Inside America’s Eastern Gold Giant: OceanaGold’s Haile Mine

Inside America’s Eastern Gold Giant: OceanaGold’s Haile Mine

From Kitco MINING by Kitco MEDIA

June 5, 2026 · 11 min

About this episode

The episode explores OceanaGold's Haile Gold Mine, its history, and future production plans.

This Kitco Mining feature is sponsored by OceanaGold. Kitco Mining goes on site at OceanaGold’s Haile Gold Mine in Kershaw, South Carolina, the fourth-largest gold mine in the United States and the largest east of the Mississippi. Gold was first discovered at Haile in 1827. Nearly 200 years later, the mine is entering a new growth phase, with OceanaGold targeting a production increase of close to 35% in 2026 as higher-grade underground ore, continued open-pit mining and exploration across t...

Topics covered

  • gold mining
  • OceanaGold
  • Haile Mine
  • production increase
  • mining history
  • economic growth

Keywords

  • OceanaGold
  • Haile Gold Mine
  • gold production
  • mining in South Carolina
  • gold mining history
  • economic growth
  • mining exploration

Sponsors

OceanaGold

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kershaw, South Carolina, Haile Gold Mine, United States, Mississippi

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