Rio Tinto is one of the world's leading mining and exploration companies. We find, mine and process the earth's mineral resources - metals and minerals essential for making thousands of everyday products that meet society's needs and contribute to improved living standards. Our activities span the world with production from every continent. Our products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore.
Xstrata is a global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges, with its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. Xstrata’s businesses maintain a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc, with additional exposures to platinum group metals, gold, cobalt, lead and silver, recycling facilities and a suite of global technology products, many of which are industry leaders. The Group's operations and projects span 18 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, the USA and the UK. Xstrata employs approximately 56,000 people, including contractors.
Agnico-Eagle is an international growth company focused on gold, with operations in Canada and advanced-stage projects and opportunities in Canada, Mexico, Finland and the U.S.A. Our LaRonde mine in Quebec is Canada's largest gold deposit in terms of reserves. The mine generates strong earnings and cash flows, and is an excellent foundation for Agnico-Eagle's international expansion. The company's operating history includes more than 30 years of continuous gold production primarily from underground operations. Since its amalgamation in 1972, Agnico-Eagle has produced over 4.0 million ounces of gold. We are one of the lowest total cash cost producers in the North American gold mining industry. Agnico-Eagle's shares are listed on The New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AEM. The shares also trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Entry Standard under the symbol AE9 (WKN: 860325). The shares trade actively, with total daily volume frequently over 3 million shares. Company shares are held approximately 15% by individuals and 85% by institutions, primarily in North America.
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Yamana is a Canadian gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Central America and the United States. Yamana is producing gold at intermediate company production levels in addition to significant copper and silver production. Company management plans to continue to build on this base through existing operating mine expansions and throughput increases, the advancement of its exploration properties and by targeting other gold consolidation opportunities in Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere in the Americas.
Gold Fields Limited is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold, providing investors with maximum leverage to the gold price. Gold Fields has attributable production of 4.0 million ounces per annum, mineral reserves of 94 million ounces and mineral resources of 252 million ounces. The Group employs some 47,000 permanent employees across its operations and is listed on the JSE Limited South Africa (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as well as the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX).
Nevoro is a Canadian exploration company, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, focused on the discovery of base and precious metals in the western USA. Nevoro has acquired two junior companies with advanced stage projects including historic and/or NI 43-101 compliant resources. Through the acquisition of Aurora Platinum Exploration Inc., formerly Aurora Metals (BVI) Limited, Nevoro holds the Stillwater nickel, copper, cobalt, chromium and PGE project in Montana. More recently, Nevoro acquired Sheffield Resources Ltd. and the Moonlight copper, gold and silver project in north-eastern California. Nevoro also controls 10 gold and base metal exploration projects in Nevada and one base metal exploration project in Idaho.
Edison is Europe’s leading independent investment research company, and winner of “Best Research” at the 2007 AIM Awards. With a team of 50 including over 30 analysts supported by a department of supervisory analysts, editors and assistants, Edison writes on more than 200 companies across every sector. Working directly with corporates, investment banks and fund managers, Edison’s research is read by every major institutional investor in the UK, as well as by the private client broker and international investor communities. Edison guarantees a company a regular stream of high quality newsflow by means of four research notes per annum and coverage in Edison’s monthly overview, Edison Insight. Global distribution is achieved to over 500,000 institutional users via online library platforms including Bloomberg, Reuters and Thomson Financial. All research is freely available on Edison’s website and can also be hosted on our clients’ websites.
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