Commodity prices are often a correlation, but investors now increasingly chase potential acquisition targets.

A selection of 100 of the world’s best performing mining stocks shows an aggregate value of USD 33bn, and a weighted average gain of 367% over the past six months, vastly outperforming any other known grouping of equities. There are multiple themes that emerge from the names on the list, but the presence of gold and silver miners and developers is close to overwhelming.

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World’s 100 hottest mining stocks – up by an average of 367% in six months