Sydney, Jan 31, 2026, 17:26 AEDT — Market closed
Evolution Mining shares fell 6.42% to close at A$14.71 on Friday, dragged down by a late-week dip in bullion prices and a wider sell-off in the mining sector. (Yahoo Finance)
The decline is significant as it precedes a hectic week for Australian markets, with earnings season kicking into gear and the Reserve Bank of Australia set to announce its policy decision. Marc Jocum, senior product and investment strategist at Global X ETFs, noted that “The earnings season will be central in determining whether recent gains are justified at the stock level.” (Indo Premier)
Evolution set a date for its next major update. The miner will release its half-year financial report and Appendix 4D — a required ASX results summary — before trading begins on Feb. 11. A 10:30 a.m. AEDT call will follow, featuring Lawrie Conway and Fran Summerhayes. The company reaffirmed full-year guidance of 710,000 to 780,000 ounces of gold and 70,000 to 80,000 tonnes of copper, with all-in sustaining costs targeting A$1,640 to A$1,760 per ounce — a standard industry measure that includes sustaining capital and site expenses. (YourIR)
Gold took a sharp tumble on Friday, dropping 4.7% to $5,143.40 an ounce after touching a record high earlier this week, Reuters reported. Profit-taking and a stronger dollar weighed on the metal following Donald Trump’s announcement that former Fed governor Kevin Warsh will head the central bank. Saxo Bank’s Ole Hansen described the decline as “ripe for a correction.” (Reuters)
On the ASX, it wasn’t only Evolution feeling the heat. Genesis Minerals slid 9.8%, while Newmont dropped 8% as gold stocks tumbled heading into the close, MarketIndex reported. (Market Index)
Evolution investors face a key test in the next session: will the gold price stabilize enough for the stock to hold its ground, or was Friday’s drop the beginning of a deeper pullback after gold’s strong rally?
Copper plays a different role. It can steady cash flow when gold wobbles, but it also drags shares into a second, often volatile market.
The risk is clear, though unsettling: if gold prices fall further while the Australian dollar strengthens, miners could see their margins in local currency shrink quickly. Attention would then move beyond “gold price beta” to concentrate on costs and production, with any sign that expenses are creeping above the company’s target range coming under intense scrutiny.
As trading restarts Monday, eyes will be on whether gold stocks hold steady alongside the metal and how rate forecasts shift ahead of the central bank meeting. The next significant company event is the half-year report and conference call on Feb. 11.
