FINWIRES · TerminalLIVE
FINWIRES

OceanaGold Provides Drill Results from Wharekirauponga Project in New Zealand

By

OceanaGold (OGC.TO) released the latest drill results from the Wharekirauponga project located near its Waihi operation in New Zealand.

Results from Wharekirauponga include some of the highest-grade intercepts reported at the project to date, the miner said Thursday.

Results from the East Graben vein include 6.3 meters at 97.2 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, and 8.5 m at 41.5 g/t gold from 399.0 m.

"These results confirm further continuity and up-dip extension of the southern high-grade zone which currently lies outside of reported reserves, therefore representing outstanding conversion and growth potential," Chief Executive Officer Gerard Bond said.

OceanaGold also outlined its plans for the Waihi North project, including a project to expand the processing plant's capacity to 1.2 million tonnes per year.

This would support the continuation of mining at the Martha underground mine and mining at the Wharekirauponga underground mine, which is scheduled to start production in 2032, the company said.

OceanaGold plans to release a technical report on the Waihi District in January, 2027.

What else is happening in Mining & Metals?

Mining & Metals

Kinross Gold Lowers 2026, 2027 Gold Production Outlook

Kinross Gold (K.TO) after trade Wednesday lowered its 2026 and 2027 production outlook, now expecting annual attributable production of about 1.84 million to 1.86 million gold equivalent ounces, 2% to 3% under its prior targets.The change to the guidance is mainly due to extreme weather and operational challenges at two smaller mines, La Coipa and Round Mountain, the company said, adding that it expects to produce about 425,000 gold equivalent ounces in the third quarter.The company also said it now expects production cost of sales for 2026 of about $1,420 to $1,460 per gold equivalent ounce sold and all-in sustaining costs of about $1,850 to $1,900 per ounce sold."Reflecting its strong cash flow outlook and balance sheet strength, Kinross is increasing its return of capital target from 40% to 50% of free cash flow to shareholders for 2026," it added.

$K.TO
Mining & Metals

OceanaGold's Chief Executive Officer Gerard Bond to Retire in April

OceanaGold (OGC.TO) Chief Executive Officer Gerard Bond will retire in April 2027, the company said after trade on Wednesday.Bond, who led OceanaGold for five years, will be a special advisor to the board and incoming chief executive officer for six months after his retirement, a statement said.OceanaGold shares closed down CA$1.48 at CA$39.44 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

$OGC.TO
Mining & Metals

SonicStrategy Acquires 500,000 SYN Tokens

SonicStrategy (SONI.CN) said Wednesday it acquired 500,000 SYN tokens through open-market purchases for about $115,000.The digital asset infrastructure company said it paid an average price of about $0.23 per token. The acquisition represents its first treasury investment focused on on-chain derivatives.SYN is a digital asset that is associated with the Synapse ecosystem. Synapse Labs is developing Hypercall, a decentralized options protocol designed to operate within the Hyperliquid ecosystem.The company also announced that Spencer MacLean has resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately.SonicStrategy shares closed down CA$0.025 at CA$0.13 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

$SONI.CN