Gold Fields reports higher output at South Deep and Tarkwa as group costs rise

[SMM Gold Flash] Cora Gold announced that reconnaissance drilling at Dakounkoura South identified gold mineralisation over approximately 500 metres of strike at its Sanankoro project in southern Mali. The target lies within two kilometres of the planned processing plant. Four holes intersected mineralisation, with results including 16 metres at 0.85 g/t gold from 20 metres and 35 metres at 0.40 g/t from five metres. Cora has completed 14,081 metres of reverse-circulation drilling under its expanded programme, while diamond drilling continues. The work aims to increase Sanankoro’s existing resource of 1.044 million ounces at 1.04 g/t and extend the 10.2-year reserve mine life outlined in its 2025 feasibility study. Dakounkoura South remains outside the existing resource estimate and requires further drilling before its potential contribution to future plant feed can be established.

[SMM Gold Flash] AngloGold Ashanti's gold production declined 9% year on year to 696,000 ounces in the quarter ended 30 September, compared with 768,000 ounces a year earlier. All-in sustaining costs increased 26% to US$2,170/oz. African operations faced flooding at Iduapriem in Ghana, infrastructure and safety-related constraints at Obuasi, and lower grades alongside a temporary underground shutdown at Sukari in Egypt. The company retained its 2026 production guidance of 2.80–3.17 million ounces. Dewatering has restored access to higher-grade mining areas at Iduapriem, while waste stripping at Sukari and the underground ramp-up at Obuasi are expected to support a stronger fourth quarter. Delivery of the unchanged forecast depends on these improvements translating into higher output during the final quarter. Source: [AngloGold Ashanti — third-quarter earnings release, 5 November 2026, reproduced by AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/agency/inside-afp/external-press-releases/anglogold-ashanti-q3-30-september-2026-earnings-release).