NEWMONT MINING CORP. $55 – New York symbol NEM

NEWMONT MINING CORP. $55 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 490.2 million; Market cap: $27.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; WSSF Rating: Average) is one of the world’s largest gold-mining companies. Newmont has major mines in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New… Read More

These four offer growth, inflation hedge

Resource prices have climbed sharply since early 2009, as the global recession began to ease and some countries’ economies returned to growth. Despite their recent gains, prices for oil, gold and other commodities will likely keep rising. That’s partly because resources act as a hedge… Read More

Imperial Metals Builds for the Future

IMPERIAL METALS $12.50 (Toronto symbol III; SI Rating: Speculative) (604-669-8959; www.imperialmetals.com; Shares outstanding: 30.8 million; Market cap: $384.7 million) is a Vancouver-based mining company that explores for and produces base and precious metals. Its producing assets are a 100% interest in the Mount Polley open… Read More