Earnings-per-share expectations for gold miners have risen by around 67% and 99% for 2025 and 2026, respectively, but they are only about 40% as expensive as the S&P 500 index, Schoffstall noted.

Millions in Gold An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground: $10 million in 1849, $41 million ($971 million in 2005 dollars) in 1850, $75 million in 1851, and $81 million in 1852.

Nine wildcat miners were shot dead in January at AGA's Obuasi mine in Ghana when they cut open the fenced 110-square kilometer concession to scavenge gold, according to a source in the company who ...

Gold prices might have never been higher, but miners of the precious metal show few signs of rushing to lock in any of the recent gains. Hedging is a strategy used by producers of commodities from ...

Gold mining stocks, particularly the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), have outperformed gold itself, with GDXJ up 67% in the past year. GDXJ's modest valuation, strong technical trends, and ...