How to Buy Mining Shares Budgeting Money
The reason for this is the leverage built into mining companies. If gold moves from 1,300 to 1,400 an ounce, it''s a percent increase. For a mining company that spends 900 per ounce to mine gold, that same shift increases its profit from 400 to 500, which is a 20 percent shift. A loss of 100 per ounce would have a similar impact.