Top 20 Largest Gold Mining Stocks by Market Cap 2017

The relative performance of investing in gold vs gold mining stocks is charted at the end of my September 2016 article on why gold is a relatively poor investment.  Although it is not a sector I like, I have decided to post as a reference 20 of the largest gold mining companies by market cap as of January 2017:

RIC Name  USD Market Cap (Millions)
NEM Newmont Mining Corp  $18,555
ABX.TO Barrick Gold Corp  $14,373
NCM.AX Newcrest Mining Ltd  $11,322
FNV.TO Franco-Nevada Corp  $10,951
600547.SS Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd  $9,835
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd  $9,703
2899.HK Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd  $9,507
G.TO Goldcorp Inc  $9,163
RRS.L / GOLD.O Randgold Resources Ltd  $7,437
600489.SS Zhongjin Gold Corp Ltd  $6,067
AU AngloGold Ashanti Ltd  $4,484
RGLD.O Royal Gold Inc  $4,243
KGC Kinross Gold Corp  $4,089
600687.SS Gansu Gangtai Holding Group Co Ltd  $3,546
EGO Eldorado Gold Corp  $3,217
BVN Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA  $3,091
GFI Gold Fields Ltd  $2,627
EVN.AX Evolution Mining Ltd  $2,597
1818.HK Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd  $2,574
IAG IAMGOLD Corp  $2,512

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