3 Gold Mining Stocks Investors Are Watching As China Cuts Treasury Holdings

China’s sharp pullback in reported U.S. Treasury holdings has pushed gold back into the spotlight, as investors watch where reserve capital flows next and how that might affect interest rates. That shift creates both potential shelter and risk across assets tied to the metal. This article walks through 3 gold related stocks from our screener that appear exposed to this story and explains why their reactions could matter for your portfolio.

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Zhaojin Mining Industry (SEHK:1818)

Overview: Zhaojin Mining Industry is a China based gold producer that explores, mines, processes, smelts and sells branded bullion domestically and abroad.

Market Cap: HK$64.4b

Zhaojin Mining Industry offers direct exposure to physical gold through exploration, mining, processing and branded bullion, at a time when central banks are reassessing reserve mixes away from U.S. Treasuries. The group has grown sales while margins compressed recently, and that mix of volume strength and earnings pressure leaves a lot riding on how one unseen pressure on profitability resolves.

That pressure point is exactly what makes the DCF valuation analysis for Zhaojin Mining Industry so useful for spotting whether compressed margins are masking deeper value or simply indicating higher risk.

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST)

Overview: Northern Star Resources is a large gold miner that finds, develops and processes gold deposits across Western Australia and Alaska, giving investors direct exposure to the metal.

Operations: Northern Star Resources generates about A$2.4b from KCGM, A$1.3b from Pogo, A$1.1b from Thunderbox & Bronzewing, A$1.1b from Carosue Dam, A$1.0b from Jundee and A$0.8b from Kalgoorlie, with A$6.3b earned in Australia and A$1.3b in the USA.

Market Cap: A$35.7b

Northern Star Resources matters in this gold focused screen because it couples tier 1 assets with scale, so any shift in central bank reserve preferences toward bullion can move the earnings needle in a meaningful way.

"Northern Star's ongoing Fimiston mill expansion at KCGM, set for early commissioning in FY'27, is expected to increase plant throughput and annual gold production to an average of 900,000 ounces by FY'29. This is described by the company as a key element in its strategy to benefit from global demand for gold, with the aim of supporting future revenue growth and free cash flow."

What happens if one large capital project strays off its cost or timing assumptions will go a long way to deciding future margin strength.

Mistimed spend can still pay off if execution catches up, and the full narrative for Northern Star Resources shows where Northern Star Resources could be accelerating or quietly stalling next.

Genesis Minerals (ASX:GMD)

Overview: Genesis Minerals is a Western Australia focused gold miner that develops, operates and explores projects anchored by its Tower Hill asset.

Operations: The business generates A$1.7b in revenue from mineral production, exploration and development activities, all sourced within Australia.

Market Cap: A$8.4b

Genesis Minerals fits this gold focused screen as a pure play Western Australian producer. Project choices directly link the balance sheet to the metal, and one development in particular is starting to shape how that exposure could look over the next few years.

"Acceleration of the Tower Hill development, supported by key permits, rail agreements and mining agreements already in place, is expected to bring higher grade ore into the mill earlier, which would directly influence future revenue and earnings."

The interaction between a carefully sequenced project plan and real world cost pressure and grade variability will matter a lot for margins.

That sequencing question is exactly where the full narrative for Genesis Minerals pulls together how Genesis Minerals is balancing grade, capital intensity and timing, and what that could mean if gold demand accelerates.

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