Metal for immediate delivery traded 0.5 pct lower at $1,274.20 an oz. as of 10:48 a.m. New York time. A close at that level will be the lowest since Nov. 3.
"The first thing we are going to do with the cash is pay debt, and then we are going to make this company's shareholders happy as never before," said Chief Executive Officer Fabio Schvartsman.
This intelligent mine would cost around $2.2 billion to develop and incorporate technologies such as robotics, driverless trains and trucks on a single site.