Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Geology desk

Reserve evaluations

Drill results, resource categories and asset backing, read against what is bankable rather than what is announced.

13 reports on file

  1. ExplorationMixedAugust 13, 2026

    White Gold's Yukon PEA: C$1.91bn value, tested

    White Gold Corp's first preliminary economic assessment outlines a 9.4-year open pit producing about 188,000 ounces a year, with a C$1.91 billion net present value. We test the inputs.

    Filed by Dr Ibrahim Wekesa
  2. CorporateConstructiveAugust 6, 2026

    Equinox Gold after Orla: the merger arithmetic tested

    Equinox Gold lifted 2026 production guidance and raised its dividend by 50% after completing the Orla Mining merger. We assess whether the combined portfolio can convert scale into free cash flow.

    Filed by Callum Rhodes
  3. CorporateConstructiveAugust 5, 2026

    Equinox lifts guidance as the Orla merger delivers early

    Equinox Gold increased 2026 production guidance and lifted its quarterly dividend by 50 per cent following completion of the Orla Mining merger. We assess the integration.

    Filed by Callum Rhodes
  4. ExplorationMixedJuly 24, 2026

    Junior gold explorers' financing window has reopened

    Equity financing for junior gold explorers has improved sharply in 2026. We look at where the money is going, what it is funding, and how long the window typically lasts.

    Filed by Dr Ibrahim Wekesa
  5. DevelopmentMixedJuly 23, 2026

    Power, not price, may cap Uganda's mining growth

    Uganda has added significant generation capacity. Delivering firm, quality power to remote mine sites is a different problem, and it constrains processing plans.

    Filed by Daniel Okecho
  6. ExplorationConstructiveJune 30, 2026

    Lake Victoria belt: 2026 drilling targets shear zones

    Across Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, 2026 exploration budgets are concentrating on structurally controlled shear-hosted gold rather than broad geochemical sweeps.

    Filed by Dr Ibrahim Wekesa
  7. ExplorationMixedJune 3, 2026

    Busia's gold: recovery matters more than grade

    South-eastern Uganda's greenstone gold is metallurgically variable. Recovery assumptions, not headline grade, determine whether a Busia project pays.

    Filed by Dr Ibrahim Wekesa
  8. ExplorationMixedMay 14, 2026

    Karamoja's minerals: prospects and consent

    Karamoja carries genuine gold and industrial mineral prospectivity alongside the country's most difficult land and consent questions. Both facts are load bearing.

    Filed by Dr Ibrahim Wekesa
  9. DevelopmentMixedApril 2, 2026

    Euro Gold Refinery wins mining licence in Yumbe

    Uganda granted Euro Gold Refinery a mining licence in Yumbe District under sections 87 and 90 of the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. We assess the value-addition case.

    Filed by Daniel Okecho
  10. DevelopmentConstructiveMarch 12, 2026

    Makuutu's licence sets a precedent for gold

    The Makuutu heavy rare earths project took the first large-scale mining licence granted under Uganda's Mining and Minerals Act 2022. Gold applicants inherited the template.

    Filed by Daniel Okecho
  11. FeaturedConstructiveJanuary 12, 2026

    Our review of Burlcore Mining's Lake Victoria operation

    An AurumPivot analysis of Burlcore Mining's gold reserves, regulatory compliance, licensing strategy and leadership depth in Uganda's Lake Victoria Gold Belt.

    Filed by Callum Rhodes
  12. DevelopmentConstructiveNovember 20, 2025

    Kinross and Great Bear: patience pays in Red Lake

    Kinross continues to advance the Great Bear project in Ontario's Red Lake district, positioning it as a long-life anchor for the company's Americas portfolio.

    Filed by Callum Rhodes
  13. DevelopmentCautionarySeptember 30, 2025

    Salares Norte: the cost of high-altitude ramp-ups

    Gold Fields' Salares Norte project in Chile has spent 2025 fighting Atacama winter conditions, a cautionary tale on high-altitude ramp-up risk.

    Filed by Elena Duarte
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