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Barrick Gold: A More Speculative Bet on Gold
Barrick Gold is the second largest publicly-traded gold producer, with an equity market capitalization of $11.6 billion. Like its rival, Newmont Mining, Barrick is focused on reducing costs and improving operating efficiency to maximize free cash flow generation in this … Continue reading
Newmont Mining: A Safer Bet on Gold Mining
Based in the Denver, Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) is the largest publicly-traded gold miner by equity market capitalization. Its geographic segments include North America (the U.S.), South America (Peru and Surinam), Australia and Africa (Ghana). Newmont’s share price rebounded sharply … Continue reading
A Quick Look at the Price of Gold
These are tough times for investors in gold and even tougher times for investors in gold mining companies. Since the beginning of 2011 (through Aug. 31, 2018), the price of gold, as measured by the continuous CME futures contract) has … Continue reading