Two S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) gold shares are making big moves today following the release of their September quarterly updates.
One of the miners is underperforming the 0.3% losses posted by the ASX 200 in late morning trade today, while the other is racing ahead of those intraday gains.
Here's what's grabbing ASX investor interest today.
ASX 200 gold share sinks on rising costs, falling sales
First up, we have Bellevue Gold Ltd (ASX: BGL).
The Bellevue Gold share price is down 1.3% at the time of writing, at $1.18.
The ASX 200 gold share could be under some pressure today, with management reporting 29,100 ounces of gold produced for the three months to 30 September, down 25.2% from the June quarter. Gold sales of 29,700 ounces were down 24.4%.
Bellevue received an average realised gold price, inclusive of hedge book pre-deliveries, of $4,443 per ounce in the September quarter, down from an average realised price of $5,147 per ounce in the last quarter.
And costs were up, with Bellevue reporting an all-in sustaining cost (AISC) of $3,293 per ounce for the three months, up 46% quarter on quarter.
The ASX 200 gold share said it was focused heavily on mine development during the quarter.
Commenting on the results, Bellevue Gold managing director Darren Stralow said:
Having ramped up through FY25, the September 2025 quarter prioritised decline development and development advance. Development advance is ahead of schedule, setting the platform for increasing production through FY26 as the operation progressively moves to new and higher-grade stoping areas.
Stralow added:
As a result of management's ongoing confidence in the mine schedule, we have chosen to commence pro-actively pre-delivering gold into the hedge book and reducing near term hedge book commitments. This will further de-risk the business as well as increase our future spot gold price exposure.
Which brings us to…
Regis Resources shares jump on strong cash generation
ASX 200 gold share Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL) is racing ahead of the benchmark today. At the time of writing, shares are changing hands for $6.27 apiece, up 4.9%.
For the September quarter, Regis Resources reported gold production of 90,400 ounces, at an AISC of $2,861 per ounce.
Gold sales for the quarter came in at 82,800 ounces, with the miner receiving an average price of $5,405 per ounce. That brought in sale receipts of $447 million over the three months.
Operating cash flow was $290 million, with total capital expenditure (including exploration) of $114 million.
The company's cash and bullion balance increased by $158 million over the quarter to $675 million.
Commenting on the result sending the ASX 200 gold share soaring today, Regis Resources CEO Jim Beyer, said, "The September quarter saw another period of consistent operational performance and strong cash generation for Regis."
Beyer added:
Importantly, we continued to advance our underground growth projects, with first ore mined at both Garden Well Main and Rosemont Stage 3, both of which are two key contributors to our ongoing growth pipeline. In addition, we are seeing encouraging early results from drilling at McPhillamys.
