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Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Jack Fahey Jack Fahey Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: January 2024 ANZSIC B0804NZ

Revenue

$728.5m

2024-25

$697.9m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

1,290

Businesses

91

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand industry analysis

The Gold Ore Mining industry performance has fluctuated over the past few years. In the wake of the pandemic, higher gold prices and a weaker New Zealand dollar juiced revenue and profitability, especially in 2022-23. This trend is expected to persist in 2023-24, resulting in a 7.7% increase in revenue. As gold is a valuable resource and a good store of value, inflationary and economic concerns around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the world gold price increasing in US dollar terms. Gold's role as a store of value has been maintained over the past five years due to central banks around the world continuing to purchase the precious metal. These trends have allowed gold miners to generate a rise in profit margins, which are set to remain above pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24.

Trends and Insights

  • Pandemic restrictions forced New Zealand mines to cut output, mitigating gold price rise benefits. Production volumes are set to fall by an annualised 3.2% over the five years through 2023-24.
  • Investors flock to gold amid economic uncertainties, driving up global prices. Gold is perceived as a useful hedge against economic uncertainty, which has driven interest in the purchase of gold bars.
  • The West Coast region houses the most lucrative gold mines in New Zealand. This includes the Hokitika Goldfields and the Reefton Goldfields.
  • Oceana Gold operates the two biggest gold ore mine sites in New Zealand giving them a strong grip on the market. It has over 80% market share, making it far and away the largest firm in this industry.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $728.5m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Gold ore mining volumes have fluctuated significantly since the onset of the global pandemic

  • Gold ore mining volumes have trended upward in the past few years, as gold miners seek to capitalise on a surge in the price of gold in the wake of the pandemic. Miners typically ramp up production when prices are high, which leads to higher annual revenue and a rise in industry-wide profitability.
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Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Production volumes are set to rise despite shrinking gold price

  • The world price of gold is forecast to ease over the medium term. However, the ongoing effects of high inflation and fears that central banks hiking interest rates may induce a recession are projected to support gold prices in the short term, particularly among speculative investors. As interest rates stabilise and inflation starts to come down, these conditions will subside and prices will fall.

Biggest companies in the Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand)
602.9
New Talisman Gold Mines
3.3

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Products & Services Segmentation

Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Gold dore bars, Alluvial gold and Gold concentrate. Gold dore bars is the largest segment of the Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

Gold dore bars make up the majority of gold sold

  • Gold dore bars, which contain a blend of gold and silver, are the most common type of gold made in the gold mining industry.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry players extract gold ore using opencast and underground mining techniques. The industry includes firm that use a gold ore beneficiation process, which is carried out before final smelting and refining. The industry also includes gold dore bar production (semi-pure gold bullion bar).

What's included in this industry?

Gold ore miningGold ore dredgingGold ore beneficiation processesGold dore bar productionRoasting and flotation extraction of gold oreReworking of tailings for gold

Companies

Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand)New Talisman Gold Mines

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Related Terms

DORE BARSOPENCAST MINESBENEFICIATIONALLUVIAL GOLDSECONDARY GOLD

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 0804 - Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Pandemic restrictions forced New Zealand mines to cut output, mitigating gold price rise benefits. Production volumes are set to fall by an annualised 3.2% over the five year...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Investors flock to gold amid economic uncertainties, driving up global prices. Gold is perceived as a useful hedge against economic uncertainty, which has driven interest in ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The West Coast region houses the most lucrative gold mines in New Zealand. This includes the Hokitika Goldfields and the Reefton Goldfields.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Oceana Gold operates the two biggest gold ore mine sites in New Zealand giving them a strong grip on the market. It has over 80% market share, making it far and away the larg...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Oceana Gold dominates the market but gold output has dropped due to government COVID-19 restrictions.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand)'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of New Talisman Gold Mines's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand), and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for New Talisman Gold Mines, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Mines must comply with strict licensing, environmental and labour laws or risk losing permits. This dynamic prevents frequent new entrants into the industry and restricts com...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Gold miners have benefited from global price surges amid pandemic induced economic uncertainty. In the wake of the pandemic, a combination of high prices and rising productio...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand in 2024?

The market size of the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand is $728.5m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand industry in 2024?

There are 91 businesses in the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand has been declining at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand is expected to decline.

What are the biggest companies in the Gold Ore Mining market in New Zealand?

The biggest companies operating in the Gold Ore Mining market in New Zealand are Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand) and New Talisman Gold Mines

What does the Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand include?

Gold ore mining and Gold ore dredging are part of the Gold Ore Mining industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Gold Ore Mining in New Zealand?

The company holding the most market share in New Zealand is Oceana Gold Holdings (New Zealand).

How competitive is the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand?

The level of competition is low and steady in the Gold Ore Mining industry in New Zealand.

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International industries

  • Gold & Silver Ore Mining in the US
  • Gold & Silver Ore Mining in Canada
  • Gold Ore Mining in Australia

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