Buy these juniors for a gold rebound

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IAMGOLD $5.07 (Toronto symbol IMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-888-464-9999; www.iamgold.com; Shares outstanding: 450.7 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; No dividends paid) owns 41% of the Sadiola gold mine in Mali; 90% of the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso; 100% of the Westwood mine in Quebec; and 95% of the Rosebel mine in Suriname. IAMGold also holds 92.5% of the Cote gold project in Ontario. Production at that deposit could begin as early as 2021. In the quarter ended June 30, 2018, overall revenue rose 1.1%, to $277.4 million from $274.5 million a year earlier. (All figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars.) Cash flow increased 8.1%, to $73.4 million, or $0.16 a share, from $67.9 million, or $0.15. The company’s gold production fell 4.0% in the latest quarter, to 214,000 ounces from 223,000 a year earlier. The decline came from planned maintenance shutdowns at the Essakane and Rosebel mines. IAMGold holds a high $775.3 million in cash. Those reserves put it in a strong…