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AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AU) and SSR Mining Inc (SSRM) are both benefiting from a rise in gold prices, which are currently above $4,153 per ounce, a 57.8% increase year-over-year. Gold prices peaked at an all-time high of $4,382 in October 2025, driven by safe-haven demand amid geopolitical risks and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut.
AngloGold Ashanti reported a 17% year-over-year increase in gold production to 768,000 ounces in Q3 2025, with revenues rising 61.9% to $2.37 billion. The company’s production for 2025 is projected between 2.9 and 3.225 million ounces. In Q3, it generated $920 million in free cash flow and ended the quarter with $3.9 billion in liquidity. Conversely, SSR Mining, positioned as the third-largest gold producer in the U.S. after acquiring the Cripple Creek & Victor mine, expects total gold production for 2025 between 410,000 to 480,000 gold equivalent ounces.
As of September 30, 2025, SSR Mining held $409 million in cash and $909.3 million in total liquidity but reported operations at its Çöpler mine in Turkey are suspended due to a heap leach failure. The company anticipates reclamation and remediation costs of $250-$300 million in 2025.
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