Only Goldcorp Increased Its Reserve in 2017: Can Others Catch Up?
Gold miners (GDX) (GDXJ) have to compensate for every ounce they take out of the ground. While mines have finite lives, the companies operating them don’t, so it’s important to look at miners’ reserves and resource estimates and the assumptions used to calculate them. Goldcorp’s (GG) proven and probable gold reserves as of June 30, 2017, were 53.5 million ounces, an improvement of 26.5% YoY (year-over-year).