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approximately 900 employees and contractors

The Turquoise Ridge complex is located in Humboldt County, Nevada, and is operated by Nevada Gold Mines, a joint venture between Barrick Gold (61.5%) and Newmont Corporation (38.5%). The operation includes both open-pit and underground mining. The open-pit operations, formerly Twin Creeks, consist of the Mega Pit and Vista Pit.

Production overview - 2023: gold 316000 oz; 2022: gold 500000 oz.

Higher-grade oxide ore is sent to the Juniper oxide mill for grinding, a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit, elution, and electrowinning to produce doré. Lower-grade oxide ore is processed via heap leach, and sulphide ore is also produced.

Hitachi hydraulic excavators (a 5500 and a 3600 model), a Cat 994 Front End Loader, and a haul truck fleet of 10 Cat 793s. Blast hole drills included an Atlas Copco DML and two Atlas Copco PV271s. Ancillary equipment such as dozers, graders, and water trucks.

A third shaft was commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2022 to provide more airflow and hoisting capacity, and to improve access to new mining areas. Nevada Gold Mines began commissioning a new fleet of 22 Komatsu 930E electric mine trucks, with a total of 62 to be delivered between 2023 and 2025 for the Cortez and Carlin mines, which are also part of Nevada Gold Mines' portfolio.

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The Loulo-Gounkoto complex is located in the western region of Mali, near the border with Senegal and adjacent to the Falémé River. It consists of two distinct mining permits, Loulo and Gounkoto. The complex is owned by a partnership between Barrick Gold Corporation (80%) and the State of Mali (20%). A dispute with the government over Mali's 2023 mining code escalated in 2025. Barrick suspended operations on 14 January 2025, after the government restricted gold shipments and seized existing gold stock from the site. On 16 June 2025, a Malian court appointed a provisional state administrator to manage the mine. An agreement to resolve all disputes was announced in November 2025, which included a settlement payment from Barrick. The agreement led to the termination of the provisional administration and the dropping of all charges against Barrick and its employees. Barrick regained operational control on 16 December 2025, and the confiscated gold was returned on 18 December 2025. As part of the resolution, the government of Mali agreed to a 10-year extension for the Loulo mining permit.

Production overview - 2025: gold 29000 oz; 2024: gold 723000 oz.

The processing plant has a throughput capacity of approximately 5.0 million tonnes per annum. The plant uses a conventional crushing, milling, CIL, and tailings disposal circuit. A plant expansion is scheduled to commence, which will increase the annual processing capacity to approximately 6.2 million tonnes from 2029 onwards.

Liebherr 9350 and 9250 excavators, Caterpillar 777D and HD785 dump trucks, Caterpillar 992-wheel loaders, Caterpillar D9R dozers, Caterpillar 16M graders, and Caterpillar 834 pushers. The underground fleet includes over 200 connected Sandvik trucks, loaders, and drills which use Sandvik's Remote Monitoring Service. At Gounkoto, there is a primary Sandvik CJ815 jaw crusher and a secondary cone Sandvik CS660 crusher.

Based on existing reserves, the open pit operation is expected to continue until 2034 and the underground operation until 2041. A technical report from March 2023 outlines an updated life of mine plan to 2037. Mining at the Loulo 3 open pit is expected to commence in 2027 and at the Faraba open pit in 2029. Development of the Gounkoto underground mine commenced in 2020.

In 2025, Congolese nationals made up 91% of employees, with 54% from the local community.

Production overview - 2025: gold 673000 oz.

The Kibali gold processing plant has two main circuits. The Oxide and Free-Milling Circuit processes oxide, transition, and free-milling ore through crushing, ball milling, gravity recovery with Knelson concentrators, and a conventional carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit. The Sulphide Refractory Circuit is designed for sulphide refractory ore and includes primary crushing, milling, and flotation.

The open pit mining fleet includes 48 Cat haul trucks, blasthole drill rigs, wheel loaders, dozers, graders, and wheel dozers. The underground support fleet includes MacLean EC3 Emulsion Chargers, a WS3 Water Sprayer, an FL3 Fuel Lube Truck, BT3 Boom Trucks, an SL3 Scissor Lift with a pipe handler attachment, and a TM2 Mobile Concrete Mixer.

A new NI 43-101 Technical Report was filed in February 2026, which extended the mine life to 2043. The life-of-mine plan anticipates processing 113 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 2.96 g/t Au to produce 9.51 million ounces of gold. The total capital expenditure for the life of the mine is estimated at US$3,017 million. The mine is also advancing renewable energy initiatives, including a 16MW solar plant, to supplement its three hydropower stations.

6,152 people (as of May 2024)

Production overview - 2023: gold 180000 oz.

The processing plant was completely refurbished and ramped up to a 145 tph throughput. The mine now produces gold bars on site, having moved away from shipping concentrates abroad for processing. A PhotonAssay laboratory was commissioned, the first of its kind in Africa for Barrick. The run-of-mine ore is processed through a primary jaw crusher and a secondary cone crusher before being fed into a semi-autogenous grinding mill. The process includes rougher flotation, a Falcon concentrator for gravity-assisted gold recovery, and a carbon-in-leach plant for further gold extraction.

The underground mobile equipment fleet includes drill jumbos, scoops, and dump trucks. The underground fleet was expanded to four rigs through a contract with Capital Limited.

Development of the Upper West decline is ongoing. There is a focus on ramping up the development of declines to access the new Deep West mineral reserves and defining further exploration potential in Reef 2. Near-surface opportunities are being explored with the potential to increase production and mining flexibility. Excavation of Reef 2 Upper East is planned to begin in 2026.

The Suncor Energy Inc. Oil Sands Base Plant is a major oil sands mining and upgrading operation located approximately 25 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. A pioneering project in the commercial development of the Athabasca oil sands, first production was achieved in 1967. The facility is a cornerstone of Suncor's portfolio and is composed of two open-pit mines, Millennium and North Steepbank, along with integrated upgrading facilities.

Upgrader 1 has a capacity of approximately 110,000 barrels of oil per day. Upgrader 2 has a capacity of approximately 240,000 barrels of oil per day. For the full year of 2023, the Base Plant upgrader achieved a utilization of 90%. Suncor produces a light, sweet synthetic crude oil blend (OSA) and a sour synthetic blend (OSH).

The extracted oil sand is processed using a hot water extraction method to separate the bitumen from the sand. The recovered bitumen is then sent to two integrated upgraders for processing into higher-value synthetic crude oil (SCO), diesel fuel, and other products. Upgrader 1 has a capacity of approximately 110,000 barrels of oil per day, and Upgrader 2 has a capacity of approximately 240,000 barrels of oil per day. Secondary upgrading facilities include three hydrogen plants, three naphtha hydrotreaters, two gas oil hydrotreaters, one diesel hydrotreater, and one kerosene hydrotreater. The ore preparation plant is equipped with crushers that reduce the oil sand ore to 50-millimetre pieces, which is then mixed with hot water in four large ore conditioning breaker drums.

The Base Plant's mining fleet includes large trucks and shovels. The AHS fleet consists of almost 120 trucks as of mid-2025, with plans to expand to 140 AHTs by the end of the year. In 2024, Suncor invested in 32 new Komatsu 980 haul trucks. The ore preparation plant is equipped with crushers and four large ore conditioning breaker drums.

Suncor is proposing a Base Mine Extension project to sustain the supply of bitumen to the upgrading facilities, with a projected operational life of 25 years. A multi-year project to replace the eight original coke drums at Upgrader 1 was completed in 2025, extending its life by approximately 30 years.

The mine produces hard coking coal for the export market, with some thermal coal as a by-product.

250-300 people (planned)

The Filo del Sol project is an advanced-stage copper, gold, and silver project operated by Filo Mining Corp. It is located on the border between San Juan Province in Argentina and Region III in Chile. The project is currently in the pre-development phase, with extensive exploration and drilling programs ongoing.

heap leach to produce copper cathodes and gold-silver doré, involving primary and secondary crushing, heap leaching with acid, solvent extraction, and electrowinning

conventional open-pit with truck and shovel/loader operations, contemplated fully autonomous haul truck fleet

integrated technical report for a combined project with the nearby Josemaria deposit is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2026

less than 15,000 (operational phase)

The Simandou deposit holds high-grade iron ore, with an average iron content of over 65%. First ore was shipped in late 2025, and the project is currently in a ramp-up phase, expected to reach a full capacity of up to 120 million tonnes per year. It includes the construction of a new 600-670 kilometre trans-Guinean railway and a deep-water port.

Production overview - 2025: iron ore 2.3 Mt.

For WCS (Blocks 1 & 2), mineral processing involves crushing, conveying to a processing plant for screening and secondary crushing to produce high-grade iron ore fines and lumps. For SimFer (Blocks 3 & 4), tertiary crushing of the initial 2.3 million tonnes produced in 2025 will be undertaken in China.

Simfer (Blocks 3 & 4): Komatsu supplies 5 large production excavators (PC5500-11), 4 production loaders (WA1200-6), and over 30 dozers, water trucks, and smaller excavators. XCMG Machinery supplies a fleet of 230-tonne mining trucks, mining graders (350 and 550 horsepower), and other ancillary equipment. WCS (Blocks 1 & 2): Metso supplies 16 Nordberg® HP900™ secondary and tertiary cone crushers for the concentrator plant.

The project includes the construction of a new 600-670 kilometre trans-Guinean railway and a deep-water port.

Approximately 3,000 people work at the Olympic Dam site itself, with the workforce divided about equally between permanent employees and contractors.

Production overview - 2023: copper 212000 t, gold 186000 oz.

Olympic Dam is a fully integrated metallurgical complex that processes ore to final metal products on a single site. The process involves grinding and a flotation circuit to produce a copper concentrate. A hydrometallurgical plant with solvent extraction is used for copper and uranium, followed by a copper smelter and refinery. There is also a recovery circuit for precious metals.

The mine utilises a highly mechanised underground mining method, including an automated rail system for ore haulage. Recent trials and additions to the equipment fleet include battery-electric jumbo drills and a new fleet of electric equipment for underground support works, such as the Utimec XL1100ED Agitator and a MF050VC Spraymec. The underground light vehicle fleet consists of around 240 vehicles, with trials of electric Land Cruisers underway. The underground electric rail network is being expanded from 4.85 kilometres to over 6 kilometres, supported by 6 new locomotives.

BHP is investing over A$840 million in several projects to enhance productivity. This includes developing an underground access tunnel into the Southern Mine Area, a new backfill system to access previously unreachable ore, expanding ore pass capacity, and installing a new oxygen plant to improve smelter performance. There are also plans for a major smelter and refinery expansion to increase copper production capacity up to 650,000 tonnes per annum. This expansion will also allow for the processing of concentrate from other BHP mines in the region, such as Prominent Hill and Carrapateena. A final investment decision on a major expansion is anticipated in 2028.

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The mine is permitted to extract up to 5.7 million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine coal. Coal is exported through the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and Abbot Point Port.

Production overview - 2024: coal 4.02 Mt; 2023: coal 2.2 Mt.

The mine uses conventional truck and shovel methods. Mining operations consist of excavator and truck strip mining, supplemented by cast and doze techniques. The run-of-mine (ROM) coal is processed on-site to remove impurities. The processing plant has a capacity of 5.3 million tonnes per year.

The large mobile fleet is leased and maintained through partnerships with MacKellar Group, Sandvik and CAT/Hastings Deering.

In February 2026, the Australian federal government approved the Middlemount Southern Extension Project. This project expands the open-cut operations to the south and is expected to extract an additional 112 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal.

over 600 people involved in the project, with 300 on-site daily for the construction phase being managed by Primero Group.

The KCGM Growth Project is a major expansion of the Fimiston Processing Plant at Northern Star's KCGM operations in Kalgoorlie. The primary goal is to increase the processing capacity from the current 13 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to approximately 27 Mtpa. The project was approved by the Northern Star board in June 2023 with a total capital expenditure of A$1.5 billion. Early construction works began in July 2023, with the main EPC construction works for the processing plant expected to start in January 2024. Commissioning of the expanded mill is anticipated in early FY2027, with a two-year ramp-up to reach the steady-state capacity of 27 Mtpa by FY2029.

Production overview - 2024: gold 436800 oz; 2023: gold 432001 oz.

standard sulphide gold processing circuit, including a primary crushing circuit, coarse ore stockpile, SAG and ball mill, gravity gold circuit, flotation circuit, ultra-fine grind circuit, and upgrades to the existing gold room and reagent facilities.

primary crusher, SAG mill, ball mill, flotation cells, thickeners

major expansion of the Fimiston Processing Plant; increase processing capacity from 13 Mtpa to approximately 27 Mtpa; Fimiston South Project involves cutbacks to the Fimiston Open Pit (Super Pit) to extend mine life.

The mining services contract with NRW Holdings involves a workforce averaging an estimated 250 personnel. The total operational workforce is reported to be around 950.

NRW Holdings was formally awarded a five-year mining services contract with a value of circa $702 million, commencing in March 2022. The scope of work includes load and haul, drill and blast, and ROM re-handling.

Production overview - 2023: iron ore (magnetite) 7647546 t; 2018: iron ore (magnetite) 7800000 t.

The processing of magnetite ore involves crushing, screening, high-pressure grinding, magnetic separation, filtering, and drying to produce a premium, high iron grade concentrate. The process elevates the iron (Fe) grades to approximately 58% after initial magnetic separation and grinding, with the final product having Fe grades of +65%.

The mining operation utilises conventional face shovels, large capacity (230 tonne) off-road haul trucks, and a fleet of large diameter blast-hole drill rigs. The mining services contractor, NRW Holdings, uses three 600-tonne excavators and a fleet of 220-tonne trucks.

Karara Mining is examining opportunities to increase its production rate beyond 8Mtpa. A revised proposal was submitted to the EPA in March 2022 to support a mine life of approximately 40 years.

591 employees and 304 contractors (2022)

The mine is located approximately 21 kilometres south of Laverton in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. The primary source of ore is the Wallaby underground deposit, which is accessed via a portal in the historical Wallaby open pit. The mine operation is trackless, with truck haulage from the underground workings to the surface.

Production overview - 2023: gold 8.89 t; 2022: gold 8.95 t.

carbon-in-pulp (CIP) processing plant, which has a capacity of approximately 3 million tonnes per annum.

trackless underground mobile fleet, Epiroc Minetruck MT65 haulers, Cat loaders, Epiroc Minetruck MT66 S eDrive (diesel-electric) haul truck

The 2023 Mineral Reserve estimate, net of depletion, increased by 12% (255,000 ounces), primarily driven by the conversion of Mineral Resources from the deeper Zone 135 and Zone 150 ore bodies. This suggests a strong potential for mine life extension.

Peak workforce of approximately 220 personnel for bulk earthworks contract; 600 jobs to be created during construction; 950 sustained once operational for overall West Angelas hub.

The project will leverage existing West Angelas processing infrastructure.

Ore mined at the new deposits will be autonomously trucked to the West Angelas hub.

The Robe River Joint Venture is investing $733 million to develop the West Angelas Sustaining Project, which includes Deposit H, to sustain the hub's total annual production capacity of 35 million tonnes. In February 2026, NRW Holdings was awarded a $175 million contract for bulk earthworks at Deposit H. The scope of work includes providing access to five new mining satellite pits, haul road construction, and a concrete overpass arch. Work for this contract is expected to commence in early 2026 and be completed in 2027. The project has received all necessary State and Federal Government approvals.

250-300 people

Filo del Sol is an advanced-stage, high-sulphidation epithermal copper-gold-silver deposit. The project is located on the border between Argentina and Chile, approximately 140 kilometres south-east of the city of Copiapó. It spans the Atacama Region of northern Chile and the San Juan Province of Argentina.

Production overview - 2023: copper 66000.00000000001 t, gold 5.225388 t, silver 287.99831 t; 2019: copper 67000.00000000001 t, gold 4.9454565 t, silver 269.1905755 t.

The project will use a heap leach process. Run-of-mine ore will be crushed before being placed on a heap leach pad. Copper will be leached with acid, with the resulting solution undergoing solvent extraction and electrowinning to produce LME-grade copper cathodes. Following copper leaching, the ore will be rinsed and neutralised. This material will then be agglomerated and stacked on a separate heap leach pad for gold and silver recovery using a cyanide solution. Gold and silver will be recovered from the pregnant leach solution via the Merrill-Crowe zinc precipitation process and smelted into doré bars.

Mining will be conducted using diesel hydraulic face shovels and front-end loaders on 12-metre benches. Haul trucks will transport ore to the crusher. The project plans to implement an autonomous haulage fleet. The processing plant will feature a primary crusher and a closed-circuit secondary crushing system.

Currently in development stage with an updated pre-feasibility study released in February 2023.

Nearly 1,000 employees and contractors.

Production overview - 2024: gold 86648 oz, silver 24231 oz; 2023: gold 90363 oz, silver 22415 oz.

The mine processes 3,500 tonnes of ore per day.

A March 2024 technical report outlined a 14-year open-pit reserve mine plan. Development of the WMCP pit is scheduled to align with the end of underground mining in the West Mine area, with mining of these reserves planned between 2032 and 2037. Overburden removal for the Principal pit is set to begin in 2028, with ore mining to start in 2030.

As of the 2023 Sustainability Report, the mine had 888 permanent and temporary employees and 1,872 contractor personnel. Over 98% of the direct workforce were Burkinabé citizens.

The mine was connected to the national electricity grid in January 2024, which is expected to significantly lower operating costs. The company is also undertaking a multi-year exploration campaign to increase the mine's mineral resources.

Production overview - 2024: gold 118746 oz; 2023: gold 141425 oz.

The Bomboré mine processes ore through two main circuits. The Phase I oxide plant has a throughput of 5.9 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and processes near-surface free-dig oxides. The new, independent hard rock plant (Phase II expansion) is being constructed in stages. Stage 1 adds a 2.5 Mtpa hard rock circuit. Stage 2 will increase the hard rock plant throughput to 5.5 Mtpa. The processing involves a single-stage grinding ball mill followed by a seven-stage carbon-in-leach (CIL) and a standard Zadra gold recovery circuit.

The mining fleet includes conventional truck and shovel equipment. For the hard rock expansion, new large-capacity trucks and excavators have been added. The processing plant includes a mineral sizer, a single-stage ball mill, and a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit. A new, larger SAG mill is being added for the hard rock expansion.

Orezone Gold Corporation is currently expanding the Bomboré mine with a new hard rock processing facility. The first gold from the Stage 1 hard rock expansion was poured on 15 December 2025. This stage is expected to increase overall gold production to between 170,000 and 185,000 ounces in 2026. A Stage 2 expansion is also being advanced, which is forecast to further increase annual production to between 220,000 and 250,000 ounces. The hard rock expansion includes the installation of a new 4.4 Mtpa hard rock plant to operate alongside the existing oxide plant.

a lithium brine exploration project located in the Salta province of Argentina, was part of Lithium Power International's (LPI) portfolio from the company's establishment and successful IPO in June 2016 until its divestment, which was finalised in 2021. During the period of LPI's involvement, the project was at an early exploration stage, and the company's focus subsequently shifted to its flagship Maricunga lithium brine project in Chile.

The project area is described as a closed drainage basin with high evaporation rates, which would favour the use of solar evaporation in processing.

The Esaase mine, a part of the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM), is operated by Galiano Gold Inc. It is an open-pit gold mine located on the Asankrangwa Gold Belt in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region in Ghana, West Africa. Galiano Gold holds a 90% interest in the Asanko Gold Mine, with the Government of Ghana holding the remaining 10%.

Production overview - 2025: gold 0.1 Mt; 2020: gold 0.59 Mt.

Carbon-in-leach (CIL) system with 5.8 million tonnes per annum capacity, including single-stage crushing, SAG, and ball milling circuit. Metallurgical test work shows overall weighted average gold recoveries of 87%.

Central processing facility, haul road, Carbon-in-leach (CIL) system, single-stage crushing, SAG, and ball milling circuit.

There is no current workforce as the project is not yet in construction.

The Maricunga project, also referred to as the Maricunga Lithium Brine Project or "Project Paloma", is a lithium brine development project located in the Salar de Maricunga, approximately 170 kilometres north-east of Copiapó in the Atacama Region of northern Chile. The project is situated at an elevation of 3,800 metres above sea level. The project is currently undeveloped but is considered "shovel-ready", having received its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval in February 2020. It is fully permitted for development pending financing.

Production overview - 2021: lithium 1905000 t; 2017: lithium 2150000 t, potassium 5700000 t.

pumping brine from wells into evaporation ponds to precipitate salts, including lithium brine and potassium chloride. The processing facilities are designed to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate (Li2CO3). The process will also involve solvent extraction to remove boron. A future second phase may utilise Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology.

brine production wellfield with 19 production wells, of which 11 will operate simultaneously. The wells will be equipped with 380V submersible pumps. The infrastructure will also include high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines and a main trunk pipeline to connect to the evaporation ponds.

A future second phase may utilise Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology.