Gold Digger: The average ASX gold stock has gained 160pc over the past year

It’s harder to pick a losing gold stock in 2020. In February, 19 per cent of ASX gold stocks on our list had gained 100 per cent or more over the previous 12 months.

In June, that number had increased to 27 per cent. By July it was 40 per cent.

That statistic has stayed reasonably steady since – despite some recent gold price volatility — with ~41 per cent of the 218 stocks now on our list making gains of 100 per cent over the last year.

The average gain for the 218 stocks on our list is a very impressive 160 per cent (In early October it was 112 per cent).

That includes two 20-baggers, De Grey (ASX:DEG) and Chalice Gold (ASX:CHN), and four 10 baggers; West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI), Metalstech (ASX:MTC), Auteco Minerals (ASX:AUT), and Surefire Resources (ASX:SRN).

Congrats to punters who picked those winners early on.

And this is all on a gold bull run still in its nascent stages.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs now say prices — treading water at ~$US1900/oz as vaccine news pushes investors into riskier assets – will surge another 22 per cent to $US2300/oz in 2021.

Winners & Losers

Here’s how ASX-listed gold stocks performed November 16 – November 20 [intraday].

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CODE	COMPANY	% WEEK CHANGE	% YEAR CHANGE	PRICE	MARKET CAP
ADN	Andromeda Metals	62	556	0.315	$ 631,392,145.28
GML	Gateway Mining	50	50	0.027	$ 34,238,088.65
NPM	Newpeak Metals	33	14	0.004	$ 14,004,487.53
MTC	Metalstech	32	1364	0.205	$ 29,313,527.60
ARN	Aldoro Resources	31	17	0.17	$ 11,284,736.51
SFM	Santa Fe Minerals	29	63	0.135	$ 8,738,254.68
AZS	Azure Minerals	25	641	0.815	$ 203,065,835.20
GBR	Great Boulder Resources	21	10	0.057	$ 10,719,406.89
AAU	Antilles Gold	20	128	0.066	$ 12,684,207.19
TNR	Torian Resources	20	213	0.036	$ 26,998,639.75
NVA	Nova Minerals	19	481	0.215	$ 332,479,705.53
MHC	Manhattan Corp	19	675	0.031	$ 42,440,918.18
MSR	Manas Resources	17	133	0.007	$ 18,502,137.42
MCT	Metalicity	17	385	0.021	$ 33,007,446.27
HRN	Horizon Gold	15	70	0.415	$ 35,558,492.54
CLA	Celsius Resources	15	192	0.038	$ 28,087,850.92
STK	Strickland Metals	15	475	0.115	$ 50,412,182.52
SNG	Siren Gold	13	0	0.55	$ 32,502,076.75
CHN	Chalice Gold Mines	13	2124	3.67	$ 1,124,230,270.80
VRC	Volt Resources	11	-16	0.01	$ 21,173,735.55
AL8	Alderan Resources	10	233	0.11	$ 26,181,364.10
AUT	Auteco Minerals	10	1275	0.11	$ 172,389,682.96
SBR	Sabre Resources	10	214	0.011	$ 12,506,462.58
ANX	Anax Metals	10	360	0.046	$ 12,487,789.17
MKG	Mako Gold	9	28	0.105	$ 26,927,118.33
MRZ	Mont Royal Resources	9	22	0.305	$ 10,567,817.60
PRX	Prodigy Gold	9	-35	0.051	$ 29,031,380.30
KTA	Krakatoa Resources	8	81	0.078	$ 22,076,000.00
MAT	Matsa Resources	8	0	0.13	$ 33,893,338.63
ONX	Orminex	8	-69	0.026	$ 12,938,452.03
AAJ	Aruma Resources	8	133	0.007	$ 9,536,483.42
CTO	Citigold Corp	8	211	0.014	$ 36,759,424.93
BBX	BBX Minerals	8	97	0.355	$ 151,145,401.02
RMX	Red Mountain Mining	7	150	0.015	$ 15,838,514.85
GED	Golden Deeps	7	-29	0.015	$ 9,174,741.88
GSM	Golden State Mining	7	308	0.245	$ 13,026,326.00
WCN	White Cliff Minerals	6	500	0.033	$ 16,532,946.53
GNM	Great Northern	6	89	0.017	$ 16,247,816.03
BCN	Beacon Minerals	5	18	0.039	$ 111,804,838.98
SVY	Stavely Minerals	5	-21	0.91	$ 234,865,306.80
MVL	Marvel Gold	5	-45	0.062	$ 31,027,287.54
CAZ	Cazaly Resources	4	81	0.047	$ 15,837,447.02
SLZ	Sultan Resources	4	269	0.24	$ 15,992,909.47
TLM	Talisman Mining	4	28	0.12	$ 21,462,264.28
DRE	Dreadnought Resources	4	225	0.026	$ 56,296,186.03
AQI	Alicanto Minerals	4	133	0.14	$ 40,710,724.03
E2M	E2 Metals	4	378	0.86	$ 109,435,654.38
MEI	Meteoric Resources	4	5	0.059	$ 73,172,646.41
AQX	Alice Queen	3	-17	0.03	$ 33,832,270.64
SRN	Surefire Resources	3	1220	0.033	$ 19,472,762.84
DCN	Dacian Gold	3	-59	0.36	$ 200,343,079.44
BRB	Breaker Resources	3	-41	0.19	$ 60,280,571.87
DEG	De Grey Mining	3	2131	1.16	$ 1,534,098,073.20
BDC	Bardoc Gold	3	-18	0.076	$ 135,010,775.33
CHZ	Chesser Resources	2	245	0.245	$ 104,326,235.97
CYL	Catalyst Metals	2	6	2.64	$ 224,345,187.62
HXG	Hexagon Energy	2	-17	0.06	$ 16,961,137.03
FML	Focus Minerals	1	41	0.38	$ 69,444,454.70
GSN	Great Southern	1	24	0.083	$ 35,357,485.70
AXE	Archer Materials	1	308	0.53	$ 125,908,465.76
MAU	Magnetic Resources	1	128	1.15	$ 248,482,083.55
STN	Saturn Metals	1	114	0.75	$ 74,840,511.90
XTC	Xantippe Resources	0	50	0.003	$ 12,223,693.21
AYM	Australia United	0	800	0.009	$ 16,583,197.37
ANL	Amani Gold	0	-60	0.001	$ 9,386,996.75
MLS	Metals Australia	0	100	0.002	$ 8,381,807.15
CST	Castile Resources	0	0	0.28	$ 55,918,833.88
DTR	Dateline Resources	0	0	0.002	$ 16,420,156.15
HWK	Hawkstone Mining	0	57	0.011	$ 16,627,307.86
MOH	Moho Resources	0	120	0.11	$ 8,618,851.64
GTR	GTI Resources	0	111	0.019	$ 12,840,359.96
AVW	Avira Resources	0	350	0.009	$ 12,375,360.00
RDN	Raiden Resources	0	450	0.033	$ 19,614,477.86
NWM	Norwest Minerals	0	-38	0.105	$ 8,391,711.20
AGS	Alliance Resources	0	53	0.18	$ 32,094,014.40
RVR	Red River Resources	0	77	0.27	$ 144,976,822.76
CDT	Castle Minerals	0	33	0.012	$ 7,590,009.82
CY5	Cygnus Gold	0	491	0.195	$ 21,614,019.60
DCX	Discovex Resources	0	-14	0.006	$ 7,176,984.46
KAU	Kaiser Reef	0	0	0.41	$ 10,957,250.41
KGM	Kalnorth Gold	0	117	0.013	$ 11,625,120.78
LNY	Laneway Resources	0	17	0.007	$ 26,425,461.53
MDI	Middle Island Resources	0	133	0.014	$ 38,813,333.68
SI6	Six Sigma Metals	0	150	0.01	$ 11,092,666.71
TMX	Terrain Minerals	0	333	0.013	$ 9,401,093.12
TSC	Twenty Seven Co.	0	17	0.007	$ 12,655,307.64
MML	Medusa Mining	0	11	0.785	$ 160,001,611.77
RED	Red 5	0	-14	0.255	$ 522,203,965.27
GMN	Gold Mountain	0	-35	0.044	$ 32,057,146.62
GWR	GWR Group	0	74	0.165	$ 45,049,876.08
GIB	Gibb River Diamonds	0	456	0.15	$ 30,901,416.75
GBZ	GBM Resources	0	358	0.17	$ 68,450,587.38
PRU	Perseus Mining	0	35	1.2	$ 1,459,007,675.30
WWI	West Wits Mining	0	1520	0.081	$ 97,616,103.24
VKA	Viking Mines	0	100	0.02	$ 6,274,357.12
OAU	Ora Gold	0	20	0.024	$ 20,180,285.33
AAR	Anglo Australian	0	60	0.15	$ 88,999,199.52
GMR	Golden Rim Resources	0	8	0.013	$ 21,496,102.45
PUR	Pursuit Minerals	0	88	0.014	$ 9,208,568.23
SSR	SSR Mining	0	0	25.06	$ 411,730,342.40
SAR	Saracen	0	57	5.23	$ 5,804,017,450.32
CMM	Capricorn Metals	0	65	1.7	$ 574,437,927.69
NST	Northern Star	-1	50	14.01	$ 10,477,205,126.22
EMR	Emerald Resources	-1	51	0.59	$ 304,084,352.13
CAI	Calidus Resources	-1	154	0.585	$ 150,741,682.00
BGL	Bellevue Gold	-1	179	1.29	$ 1,105,256,714.90
ERM	Emmerson Resources	-1	-35	0.078	$ 38,628,309.92
TAM	Tanami Gold	-1	108	0.075	$ 88,132,278.45
SLR	Silver Lake Resources	-2	80	1.89	$ 1,652,266,914.38
NUS	Nusantara Resources	-2	-8	0.28	$ 60,585,099.36
RXL	Rox Resources	-2	141	0.53	$ 110,474,737.00
CDV	Cardinal Resources	-2	201	1.01	$ 543,249,315.09
TMZ	Thomson Resources	-2	261	0.098	$ 17,531,474.94
RMS	Ramelius Resources	-2	69	1.81	$ 1,480,501,596.78
NSM	North Stawell	-2	0	0.45	$ 17,400,000.00
LEX	Lefroy Exploration	-2	5	0.215	$ 27,261,535.68
AMG	Ausmex Mining	-2	-53	0.042	$ 22,997,869.02
SMI	Santana Minerals	-2	-2	0.205	$ 22,524,509.40
FFR	Firefly Resources	-2	289	0.2	$ 59,957,906.40
SBM	St Barbara	-2	2	2.59	$ 1,819,821,526.98
TIE	Tietto Minerals	-3	35	0.385	$ 167,169,868.72
VAN	Vango Mining	-3	-54	0.074	$ 69,551,492.78
BYH	Bryah Resources	-3	69	0.071	$ 9,890,538.00
EVN	Evolution Mining	-3	39	5.47	$ 9,448,631,217.20
NES	Nelson Resources	-3	32	0.067	$ 7,691,743.51
NXM	Nexus Minerals	-3	275	0.165	$ 30,936,267.36
PDI	Predictive Discovery	-3	724	0.065	$ 65,305,500.85
ARL	Ardea Resources	-3	-22	0.48	$ 58,728,467.72
NCM	Newcrest Mining	-3	-10	28.1	$ 23,116,715,477.54
WGX	Westgold Resources	-3	16	2.36	$ 1,004,536,989.90
MKR	Manuka Resources	-3	0	0.44	$ 32,608,071.90
MAR	Malachite Resources	-3	-42	0.058	$ 8,037,326.10
BC8	Black Cat Syndicate	-3	81	0.715	$ 80,546,496.91
AWV	Anova Metals	-3	218	0.028	$ 40,126,637.60
S2R	S2 Resources	-4	130	0.265	$ 83,446,162.44
BRV	Big River Gold	-4	206	0.052	$ 68,283,793.05
VMC	Venus Metals	-4	20	0.24	$ 36,258,883.92
DGO	DGO Gold	-4	216	3.1	$ 222,048,191.16
WAF	West African Resources	-4	115	0.935	$ 821,495,479.59
HRZ	Horizon	-4	15	0.115	$ 62,477,272.00
RRL	Regis Resources	-4	-17	3.83	$ 1,979,476,435.53
RGL	Riversgold	-4	340	0.044	$ 17,412,896.20
CBY	Canterbury Resources	-4	-52	0.11	$ 9,560,282.82
MEU	Marmota	-4	83	0.044	$ 42,615,482.36
RSG	Resolute Mining	-4	-30	0.77	$ 861,036,310.68
TTM	Titan Minerals	-4	-39	0.11	$ 128,245,345.57
TSO	Tesoro Resources	-4	699	0.325	$ 134,662,499.52
TRY	Troy Resources	-5	-5	0.105	$ 71,742,249.26
RML	Resolution Minerals	-5	-32	0.041	$ 11,458,370.78
KAI	Kairos Minerals	-5	308	0.04	$ 65,339,608.46
HMX	Hammer Metals	-5	90	0.04	$ 28,284,128.23
CWX	Carawine Resources	-5	21	0.29	$ 27,917,972.59
OKR	Okapi Resources	-5	19	0.19	$ 6,848,144.54
ALY	Alchemy Resource	-5	50	0.019	$ 12,772,625.61
GOR	Gold Road Resources	-5	13	1.27	$ 1,117,504,429.96
KRM	Kingsrose Mining	-6	0	0.034	$ 25,550,257.32
BAR	Barra Resources	-6	48	0.034	$ 24,393,891.64
TBR	Tribune Resources	-6	-7	6.46	$ 336,320,373.57
ALK	Alkane Resources	-6	55	0.965	$ 595,388,800.00
SPQ	Superior Resources	-6	184	0.016	$ 20,245,369.39
NAG	Nagambie Resources	-6	-18	0.047	$ 23,496,820.26
AGG	AngloGold Ashanti	-6	5	6.16	$ 557,548,531.25
A1G	African Gold	-6	-19	0.15	$ 5,022,647.04
AOP	Apollo Consolidated	-6	36	0.3	$ 83,419,632.90
OKU	Oklo Resources	-6	76	0.22	$ 110,783,892.12
WMX	Wiluna Mining	-6	30	1.69	$ 174,819,479.10
DAU	Dampier Gold	-6	241	0.058	$ 17,667,553.48
AUC	Ausgold	-7	338	0.057	$ 71,519,224.76
EMU	EMU	-7	17	0.056	$ 19,442,798.98
M2R	Miramar	-7	0	0.34	$ 14,357,356.80
RDS	Redstone Resources	-7	44	0.013	$ 6,794,190.21
NAE	New Age Exploration	-7	333	0.13	$ 14,440,145.33
CEL	Challenger Exploration	-7	171	0.19	$ 104,131,012.40
KSN	Kingston Resources	-7	79	0.25	$ 56,484,852.41
NML	Navarre Minerals	-7	138	0.25	$ 124,761,694.73
OBM	Ora Banda Mining	-8	78	0.3	$ 260,650,407.15
DTM	Dart Mining	-8	76	0.17	$ 16,990,730.92
AME	Alto Metals	-8	224	0.11	$ 44,005,780.83
G88	Golden Mile Resources	-8	0	0.054	$ 6,642,989.71
GUL	Gullewa	-9	275	0.105	$ 16,610,275.50
CXU	Cauldron Energy	-9	122	0.04	$ 17,919,980.48
HAW	Hawthorn Resources	-9	104	0.1	$ 36,686,717.43
PNR	Pantoro Limited	-10	31	0.19	$ 274,637,654.46
REZ	Resources & Energy Group	-10	83	0.064	$ 28,490,932.07
KWR	Kingwest Resources	-10	-28	0.175	$ 26,896,425.15
MTH	Mithril Resources	-10	333	0.026	$ 56,351,028.94
ZNC	Zenith Minerals	-10	136	0.13	$ 36,795,003.75
GRL	Godolphin Resources	-11	0	0.255	$ 20,280,047.24
BNR	Bulletin Resources	-11	257	0.075	$ 13,446,980.55
SKY	SKY Metals	-11	150	0.205	$ 51,796,463.88
RND	Rand Mining	-11	-19	2.11	$ 120,898,434.75
SVL	Silver Mines	-11	110	195	$ 215,574,173.22
PUA	Peak Minerals	-12	38	0.023	$ 12,597,109.11
KZR	Kalamazoo Resources	-12	102	0.56	$ 78,564,860.40
KCN	Kingsgate Consolidated	-12	76	0.67	$ 157,227,028.30
SAU	Southern Gold	-12	-53	0.11	$ 23,466,163.16
AMI	Aurelia Metals	-12	2	0.43	$ 375,813,032.71
LCY	Legacy Iron Ore	-13	218	0.007	$ 43,730,669.62
MEG	Megado	-13	0	0.175	$ 7,653,233.06
ENR	Encounter Resources	-13	13	0.175	$ 53,181,908.35
MZZ	Matador Mining	-13	52	0.35	$ 60,369,971.95
THR	Thor Mining	-13	233	0.02	$ 8,300,635.70
LCL	Los Cerros	-13	30	0.13	$ 60,908,837.86
SIH	Sihayo Gold	-14	16	0.019	$ 67,678,315.38
ARV	Artemis Resources	-14	331	0.125	$ 125,044,074.87
FFX	Firefinch	-14	87	0.14	$ 109,467,015.14
BAT	Battery Minerals	-14	243	0.024	$ 40,421,474.18
MGV	Musgrave Minerals	-14	442	0.385	$ 187,542,952.58
ADV	Ardiden	-15	667	0.23	$ 44,584,299.56
TAR	Taruga Minerals	-15	254	0.046	$ 23,774,478.31
PAK	Pacific American	-15	-24	0.023	$ 7,550,037.60
FAU	First Au	-15	109	0.023	$ 11,837,861.99
PKO	Peako	-17	41	0.025	$ 4,735,177.93
TRM	Truscott Mining Corp	-17	150	0.02	$ 2,558,830.88
DDD	3D Resources	-17	150	0.005	$ 18,076,860.46
YRL	Yandal Resources	-18	87	0.47	$ 36,686,636.78
CGN	Crater Gold Mines	-55	47	0.022	$ 24,549,917.34

SMALL CAP STANDOUTS

Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) made a “breakthrough” high-grade discovery at its Gidgee project in WA, with one hole hitting a remarkable 10 metres at 9.2 grams per tonne gold.

The hole was part of a reverse circulation drilling campaign designed to test for gold between Gateway’s cornerstone +240,000oz Whistler and Montague-Boulder deposits at Gidgee.

The new mineralised structure labelled the ‘Lower Zone’ remains open in all directions.

“We consider this to be a major exploration breakthrough for the Gidgee project,” Gateway managing director Peter Langworthy says.

“The quality of these intersections in terms of grade and thickness provide a clear demonstration that we are working on a very significant gold system along the margin of the Montague granodiorite.

“This is an area with considerable scale potential over a strike length of up to 2km, which already includes the existing resources at Montague and Whistler.”

Ten-bagger MetalsTech (ASX:MTC) hit an incredible 90m-long mineralised zone grading 3.88g/t gold and 13.9g/t silver at the Sturec project in Slovakia.

This includes grades up to 89.1g/t.

The company says this intercept – announced on Monday — is not ‘true thickness’ because of the way the hole was drilled.

Still a good hit, especially if you take into account this was 150m away from the existing 1.1moz resource.

And Cuba-focussed explorer Antilles Gold (ASX:AAU) – formerly PanTerra — launched a new website, sending the stock up 20 per cent for some reason.

Stockhead updates our list of ASX gold stocks to be as accurate as possible for investors. If you spot companies that should be added (or removed) please let us know at: [email protected]