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Pueblo Viejo mine

Pueblo Viejo mine, Dominican Rep.. Producing, open pit, mining gold, copper, silver since 1975.

Why Pueblo Viejo is famous

Large gold mine in the Dominican Republic. It reached commercial production in January 2013 under a special lease agreement. Barrick's 60% share produced 352 koz in 2024; Newmont's 40% equity share was 253 koz in 2025. Early mining here dates to the 1500s. Rosario Resources started modern mining in 1975, the Dominican state took over in 1979 and the mine stopped in 1999. Placer Dome won the 2001 bid to lease it, Barrick bought Placer Dome in 2006 and Newmont says the new mine began operating in September 2014. The state lease runs 25 years from 26 February 2008, with extensions possible.1,2,3,4,5

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Pueblo Viejo today

Where gold is mined todayWhere copper is mined todayWhere silver is mined today

Sources

  1. Annual Information Form / annual report exhibit for 2024 Barrick Gold Corporation (SEC exhibit 99.1 to Form 40-F)
  2. Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 Newmont Corporation (SEC)
  3. data/minerals/operations.csv Prospector Trails (internal)
  4. Annual Information Form for 2025 Barrick Mining Corporation (SEC exhibit 99.1 to Form 40-F)
  5. Form 10-K for 2025 Newmont Corporation (SEC)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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