News in Numbers

300,000oz

Capricorn Metals’ annual gold production rate after completion of its Karlawinda expansion and Mt Gibson gold projects. The company recently raised A$200m to support project expansion.

A$110m

The amount Australian gold miner St Barbara is set to raise through a discounted share offering to expedite the expansion of its Simberi sulphide operations in Papua New Guinea.

570

The number of jobs that Australia-based Mineral Resources is cutting at its Mt Marion lithium project in Western Australia, amid slowdown of underground construction at the mine.

A$1.6bn

The value of the five-year mine services agreement awarded to Golding Contractors, part of NRW Holding, for Stanmore’s South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland.

2050

The year that Newmont hopes to operate its Cadia underground gold mine until. The company recently lodged an application with the Australian government to extend the life of the mine.