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Gold Mining Profits Surge: Is This the Investor Payday?

Paul Harris, Kitco Media

Are mining companies finally delivering the returns investors have been waiting for? Discover how margin expansion in the gold sector is changing the game. Kitco’s Senior Mining Editor and Anchor Paul Harris interviews Nicole Adshead-Bell, Director at Cupel Advisory, about the 2024 financial results for mining companies. They discuss Agnico Eagle Mines' record margins and Newmont's all-in sustaining costs decreasing. Adshead-Bell shares insights on shareholder returns, M&A activity in the gold and copper spaces, and challenges in the copper developer space. She also touches on Barrick Gold potentially re-domiciling and financings in the mining sector.

Key Points:
- Gold sector margin expansion is reigniting investor interest.
- Companies are increasing returns to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.
- M&A activity is expected to continue in the gold and copper sectors.
- Copper developers are currently undervalued.
- Canadian government criticized for its stance on Chinese investment in the resource sector.

00:00 Introduction: Financial Results Overview
00:59 Gold Sector Performance and Investor Interest
02:30 Company Highlights and Shareholder Returns
05:09 Copper Market Insights and M&A Activity
09:38 Challenges in the Mining Sector
19:09 Upcoming Conferences 

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