Earlier this year, the company told the CBC that "the financial viability and sustainability" of its business are at risk without the Sable underground project.
The plan, part of a $100 billion industrial policy vision, also called for the use of emergency government powers under the Cold War-era Defense Production Act.
Gold Fields' $1.6 billion Osisko Mining buy, set to close before year-end, will help balance the South African company’s aging assets in Ghana and Peru, CEO Mike Fraser says.