Gold, Silver Wheaton Corp., and Uranium One, as well as for his philanthropic efforts that include a donation of $25 million to the University of Ottawa's School of Management, now the Telfer School of Management. Early life and education Ian Telfer was born in Oxford, England. Telfer's father, John Telfer, served as a Royal Air Force pilot, then as an accountant, while his mother worked as a schoolteacher. When Telfer was two years old, his family moved from England to Canada. Telfer's family first lived in Moose Jaw, Canada for five years before moving to the Downsview neighbourhood of Toronto, which is where Telfer was raised. Telfer attended the University of Toronto, graduating from the university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlin Mine (Guatemala)
The Marlin Mine is a gold mine in Guatemala owned by Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, Montana, which is a subsidiary of Canadian company Goldcorp. Location and description The Marlin gold mine site is located at and spans the boundary of two municipalities in Guatemala – San Miguel Ixtahuacán (San Miguel) and Sipacapa, both within the San Marcos Department – which is 300 kilometers (186 miles) by paved and gravel road from Guatemala City. The elevation of the site ranges from 1,800 to 2,300 (1.12 to 1.43 mi) meters above sea level. The ore body and approximately 87% of the mine property are in the municipality of San Miguel. Exploration and mining history The Marlin deposit was discovered through regional exploration in 1998 by Montana Exploradora, S.A. and was later purchased by Francisco Gold Corporation in 2000. In 2002, Francisco merged into Glamis Gold and the mine was brought into production in 2005 by Glamis. The following year, Glamis was acquired by Goldcorp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob McEwen
Rob McEwen, (born April 15, 1950) is a Canadian businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of McEwen Mining. He was the founder of Goldcorp and formerly served as its chairman and chief executive officer. In January 2019, Goldcorp merged with Newmont to form Newmont Goldcorp Corporation, which subsequently became the largest gold mining company in the world. McEwen followed his father into the investment industry and also developed a passion for gold. As of 2016, he is one of the hundred wealthiest Canadians, with an estimated personal net worth over $800 million. McEwen devised an innovative approach to exploration when he published maps and geological data on one of Goldcorp's properties and invited scientists and engineers around the world to analyze the data and submit drilling plans to Goldcorp to help it find its next gold deposit. Normally, such data is considered proprietary and confidential in the exploration and mining industry, and some of McEwen's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newmont Mining Corporation
Newmont Corporation is an American gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it holds ownership of gold mines in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Ghana, Argentina, Peru, and Suriname. In addition to gold, Newmont mines copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Newmont Corporation bought Canadian mining company, Goldcorp in 2019 for USD $10 billion. In 2023, Newmont acquired Newcrest mining for USD $16.8 billion. Newmont has approximately 31,600 employees and contractors worldwide, and is the only gold company in the S&P 500 stock market index. History Early years The Newmont Company was founded in 1916 in New York by Colonel (United States), Colonel William Boyce Thompson as a holding company to invest in Worldwide mineral, Petroleum, oil, and related companies. According to company lore, the name "Newmont" is a portmanteau "New York" and "Montana", refl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrick Gold
Barrick Mining Corporation is a mining company that produces gold and copper. It has mining operations and projects in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tanzania, the United States and Zambia. In 2024, it produced 3.91 million ounces of gold at all-in sustaining costs of $1,484/ounce and 195,000 tonnes of copper at all-in sustaining costs of $3.45/pound. the company had proven and probable reserves of 89 million ounces of gold and 18 million tonnes of copper. Barrick had been the world's largest gold mining company until Newmont acquired Goldcorp in 2019. Barrick expects to produce between 3.9 and 4.3 million ounces of gold and between 180 and 210 million tonnes of copper in 2024. The company has previously been known as Barrick Gold Corporation (1995-2025), American Barrick Resources Corporation (1985-1995) and Barrick Resources (1983- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Gold
New Gold Inc. is a Canadian mining company that owns and operates the New Afton gold-silver-copper mine in British Columbia and the Rainy River gold-silver mine in Ontario, Canada. Through a Mexican subsidiary company, they also own the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver mine in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, which ceased operation in 2017. While New Gold was founded in 1980 for the purposes of mineral exploration, the company became a mine operator with its merger of Peak Gold and Metallica Resources in 2008. A fourth company, Western Goldfields, joined in 2009. Together they operated the Peak mine in Australia and Mesquite Mine in California but sold both in 2018. Headquartered in Toronto, shares of the company are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American. Operating mines As of 2020, New Gold operates two mines: * New Afton - The New Afton gold-silver-copper mine is an underground (block cave) mine located within the footprint of the Afton mine, 10 km west of Kamloop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinross Gold
Kinross Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based gold mining, gold and silver mining company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kinross currently operates six active gold mines, and was ranked fifth of the "10 Top Gold-mining Companies" of 2019 by ''InvestingNews''. The company's mines are located in Brazil, Mauritania, and the United States. It trades under the KGC ticker in the New York Stock Exchange, and under K in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Operations Kinross Gold operates mines in North and South America, and West Africa. In 2022, 58% of Kinross gold production was expected to come from the Americas. Fort Knox This property includes a mill, tailings storage, Heap leaching, heap leach facility, the Gil project, and the True North open pit mine, which is closed and under monitoring. Expected to run out of ore in 2021, the mine's life has been extended to 2030 following a $100 million expansion investment announced in 2018, increasing life-of-mine pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollinger Mines
The Hollinger Gold Mine was discovered on October 9, 1909, by Benny Hollinger, who found the gold-bearing quartz dike that later became known as Hollinger Mines. With his friend, professional Prospecting, prospector Alex Gillies, Hollinger had travelled to the Porcupine region in the wake of the Wilson expedition, which had recently discovered the future Dome Mine site. Hollinger and Gillies staked three claims each, and one for their former partner, Bernard "Barney" P. McEnaney, who had been unable to join them due to severe sciatica. Hollinger sold his claim to a small syndicate led by Noah Timmins that, in 1910, incorporated as Hollinger Mines in Timmins, Ontario. The five venture partners were brothers Noah and Henry Timmins, brothers Duncan and John McMartin (Canadian politician), John McMartin, and lawyer David Alexander Dunlap (for whom the David Dunlap Observatory was named). The main Hollinger gold mine operated from 1910 until 1968. During that period 65,778,234 tons were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pueblo Viejo Mine
Pueblo Viejo mine is an open-pit gold and silver mine in the Sánchez Ramírez Province of the Dominican Republic where mining operations started in 2012 and expect to cease in 2041. It is the largest gold mine in Latin America and 13th largest gold mine in the world. The mine is run by Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation (PVDC), which is 60% owned by Barrick Gold Corporation and 40% owned by Newmont Corporation. Pueblo Viejo employs approximately 2,350 employees and 2,500 contractors. The economic activities of the mine represent 2% of the Dominican Republic’s gross domestic product and Pueblo Viejo is the largest corporate taxpayer in the country. The mine has generated an environmental conflict, because pollution from the tailings dam and windblown particulates have contaminated rivers and killed local livestock who ingested the toxins. Local communities say that the mine has ruined their lives and caused many health problems: skin lesions are common; children are sickene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Largest Gold Companies
Gold mining companies can be ranked by various metrics, including annual production, cash costs per ounce, and market capitalization. The most common rankings are based on either total gold output (in ounces) or market capitalization, which reflects the total value of a company’s outstanding shares. As of 2024, the world’s top 10 largest gold producers by output included US-based Newmont Corporation, Canada-based Barrick Gold, Russia-based Polyus, China-based Zijin Mining. China remains the List of countries by gold production, top gold-producing country, followed by Russia, Australia, Canada, and the United States. While global gold production peaked around 2018–2019, recent years have seen stable but slightly declining output, largely due to resource depletion in mature mining regions and increased production costs. Ranking The following are the world’s largest publicly reporting gold mining companies by production in 2024, measured in million ounces. This ranking i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Filos Mine
The Los Filos mine is one of the largest gold mines in Mexico and in the world. The mine is located in the south of the country in Guerrero. The mine has estimated reserves of 7.43 million oz of gold and 52.54 million oz of silver. In January 2017, Goldcorp Goldcorp Inc. was a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company stood among the largest gold producers in the world, employed about 15,800 people worldwide, engaged in gold mining and related activit ... sold the mine to Leagold Mining Corporation for $438 million as part of a divestment of non-core assets. In 2020, Leagold was acquired by Equinox Gold, making Los Filos now owned by Equinox Gold. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Los Filos Mine Gold mines in Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
