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Mixed signals for junior miners

As Mining Journal was going to press Barrick Gold was putting out its end-of-year results, Newcrest had just rejected a A$24 billion bid from Newmont, and the gold price was slipping, having peaked at just over $1950/oz at the start of February.

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I mention these factors because it demonstrates that while in some areas share prices are strong, dividends are up, and miners are cracking on with the job of being miners, elsewhere the signals can

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