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Key Insights into Major Gold Miners' Costs (Continued from Prior Part) Major miners’ costs
Adding AISC (all-in sustaining cash) costs to the companies’ annual reports was suggested by the WGC (World Gold Council) in 2013 to introduce more explicit production cost estimation across global gold miners. With the suggestions from the WGC, the most publicly traded companies have resorted to reporting the AISC costs in their annual reports.
Polyus Gold was the lowest-cost gold producer in 2014. It saw its costs improve by 18% from the figures in 2013. The costs optimization has mainly been due to lower capital expenditures and the ruble devaluation compared to the US dollar.
Falling bullions
Despite companies’ best efforts and overall positive improvements in corporate AISC costs, the weighted average cash margin for the top ten gold producers didn’t keep up with falling gold prices in 2013 or 2014. In 2015, gold fell by ~7% on a YTD (year-to-date) basis. A similar performance is visible from silver. However, platinum and palladium had more losses than gold and silver. Platinum and palladium fell ~20% and ~26%, respectively, again on a YTD basis.
2014 top ten performers in regards to AISC costs
The 2014 figures pertain to the AISC costs. The figures give us the top ten performers with the lowest costs. Below is a list of the companies that have the lowest production costs. They’re listed from the lowest to the highest:
- Polyus Gold
- AngloGold Ashanti
- Gold Fields
- Newmont Mining
- Kinross Gold
- Newcrest Mining
- GoldCorp
- Sibanye Gold
- Barrick Gold
- Agnico Eagle Mines
The companies had falling cash margins. In regards to the weighted average cash margin for the top ten gold miners in 2014, the figures are 15% lower than the 2013 figures. The margins fell from $367 per ounce to $313 per ounce.
Mining companies like Sibanye Gold (SBGL), Kinross Gold (KGC), Gold Fields (GFI), and Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) account for ~14% of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).
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Gold Fields is a gold producing company based in South africa. Gold Fields produces gold, copper in Australia, in Ghana, in Peru and in South Africa, develops gold in Mali, and holds various exploration projects in Peru. Its main assets in production are ST IVES MINE and AGNEW in Australia, BEATRIX MINE, DRIEFONTEIN, KLOOF MINE, SOUTH DEEP, KLOOF and BEATRIX in South Africa, DAMANG, TARKWA and DAMANG PROJECT in Ghana and CERRO CORONA in Peru, its main asset in development is KOMANA in Mali and its main exploration properties are LOBO in Philippines and CHUCAPACA and CANAHUIRE in Peru. Gold Fields is listed in France, in South Africa and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is 736.3 millions as of today (€ 667.1 millions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on November 10, 2000 at 1.69, and its highest recent level on October 04, 2024 at 15.52. Gold Fields has 47 442 200 shares outstanding. |