Tag: Newcrest Mining

Gold Equity Dividends Must Rise Further and Faster

The new interest in rewarding investors with dividends may be the catalyst needed to address the deep discounts leading gold stocks are trading at.

Update - Eldorado Gold Sets New Benchmark for Precious Metal Dividends

If all the senior gold companies adopted a dividend equivalent to $100 per ounce of gold produced, investors would enjoy a 125% increase in payouts to around $3.5 billion per year.

Senior Gold Equities Strain To Match 2008 Highs

ST. LOUIS (MineFund.com) — As gold prepares to test $1,300 per ounce, 12 senior gold equities (‘The Big 12’) that trade in New York have hit an all-time high market value of $211 billion. At the lowest point in the current gold bull market - November 2000 - the same group of stocks was worth […]

Looking for Value in the Gold Sector After Newcrest-Lihir

Where does your favourite gold stock rank against its competitors?

Kinross Acquisition of Red Back

ST. LOUIS (MineFund.com) — The Kinross play for Red Back is unfolding as expected. Short sellers have moved against Kinross whilst going long Red Back stock to lock in arbitrage profits in advance of the deal being consummated. Just before the close on Tuesday there was an effective 14% spread, and the arbitrageurs have probably […]

No Need for Newcrest to raise Lihir Bid

ST. LOUIS (MineFund.com) — Lihir Gold [LGL.AX] is pleading with shareholders not to accept Newcrest’s [NCM.AX] bid, but it seems to be a foregone conclusion from the market’s perspective. For detailed information on the bid, scroll down to the tabulation.

Lihir Shareholders Should Take Newcrest Deal and Run

The deal is a no-brainer for Lihir owners.