Gold Digger: Here are the 5 best performing ASX gold stocks over the past month

DoubleLine chief executive Jeffrey Gundlach certainly believes so, as does UK research firm Capital Economics.

The precious metal slipped below the $US1,690 ($2,181.68) mark before rebounding to $US1,730.10 an ounce yesterday after US bond yields retreated and the US Government passed its $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

Either way, sentiment is solid — investors are still rewarding explorers with exciting stories to tell.

Winners & Losers

Here’s how ASX-listed gold & silver stocks are performing:

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CODE	COMPANY	1 WEEK CHANGE %	1 MONTH CHANGE %	6 MONTH CHANGE %	1 YEAR CHANGE %	PRICE	MARKET CAP
LEX	Lefroy Exploration	3	202	188	313	0.62	$ 75,006,041.88
PUR	Pursuit Minerals	12	87	171	938	0.058	$ 40,456,549.27
TNR	Torian Resources	0	57	241	763	0.058	$ 45,521,696.43
CWX	Carawine Resources	-4	52	46	60	0.335	$ 35,389,218.15
ANL	Amani Gold	0	50	-25	0	0.0015	$ 16,180,495.12
AVW	Avira Resources	40	40	-13	250	0.007	$ 8,250,240.00
WWI	West Wits Mining	26	34	345	880	0.098	$ 134,786,971.29
AAU	Antilles Gold	13	29	156	307	0.11	$ 20,489,873.15
G88	Golden Mile Res	8	27	-13	40	0.056	$ 6,396,953.06
AXE	Archer Materials	9	27	68	390	1.01	$ 210,120,987.78
MLS	Metals Australia	0	25	-17	150	0.0025	$ 10,477,258.94
ENR	Encounter Resources	-3	23	14	33	0.16	$ 48,912,373.97
MSR	Manas Res	0	20	-25	200	0.006	$ 16,561,641.59
DTR	Dateline Resources	0	20	0	50	0.003	$ 24,630,234.23
EMU	EMU NL	3	20	103	110	0.061	$ 26,019,440.52
DTM	Dart Mining NL	11	18	3	303	0.195	$ 20,488,822.58
TSC	Twenty Seven Co.	17	17	-22	40	0.007	$ 13,821,085.72
HXG	Hexagon Energy	17	15	88	159	0.105	$ 31,626,559.34
ADN	Andromeda Metals	16	14	407	900	0.36	$ 787,388,156.86
YRL	Yandal Resources	-1	14	85	174	0.445	$ 41,651,221.70
BCN	Beacon Minerals	3	14	11	24	0.041	$ 133,321,947.16
RGL	Riversgold	0	14	-12	456	0.05	$ 20,376,652.00
SRN	Surefire Rescs NL	13	13	59	1250	0.027	$ 29,623,331.07
ZNC	Zenith Minerals	8	13	23	200	0.135	$ 39,738,604.05
SVY	Stavely Minerals	-2	12	36	65	0.735	$ 186,587,438.18
SI6	SI6 Metals Limited	-5	12	36	533	0.019	$ 26,467,242.52
TMX	Terrain Minerals	0	11	-33	150	0.01	$ 7,357,610.09
HMX	Hammer Metals	-15	11	145	447	0.093	$ 78,759,113.16
A1G	African Gold .	13	11	98	297	0.26	$ 22,764,461.00
MAU	Magnetic Resources	-1	9	15	204	1.55	$ 335,065,634.35
AYM	Australia United Min	20	9	200	500	0.012	$ 16,583,197.37
PAK	Pacific American Hld	9	9	20	38	0.024	$ 7,646,037.60
DGO	DGO Gold Limited	-1	9	-25	52	2.73	$ 203,002,824.48
NES	Nelson Resources.	5	8	50	397	0.105	$ 14,445,780.80
RMS	Ramelius Resources	9	6	-34	36	1.52	$ 1,245,446,416.98
MML	Medusa Mining	3	6	5	56	0.91	$ 191,243,436.92
MOH	Moho Resources	5	5	-16	18	0.084	$ 8,656,842.77
AQI	Alicanto Min	0	5	-18	98	0.115	$ 35,960,920.71
BBX	BBX Minerals	-4	4	-21	108	0.27	$ 115,026,127.64
GUL	Gullewa Limited	0	3	6	131	0.09	$ 16,413,579.00
DEG	De Grey Mining	3	3	-36	336	0.915	$ 1,160,254,854.90
DEX	Duke Exploration	-3	3			0.32	$ 18,101,103.30
VAN	Vango Mining	23	3	-30	-29	0.069	$ 70,264,930.47
RND	Rand Mining	9	3	-15	-8	1.75	$ 105,259,831.25
CST	Castile Resources	12	3	-39	37	0.185	$ 35,947,821.78
CYL	Catalyst Metals	4	2	-13	-13	2.08	$ 200,523,274.92
CAZ	Cazaly Resources	2	2	5	95	0.043	$ 14,447,730.68
EMR	Emerald Res NL	5	2	26	110	0.8	$ 402,009,821.46
RVR	Red River Resources	0	2	81	305	0.235	$ 119,088,104.41
KRM	Kingsrose Mining	4	2	28	72	0.05	$ 35,040,352.90
SLR	Silver Lake Resource	12	1	-29	14	1.61	$ 1,436,967,763.45
MTC	Metalstech	17	0	-15	247	0.17	$ 24,916,498.46
CTO	Citigold Corp	8	0	8	225	0.013	$ 38,089,424.93
MDI	Middle Island Res	8	0	-32	44	0.265	$ 30,584,055.00
NVA	Nova Minerals	7	0	82	278	0.155	$ 250,491,997.05
BRB	Breaker Res NL	5	0	-15	-11	0.205	$ 66,797,390.45
NWM	Norwest Minerals	5	0	-37	-47	0.085	$ 9,251,415.22
AME	Alto Metals Limited	4	0	-12	36	0.075	$ 33,769,480.13
PNR	Pantoro Limited	2	0	-2	159	0.22	$ 309,847,610.16
XTC	Xantippe Res	0	0	-33	0	0.002	$ 8,149,128.80
VKA	Viking Mines	0	0	238	846	0.041	$ 37,316,040.12
TMZ	Thomson Res	0	0	180	751	0.14	$ 46,693,941.98
TAM	Tanami Gold NL	0	0	22	91	0.082	$ 95,182,860.73
SIH	Sihayo Gold Limited	0	0	-41	35	0.013	$ 44,225,536.96
PNM	Pacific Nickel Mines	0	0	43	-72	0.057	$ 8,537,151.52
KGM	Kalnorth Gold	0	0	0	225	0.013	$ 11,625,120.78
GIB	Gibb River Diamonds	0	0	56	105	0.078	$ 14,805,661.15
DRE	Drednought Resources	0	0	-6	300	0.016	$ 36,189,559.06
AOP	Apollo Consolidated	0	0	8	75	0.35	$ 99,574,103.55
DDD	3D Resources Limited	0	0	-38	150	0.005	$ 21,722,232.55
MVL	Marvel Gold Limited	-6	0	-12	17	0.045	$ 22,888,982.61
BC8	Black Cat Syndicate	9	-1	-8	135	0.705	$ 76,150,240.23
WAF	West African Res	14	-1	-18	53	0.865	$ 790,104,098.13
ANX	Anax Metals	3	-1	178	920	0.068	$ 23,430,263.54
BRV	Big River Gold	7	-2	-15	108	0.4	$ 89,922,456.65
TAR	Taruga Minerals	9	-2	-37	390	0.049	$ 22,402,873.79
TLM	Talisman Mining	-4	-2	-17	36	0.091	$ 16,983,183.04
MEU	Marmota Limited	2	-2	-10	45	0.045	$ 43,584,016.05
WGX	Westgold Resources.	7	-3	-11	19	2.1	$ 898,573,172.40
SKY	SKY Metals	6	-3	40	-13	0.175	$ 43,163,719.90
GBR	Greatbould Resources	0	-3	-19	33	0.038	$ 8,932,839.09
NSM	Northstaw	2	-3			0.445	$ 18,200,000.00
CAI	Calidus Resources	11	-3	-16	54	0.44	$ 147,214,952.22
KCN	Kingsgate Consolid.	-2	-3	-2	115	0.88	$ 200,209,956.90
IVR	Investigator Res	1	-3	59	562	0.086	$ 117,831,248.02
MRZ	Mont Royal Resources	4	-3	10	65	0.28	$ 8,302,717.50
GSM	Golden State Mining	-7	-3	-43	44	0.14	$ 9,911,335.00
NUS	Nusantara Resources	2	-4	-11	15	0.27	$ 61,903,711.89
CGN	Crater Gold Min	16	-4	100	144	0.022	$ 25,777,413.21
AGG	AngloGold Ashanti	12	-5	-27	-2	5.82	$ 515,620,881.70
CHN	Chalice Mining	0	-5	201	1967	4.34	$ 1,480,098,348.67
PRX	Prodigy Gold NL	0	-5	-32	-11	0.041	$ 24,386,359.45
RXL	Rox Resources	12	-5	-40	76	0.037	$ 75,843,653.13
OKU	Oklo Resources	3	-5	-33	-10	0.175	$ 85,685,068.04
AGC	AGC	0	-5			0.175	$ 11,852,274.70
MEG	Megado	-3	-6			0.17	$ 6,935,795.66
WRM	White Rock Min	-3	-6	-31	93	0.58	$ 43,621,219.80
GOR	Gold Road Res	6	-6	-27	-2	1.16	$ 1,011,913,460.20
PRU	Perseus Mining	4	-6	-14	27	1.18	$ 1,447,219,106.60
PDI	Predictive Disc	10	-6	-12	981	0.064	$ 67,123,444.21
CY5	Cygnus Gold Limited	7	-6	-16	290	0.16	$ 17,291,215.68
KTA	Krakatoa Resources	0	-6	-21	50	0.063	$ 17,852,800.00
NXM	Nexus Minerals	4	-7	38	151	0.098	$ 23,926,863.76
GMN	Gold Mountain	-9	-7	0	-34	0.04	$ 29,750,496.96
MGV	Musgrave Minerals	10	-7	-47	261	0.325	$ 178,629,687.92
RDS	Redstone Resources	8	-7	-38	117	0.013	$ 8,627,988.76
NCM	Newcrest Mining	4	-7	-22	-9	24.3	$ 19,940,310,560.28
BDC	Bardoc Gold	4	-8	-8	35	0.074	$ 126,666,488.45
AMI	Aurelia Metals	-1	-8	-25	23	0.37	$ 444,357,549.00
CLA	Celsius Resource	7	-8	100	475	0.046	$ 38,729,595.56
RDN	Raiden Resources	-4	-8	44	360	0.023	$ 26,670,669.98
ARL	Ardea Resources	-1	-8	5	57	0.51	$ 65,111,996.82
KSN	Kingston Resources	13	-8	-10	69	0.22	$ 65,219,247.58
OAU	Ora Gold Limited	0	-8	-8	16	0.022	$ 18,498,594.88
MTH	Mithril Resources	18	-9	-57	100	0.02	$ 44,654,427.78
GML	Gateway Mining	11	-9	43	100	0.03	$ 57,109,068.00
MKG	Mako Gold	0	-9	-20	56	0.1	$ 24,952,435.39
ADV	Ardiden	19	-10	-24	533	0.019	$ 38,597,726.41
SFM	Santa Fe Minerals	-17	-10	19	48	0.095	$ 6,917,784.96
ARV	Artemis Resources	11	-10	11	204	0.082	$ 85,257,323.78
ALK	Alkane Resources	6	-10	-37	1	0.72	$ 425,702,992.00
BNR	Bulletin Res	3	-10	1	200	0.072	$ 12,550,515.18
OKR	Okapi Resources	-3	-10	-12	173	0.18	$ 8,094,613.50
MEI	Meteoric Resources	-9	-10	53	369	0.061	$ 81,517,075.42
PKO	Peako Limited	13	-10	-47	153	0.026	$ 5,569,571.13
ADT	Adriatic Metals	4	-10	-6	76	2.16	$ 397,191,571.92
KZR	Kalamazoo Resources	-10	-10	-39	10	0.43	$ 53,031,280.77
S2R	S2 Resources	0	-11	-34	132	0.165	$ 50,382,588.64
MAT	Matsa Resources	3	-11	-34	-15	0.089	$ 23,318,616.97
RSG	Resolute Mining	1	-11	-36	-20	0.62	$ 689,932,941.25
CDT	Castle Minerals	0	-11	-38	60	0.008	$ 5,860,006.54
FFR	Firefly Resources	-17	-11	-48	391	0.12	$ 34,619,546.18
NAG	Nagambie Resources	-5	-11	6	50	0.054	$ 25,496,549.65
SSR	SSR Mining Inc.	10	-12			19.32	$ 349,262,976.48
HRN	Horizon Gold	8	-12	-10	128	0.45	$ 39,509,436.15
NML	Navarre Minerals	-6	-12	15	81	0.15	$ 79,108,445.18
GBZ	GBM Rsources	10	-12	-24	85	0.11	$ 45,466,896.30
SBM	St Barbara Limited	3	-12	-37	-12	2.02	$ 1,410,716,228.00
PNX	PNX Metals Limited	0	-13	-42	40	0.007	$ 25,565,354.58
BYH	Bryah Resources	-3	-13	12	37	0.056	$ 8,905,349.46
CMM	Capricorn Metals	4	-13	-28	27	1.51	$ 510,802,588.40
DCN	Dacian Gold	17	-13	26	-52	0.41	$ 225,385,964.37
HRZ	Horizon	0	-13	-26	36	0.1	$ 56,797,520.00
SPQ	Superior Resources	18	-13	86	362	0.013	$ 17,901,956.25
SMI	Santana Minerals	-7	-13	-59	-54	0.13	$ 14,824,242.68
CXU	Cauldron Energy	-6	-14	-14	113	0.032	$ 14,463,984.38
SLZ	Sultan Resources	6	-14	-22	171	0.19	$ 13,211,533.91
OBM	Ora Banda Mining	-2	-14	-31	80	0.25	$ 210,555,489.25
RRL	Regis Resources	1	-14	-42	-16	3.05	$ 1,602,644,757.27
HWK	Hawkstone Mng	-5	-14	106	825	0.037	$ 60,251,198.60
AUC	Ausgold Limited	9	-14	29	277	0.049	$ 63,717,127.51
KAU	Kaiser Reef	-5	-14	4	71	0.36	$ 34,366,965.67
PUA	Peak Minerals	-8	-14	-27	116	0.024	$ 14,752,863.65
TBR	Tribune Res	-1	-15	-38	1	4.94	$ 257,093,577.30
GRL	Godolphin Resources	5	-15	5	25	0.2	$ 16,822,084.40
CHZ	Chesser Resources	-3	-15	-6	146	0.17	$ 76,642,906.25
WCN	White Cliff Min	-6	-15	42	467	0.017	$ 8,792,338.78
FML	Focus Minerals	-5	-15	-23	77	0.31	$ 59,393,283.63
TIE	Tietto Minerals	5	-15	-41	76	0.335	$ 147,854,023.20
TSO	Tesoro Resources	0	-15	-11	288	0.195	$ 94,909,562.85
FFX	Firefinch	16	-15	38	244	0.22	$ 164,218,568.85
RMX	Red Mount Min	10	-15	22	175	0.011	$ 13,764,547.38
NAE	New Age Exploration	0	-15	22	450	0.011	$ 13,414,972.01
VMC	Venus Metals Cor	-5	-16	-25	15	0.19	$ 28,704,949.77
EVN	Evolution Mining	2	-16	-29	-2	3.98	$ 6,885,928,352.55
WMX	Wiluna Mining Corp	2	-16	-35	35	1.08	$ 125,276,664.97
GWR	GWR Group	-2	-16	26	391	0.27	$ 75,696,610.75
MCT	Metalicity Limited	33	-16	-33	515	0.016	$ 28,273,988.08
GTR	Gti Resources	17	-16	-16	320	0.021	$ 12,890,359.96
TTM	Titan Minerals	5	-16	-5	24	0.105	$ 119,642,505.57
M2R	Miramar	2	-16			0.21	$ 9,078,916.80
CBY	Canterbury Resources	0	-16	-13	0	0.105	$ 11,745,845.69
MZZ	Matador Mining	0	-17	-29	100	0.3	$ 51,715,142.70
LNY	Laneway Res	0	-17	-38	0	0.005	$ 18,875,329.67
GED	Golden Deeps	0	-17	-41	-9	0.01	$ 7,748,514.40
BAR	Barra Resources	0	-17	-9	33	0.02	$ 13,552,162.02
SAU	Southern Gold	-8	-17	-41	-31	0.083	$ 18,772,930.53
PRS	Prospech Limited	-4	-18	0		0.135	$ 8,777,779.52
AGS	Alliance Resources	3	-19	-23	80	0.175	$ 36,402,998.45
RED	Red 5 Limited	-5	-19	-44	-36	0.175	$ 335,054,420.69
KAI	Kairos Minerals	4	-19	-57	248	0.026	$ 43,587,464.02
TRY	Troy Resources	-4	-19	-34	-7	0.069	$ 50,756,772.46
ERM	Emmerson Resources	-8	-19	-34	-25	0.06	$ 28,005,524.69
REZ	Resourc & En Grp	-13	-19	70	162	0.034	$ 14,677,146.83
LCL	Los Cerros Limited	-4	-19	-14	291	0.125	$ 56,521,143.96
HAW	Hawthorn Resources	-4	-20	-30	8	0.072	$ 24,013,124.14
FAU	First Au	-6	-20	0	100	0.016	$ 9,814,060.06
THR	Thor Mining PLC	-7	-20	17	250	0.014	$ 6,329,077.72
AMG	Ausmex Mining Gp	-10	-20	6	18	0.052	$ 27,493,010.30
BAT	Battery Minerals	8	-21	93	440	0.027	$ 53,073,112.07
PF1	Pathfinder Resources	23	-21			0.24	$ 11,187,942.75
ZAG	Zuleika Gold	-9	-22	25	48	0.04	$ 18,044,108.41
MKR	Manuka Resources.	-3	-22	-31		0.375	$ 33,123,936.72
CEL	Challenger Exp	-5	-22	30	78	0.285	$ 154,679,610.12
STN	Saturn Metals	-3	-22	-50	-13	0.35	$ 39,047,223.60
TRM	Truscott Mining Corp	-13	-22	17	200	0.021	$ 2,814,713.97
KWR	Kingwest Resources	-13	-22	-24	3	0.14	$ 21,517,140.12
NST	Northern Star	-1	-23	-28	-27	9.53	$ 11,355,198,985.44
SVL	Silver Mines Limited	1	-23	-1	183	0.21	$ 242,806,767.07
E2M	E2 Metals	-7	-23	79	172	0.34	$ 51,053,858.04
AQX	Alice Queen	8	-23	-29	50	0.027	$ 29,607,216.36
GNM	Great Northern	-9	-23	-55	67	0.01	$ 9,079,196.04
AAR	Anglo Australian	-7	-23	-53	-20	0.092	$ 54,188,771.33
BGL	Bellevue Gold	8	-24	-24	73	0.78	$ 655,422,054.21
AUT	Auteco Minerals	2	-25	-40	221	0.09	$ 141,046,104.24
AL8	Alderan Resource	-10	-26	-38	290	0.078	$ 25,324,992.82
DCX	Discovex Res	0	-26	0	75	0.007	$ 17,105,648.53
STK	Strickland Metals	-4	-26	-53	150	0.025	$ 10,528,788.03
AWV	Anova Metals	-5	-27	-39	140	0.019	$ 28,661,884.00
ONX	Orminex	-3	-27	-6	-29	0.032	$ 17,308,309.60
NPM	Newpeak Metals	0	-29	-38	25	0.0025	$ 14,185,403.25
VRC	Volt Resources	-13	-30	-18	100	0.014	$ 33,324,593.41
AZS	Azure Minerals	13	-30	41	288	0.31	$ 95,506,573.51
RML	Resolution Minerals	0	-32	-54	-59	0.025	$ 10,167,453.62
GSN	Great Southern	-19	-33	-49	23	0.054	$ 27,301,225.20
ALY	Alchemy Resource	-7	-35	-24	33	0.013	$ 8,066,921.44
SNG	Siren Gold	8	-35			0.4	$ 24,217,873.60
AAJ	Aruma Resources	2	-37	-61	31	0.059	$ 6,251,694.69
BNZ	Benzmining	-7	-38			0.76	$ 22,804,036.36
GMR	Golden Rim Resources	-11	-38	-50	0	0.008	$ 20,234,353.08
MHC	Manhattan Corp	6	-39	-65	240	0.017	$ 22,546,737.78
ARN	Aldoro Resources	-7	-40	90	58	0.19	$ 13,616,160.60
SBR	Sabre Resources	-10	-44	-65	125	0.0045	$ 8,415,318.25
LCY	Legacy Iron Ore	-7	-52	250	833	0.014	$ 89,666,339.24
ASO	Aston Minerals	129	144	100	609	0.078	$ 50,560,000.00

Top 5 Performers of the last month

LEFROY EXPLORATION (ASX:LEX) +202%

Market Cap: ~$75m

Lefroy — led by former Newmont senior exploration manager Wade Johnson — has methodically explored its ground around Kalgoorlie for a few years now.

Last month, the game changer arrived.

A 22-hole drilling program, designed to test both length and depth of the ‘Burns’ system, now appears to have hit the motherlode.

The highlight intercept was:

60m at 5.22g/t gold and 0.38 per cent copper from 112m down-hole, including
20m at 12.2g/t gold, 0.87 per cent copper and 1.7g/t silver from 144m.

Gigantic. The hole also ended in mineralisation, which remains ‘open’ on all sides.

ASTON MINERALS (ASX:ASO) +144%

Market Cap: ~$50m

Aston soared earlier this week after hitting visible gold in drilling at the Edleston project in Canada, where +$10.8m had already been spent on drilling and geophysics by previous owners.

These abovementioned explorers hit grades like 5.3m at 81.39g/t gold, 110m from surface, but could never put it all together.

Aston is hoping to find what they missed. The ~$50m market cap stock is now up ~40 per cent over the past three days.

TORIAN RESOURCES (ASX:TNR) +57%

Market Cap: ~$45m

Torian is going big. Really, really big.

The explorer wants to purchase the 424,748 acre Tarmoola Station (yes, you read that right).

Discussions with financiers (including the Big 4 banks) indicates that a majority of the purchase may be debt funded and non-dilutionary for shareholders, it says.

Tarmoola Station is 50% covered by mining or exploration leases, including operating and abandoned mines like Torian’s Mt Stirling project, Red 5’s (ASX:RED) KOTH Operation; Round Oak Minerals’ Jaguar project, and the operating Bentley underground mine.

Torian would even score Carhill Contracting, a mining services business which is cash flow positive, and 700 head of cattle in the deal.

“There are substantial access benefits by holding pastoral leases,” Torian executive director Peretz Schapiro says.

“Owning and controlling the pastoral lease on which the majority of our flagship project lies, in addition to the accommodation facilities and earth moving equipment, gives us enormous flexibility when it comes to our future exploration plans, as we continue to put runs on the board, prove up and expand on multiple targets and deposits to deliver JORC resources in the region.

“Furthermore, we will be able to leverage our positions as owners of the station when it comes to negotiations with our neighbours within the Pastoral Lease, making us a significant player in the region.”

CARAWINE RESOURCES (ASX:CWX) +52%

Market Cap: ~$35m

Carawine announced highest grade gold hits to date at the ‘Hercules’ discovery — “further increasing the potential for [the prospect] to develop into a major new gold deposit”.

Hercules is part of the Tropicana North project in WA, a stone’s throw from the world class Tropicana mine which produced 112,000oz of gold in the December quarter.

Carawine is hitting multiple ‘lodes’ (rich sources of mineralisation) in drilling, with highlights including 18m at 11.3g/t from 136m across two lodes.

That’s impressively thick and high grade.

AMANI GOLD (ASX:ANL) +50%

Market Cap: ~$16m

Late last month, Amani Gold’s storied exec chairman Klaus Eckoff took on the additional role of managing director.

The minnow recently raised $3m to fund drilling, resource estimates and feasibility studies at the mammoth 4.4Moz Giro gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

DRC may not be the safest exploration destination, but how many sub $20m market cap explorers have a 4.4moz gold resource? Hardly any.