EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT

Gold Fields starts Salares Norte build

Gold Fields has formally started construction of mining infrastructure at its US$860 million Salares Norte project in Chile. Pre-stripping of the mine and construction of the process plant commenced this month.

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Gold Fields' Salares Norte project in Chile

Gold Fields' Salares Norte project in Chile

The project is about 15% built and is scheduled to be completed in late 2022, with first gold production in early 2023.

Salares Norte is planned to produce an average of 450,000 ounces a year of gold-equivalent over its first seven years and 355,000oz/y gold-equivalent over its first 10 years, at an estimated all-in sustaining cost of $552/oz, with an 11.5-year mine life.

Salares Norte will enable the company to maintain annual production of 2-2.5Moz/y for the next 10 years.

Salares Norte will be GoldFields' second mine in Latin America, joining Cerro Corona in Peru which produces about 291,000oz/y gold-equivalent.

Shares in Gold Fields are trading at $9.57, valuing the company at US$8.5 billion.

 

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