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5/20/2013, 5:13 AM ET

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Wednesday, May 15, 6:06 PM John Paulson, whose hedge fund is the single biggest owner of the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), maintained a 21.8M-share position even as the value of its holdings fell ~$165M in the latest quarter. But all that remains of his Barrick Gold (ABX) holdings is 36K call options vs. 915K shares at the end of 2012. Other positions in miners AU, NG, AEM, IAG and ANV were unchanged or modestly changed. 7 Comments [Commodities]
Tuesday, May 7, 6:41 PM Quebec's government lays out plans to extract higher taxes from the mining sector over the next 12 years, with measures such as a minimum royalty. The province wants new funding sources to bring its debt under control, but miners already facing falling profits due to falling commodity prices oppose the plan, though Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) says the overall impact on its operations appears to be minor. 1 Comment [Commodities]
Wednesday, May 1, 6:25 AM Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) declares $0.22/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.73%. For shareholders of record June 03. Payable June 17. Ex-div date May 30. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, April 29, 11:39 AM Gold miners (GDX) have been smacked by plunging gold prices, but Citigroup and HSBC think they have further to fall. Citi worries about AngloGold (AU) because negative free cash flow would hit its "already stretched balance sheet," but Harmony Gold (HMY) has the balance sheet to weather similar problems; Gold Fields (GFI) is its sector favorite. HSBC cuts GFI, Agnico Eagle (AEM) and many others. 1 Comment [Commodities, Quick Ideas]
Friday, April 26, 3:13 PM Agnico-Eagle (AEM -5.7%) is pushing to start production at its La India project in Mexico, despite the uncertainty which has prompted rivals to clamp down on spending and shelve new developments, as CEO Sean Boyd believes gold's price drop is an overreaction. But La India is marginal, and with AEM's big Meliadine mine in Canada’s far north not expected until 2018, it's not clear where future growth will come. 1 Comment [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 5:25 PM More on Agnico-Eagle Mines' (AEM) Q1 results: Payable gold production was ~237K oz., -7% Y/Y, due primarily to the suspension of the Creston Mascota heap leach. Total cash costs were $740/oz. vs. $594 a year ago, due to lower byproduct revenue at LaRonde, lower grades at Meadowbank and a lack of production from Creston Mascota. Maintains 2013 production guidance of 970K-1.01M oz. of gold. Comment! [Commodities, Earnings]
Thursday, April 25, 5:10 PM Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM): Q1 EPS of $0.31 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $423M (-10.7% Y/Y) beats by $15M. Shares -0.7% AH. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Commodities, Breaking News]
Thursday, April 25, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AEM, ALTR, AMCC, AMKR, AMZN, BIDU, BJRI, BLDR, BMRN, CALX, CAMP, CB, CBG, CENX, CERN, CINF, CLWR, CRUS, CSTR, CTCT, DECK, DLB, ELY, EMN, EXPE, FII, FR, FSL, GERN, IGT, IM, INAP, INFA, KBR, KEG, KLAC, LEG, MCRS, MXIM, N, NR, NTGR, OLN, PFG, PKI, PMCS, QLIK, RMD, RRC, RSG, SBUX, SIMO, SPN, SWKS, SYNA, TCO, THRX, TLAB, UHS, VPRT, VRSN, WRE, WYNN Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AEM, ALTR, AMCC, AMKR, AMZN, BIDU, BJRI, BLDR, BMRN, CALX, CAMP, CB, CBG, CENX, CERN, CINF, CLWR, CRUS, CSTR, CTCT, DECK, DLB, ELY, EMN, EXPE, FII, FR, FSL, GERN, IGT, IM, INAP, INFA, KBR, KEG, KLAC, LEG, MCRS, MXIM, N, NR, NTGR, OLN, PFG, PKI, PMCS, QLIK, RMD, RRC, RSG, SBUX, SIMO, SPN, SWKS, SYNA, TCO, THRX, TLAB, UHS, VPRT, VRSN, WRE, WYNN Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, April 19, 4:58 PM Gold miners soon will release quarterly earnings, but J.P. Morgan says investors should focus on what the companies are doing to cut costs. Barrick Gold (ABX) would be profitable even if gold falls to $1,300/oz., the firm says, but remains vulnerable due to cash needed to operate the Pascua Lama mine and massive debt on its balance sheet. Goldcorp (GG) has a strong balance sheet and $2B in an undrawn revolver. 7 Comments [Commodities]
Thursday, April 18, 10:17 AM At current prices, 15% of global gold miners probably are now underwater, according to Nomura's Tyler Broda, who also predicts gold could fall to as low as $1,000/oz. this year. Companies relying on a single asset and those in Africa, already struggling with deteriorating geopolitical risk, will find it more difficult to convince banks to fund projects, Broda says. 17 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX]
Tuesday, April 16, 11:58 AM Analysts at RBC Capital think credit downgrades for some top gold miners are a strong possibility. There's a “moderate probability” Barrick Gold (ABX -0.1%) could trigger a one-notch downgrade at $1,400 gold; at $1,300, Newmont Mining (NEM +1.9%) could get downgraded, and Kinross Gold (KGC +1.8%) could get cut right to junk status. TD Securities also offers similarly disturbing conclusions. (also) 5 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, April 12, 2:27 PM Goldman's short call on gold looks prescient, as comex gold sinks $63.50 to settle at $1,501.40/oz. for its lowest close since July 2011. Traders and analysts see no obvious trigger for the selloff, which seems to reflect the malaise that has gripped the market. Silver slips $1.37 to $26.33/oz. Miners are huge losers: HMY -7.5%, ABX -7.3%, AEM -6.9%, AUY -6.2%, SLW -5.6%, NEM -5.2%, EGO -4.9%, GFI -4.8%, GG -4.5%. 38 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 3, 10:25 AM Gold Fields (GFI -1.9%) says employees at its Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana have embarked on illegal strikes that have halted production at both mines. GFI says it is analyzing and investigating the miners' demands but appeals to employees to maintain law and order. Most big miners are up in early trading: AEM +0.9%, AUY +0.8%, NEM +0.5%, GG +0.2%. (also) Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, March 6, 3:49 PM Does the surge in gold mining stocks mean the bottom is in? Gold futures finish flat after a two-day climb, but the big story in recent sessions hasn't been the physical gold as much as the miners. The mining ETF (GDX +3.9%) is surging nearly 4% today, but that's after a ~20% YTD selloff. Today, miners are broadly higher: RGLD +4.5%, AEM +4.3%, ABX +3.9%, KGC +3.8%, GG +4.1%, NEM +3.3%. 20 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Monday, February 25, 11:58 AM Eldorado Gold (EGO +4.6%) is upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at CIBC, which says gold producers with superior growth prospects, below-average production costs and strong balance sheets will outperform their peers. The believes EGO satisfies all three criteria. Gold stocks are also benefiting from higher gold prices today: ABX +2%, NEM +1.2%, GG +1.5%, AUY +2.2%, AEM +2.5%. Comment! [Commodities, Quick Ideas, On the Move]