15 Facts About Goldcorp

Goldcorp Inc was a gold production company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Goldcorp employed about 15,800 people worldwide, engaged in gold mining and related activities including exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation.

Goldcorp's operating assets included four mines in Canada, two mines in Mexico, and four in Central and South America.

On January 14,2019, Goldcorp agreed to a merger acquisition by Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's second-largest producer of gold, with the merged “Newmont Goldcorp” to be the world's largest producer.

In June 2016, Goldcorp was named one of Corporate Knights magazine's Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada.

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Goldcorp has repeatedly been accused of harming the environment, livestock, and public health in multiple studies by advocacy groups and activists, contaminating areas with toxic heavy metals by its mining activities.

Goldcorp's operating assets included four mines in Canada, one mine in Mexico, and four in Central and South America.

Goldcorp has a number of projects including the Coffee, Cochenour and Borden projects in Canada, and NuevaUnion in Chile.

In Q2 2017 Goldcorp reported net earnings of US$135 million and production of 635,000 ounces of gold.

In Q1 2017 Goldcorp reported net earnings of US$170 million and production of 655,000 ounces of gold.

Goldcorp is focused on responsible mining practices with safe, low-cost production in areas of low political risk.

In January 2017 Goldcorp announced it had divested two non-core assets through the sales of the Cerro Blanco Gold Project in Guatemala to Bluestone Resources as well as the Los Filos Mine in Mexico to Leagold Mining.

In January 2017 Goldcorp reported preliminary full year 2016 production totaling 2.

Goldcorp has been working to improve its approach to environmental stewardship.

Goldcorp has since implemented all recommendations from the HIRA, including the publishing of an official Human Rights Policy in 2010.