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Dan Dzombak
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December 29, 2011
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It's been a pretty rough year for stock investors, with the S&P basically ending flat in 2011. While the general market went nowhere last year, quite a few stocks poured in monster performances.
After a volatile year, gold was up 10% going into the last week of 2011, while silver was down 4%. Copper was one of the largest losers, with a 34% drop. Most gold and silver miners have been lagging their respective metals.
While the metals didn't move up much this year, some miners have made up significant ground. Here's a list of this year's top 15 performers in the metals and mining industry:
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Company
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YTD Return
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| 1 |
Haynes International (Nasdaq: HAYN ) |
35.6% |
| 2 |
Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK ) |
35.2% |
| 3 |
Carpenter Technology |
33.9% |
| 4 |
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD ) |
26.7% |
| 5 |
Randgold Resources (Nasdaq: GOLD ) |
26.4% |
| 6 |
First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG ) |
24.0% |
| 7 |
Allied Nevada Gold |
21.5% |
| 8 |
Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY ) |
21.4% |
| 9 |
Harmony Gold Mining |
21.2% |
| 10 |
Franco-Nevada |
17.3% |
| 11 |
Fortuna Silver Mines |
17.2% |
| 12 |
Central GoldTrust |
13.0% |
| 13 |
Extorre Gold Mines |
11.7% |
| 14 |
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI ) |
9.8% |
| 15 |
AngloGold Ashanti |
8.8% |
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Only includes companies listed on U.S. exchanges with a market capitalization greater than $500 million.
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