Best Gold Stocks To Follow Today - October 29th

Key Points

• Five gold stocks to watch: Freeport-McMoRan, Hecla Mining, Newmont, Coeur Mining, and Agnico Eagle Mines had the highest recent dollar trading volume among gold stocks.
• These companies provide indirect exposure to gold prices through mining, exploration, refining, or related activities, but investors also face company-specific risks including operating costs, mine performance, regulation, and management decisions.
• The featured companies have geographically diverse operations and varied metal exposure, including gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, and molybdenum across North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Freeport-McMoRan, Hecla Mining, Newmont, Coeur Mining, and Agnico Eagle Mines are the five Gold stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Gold stocks are shares of companies involved in gold mining, exploration, refining, or royalty financing. They give investors indirect exposure to gold prices, while also carrying company-specific risks such as operating costs, management decisions, regulatory issues, and mine performance. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Gold stocks within the last several days.

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.

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Hecla Mining (HL)

Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides precious and base metal properties in the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, and China. The company mines for silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates, as well as carbon material containing silver and gold for custom smelters, metal traders, and third-party processors; and doré containing silver and gold.

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Newmont (NEM)

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana.

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Coeur Mining (CDE)

Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. It markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc.

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Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

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