… acquisition of Lac Minerals, whose interests included Veladero in Argentina and Pascua-Lama; the 2001 merger with Homestake Mining , which added to Barrick's Veladero interest; the 2002 discovery of Lagunas Norte in Peru; a reorganization in …
… both economically and otherwise. But it also gained from takeovers of some of its larger holdings, such as Homestake Mining HM, and from avoiding stocks related to platinum and palladium, which have been less popular than gold. In addition …
… exposure to gold prices, and a huge runup in top pick Homestake Mining hm have also helped. Homestake has benefited enormously ..... assets into top names such as Barrick Gold ABX and Homestake Mining HM.Joe Foster joined Van Eck as an analyst in 1996 …
… investors have bid up many of its industrial names in anticipation of an economic recovery. Gold-mining stocks such as Homestake Mining HM (which Barrick Gold ABX is buying) and Anglogold ADR AU have also been a nice surpise for the fund. Part of …