The mine is owned and operated by SSR Mining Inc. Gold mineralization at Marigold is finely disseminated within sedimentary and metasedimentary rocks, including limestone, siltstone, breccias, meta-basalts and quartzite.

The mining operation comprises 11 open pits, eight waste rock stockpiles, three leach pads, two carbon-in-leach processing facilities and a carbon processing and refining facility.

An anticipated mine-life, as of June 2018, of over ten years was estimated based on current Mineral Reserves.

[6] The mine was owned 66.7% and 33.3% by Goldcorp Inc. and Barrick Gold respectively, until February 2014 when Barrick and Goldcorp sold the mine to Silver Standard Resources Inc. for $275 million.

[4] In October 2017, a collision in the open pit portion of the mine killed two workers and injured others.