in 2019, Oceana Gold was able to renew its permit to operate in 2021 amid opposition from the Nueva Vizcaya local government, environmental and human rights groups, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. United States OceanaGold acquired the Haile Gold Mine in South Carolina as an exploration project in 2015. Construction was completed in 2016 and Haile achieved commercial production in October 2017. Haile is an open pit operation (with additional underground resources), and produced 118,466 ounces of gold in 2017. Closed sites El Salvador OceanaGold acquired the El Dorado Project in El Salvador in late 2013 through the acquisition of Pacific Rim Mining Corporation. El Dorado operated as an underground mine from 1948 to 1953. At the time of its purchase by OceanaGold and today, El Dorado has been an exploration project and has not been an operating mine since 1953. OceanaGold has closed the El Dorado project and does not plan future investments in El Salvador. New Zealand The mine at Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island opened in 2007. It closed in 2016. The Reefton Restoration Project is a comprehensive closure and rehabilitation program currently underway at the site. Rehabilitation works to date have included ground preparation, including waste rock reshaping, backfilling operations and seedling coverage. Carbon footprint OceanaGold reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for 31 December 2020 at 232 Kt (-16 /-6.6% y-o-y). There is little evidence of a consistent declining trend as yet. See also Gold as an investment Otago Gold Rush References External links Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Gold mining companies of Australia Gold mining companies of Canada Copper mining companies of Australia Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange