How much do gold mines cost?

Investors benefiting from the evolution of per-ounce production metrics, but there's still more to the equation than meets the eye. read more

Assessment of a mining project is not simply a case of estimating the cost to build the mine but an examination of the complete economics of the mining operation considering output and therefore revenue over time, the associated operating cost as well as the capital costs. read more

The most frequently used metric, "all-in sustaining costs," puts the cost of extracting an ounce of gold at more than $1,000 industrywide – and explains why miners are having a rough go at profitability when gold sells for a couple hundred dollars more than that. read more

We’ve analyzed the Top 50 Gold Mines to find the cost per ounce of gold by continent. The top 50 gold mines alone contain more than 33.5% of the world’s gold ounces. read more