• Ramelius Resources reigns supreme with top gold discoveries in the last five years
  • Newcrest Mining is close on its heels, taking out 2nd place
  • This amateur prospector just found a gold nugget worth $240K 

 

Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to precious metals.

According to this random tweet of the best gold hits over the last five years, Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) has nabbed a solid two out of the top three spots thanks to its Mt Magnet project it picked up in 2010.

 


Since listing with a $3 million market cap back in 2003, the company has really hit its stride in the last five years, despite a bit of a rickety ride in 2014 with some initial mining and mill refurbishment issues at Mt Magnet.

But now they’re sitting pretty with a market cap of $1.03 billion, which is a frankly quite ridiculous 34,233.3% increase in 20 years.

And in the last five years alone – when these gold hits were found – the company’s share price jumped from $0.51 to $1.185 today, which equates to around 132%.

Notably, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) was hot on their heels with gold discoveries, taking out 2nd and 4th place with some respectable hits of their own.

If you’re wondering how hard it is to find a decent gold discovery, take a look at this amateur prospector who found a ridiculous 4.6kg nugget worth around $240K in Victoria with just a metal detector. 

Easy.

 

Winners & Losers

Here’s how ASX-listed precious metals stocks are performing:

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Code Company % Today YTD% Price Market Cap
EMU EMU NL 25% -49% 0.0025 $2,900,043
CY5 Cygnus Metals Ltd 22% -41% 0.225 $34,016,729
PNX PNX Metals Limited 20% -29% 0.003 $13,451,562
ORN Orion Minerals Ltd 17% -13% 0.014 $58,467,129
AL8 Alderan Resource Ltd 14% 14% 0.008 $4,047,863
RDT Red Dirt Metals Ltd 14% -31% 0.33 $129,023,172
BM8 Battery Age Minerals 13% -20% 0.4 $26,347,448
ANX Anax Metals Ltd 12% 26% 0.067 $24,563,690
NWM Norwest Minerals 12% -46% 0.029 $6,431,651
LRL Labyrinth Resources 12% -15% 0.0145 $12,473,335
OKR Okapi Resources 11% 0% 0.15 $22,295,585
GSM Golden State Mining 10% -26% 0.032 $3,393,412
MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 10% 0% 0.0055 $12,181,393
NAE New Age Exploration 10% -21% 0.0055 $7,179,495
BYH Bryah Resources Ltd 10% -15% 0.022 $5,625,069
RML Resolution Minerals 10% -31% 0.0055 $5,398,731
KWR Kingwest Resources 10% -3% 0.034 $8,733,531
CHN Chalice Mining Ltd 9% 9% 6.84 $2,364,088,378
ENR Encounter Resources 9% -31% 0.125 $40,885,465
MAT Matsa Resources 8% 8% 0.04 $15,244,171
MI6 Minerals260Limited 8% -1% 0.335 $70,370,000
HMX Hammer Metals Ltd 8% -18% 0.056 $42,713,182
DTM Dart Mining NL 8% 2% 0.056 $8,092,269
ARL Ardea Resources Ltd 7% -26% 0.525 $84,036,358
KNB Koonenberrygold 7% -3% 0.06 $4,242,361
IGO IGO Limited 7% -5% 12.82 $9,072,068,400
G88 Golden Mile Res Ltd 7% -21% 0.016 $3,068,846
FML Focus Minerals Ltd 6% -35% 0.165 $44,416,590
GTR Gti Energy Ltd 6% -21% 0.0085 $14,339,869
AAR Astral Resources NL 6% 8% 0.0775 $48,574,928
GAL Galileo Mining Ltd 6% -18% 0.725 $135,373,075
MLS Metals Australia 6% -17% 0.037 $21,246,267
AQI Alicanto Min Ltd 6% -14% 0.037 $15,617,477
EMC Everest Metals Corp 6% -5% 0.075 $7,556,751
MOH Moho Resources 6% -10% 0.019 $3,737,920
CDT Castle Minerals 6% -10% 0.019 $20,240,874
DTR Dateline Resources 6% -49% 0.019 $11,474,676
FAL Falconmetalsltd 6% 36% 0.38 $63,720,000
ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd 5% -26% 0.195 $65,065,618
AAJ Aruma Resources Ltd 5% 13% 0.06 $8,946,806
MXR Maximus Resources 5% 0% 0.04 $12,124,119
MEG Megado Minerals Ltd 5% -9% 0.041 $5,579,167
MKG Mako Gold 5% 5% 0.042 $18,866,054
SRN Surefire Rescs NL 5% 75% 0.021 $31,627,270
GML Gateway Mining 5% -30% 0.042 $10,653,342
AZS Azure Minerals 5% 47% 0.33 $122,924,363
M2R Miramar 5% -44% 0.045 $3,359,235
ADN Andromeda Metals Ltd 4% 7% 0.047 $139,950,379
SMI Santana Minerals Ltd 4% 15% 0.75 $107,119,871
MM8 Medallion Metals. 4% -10% 0.14 $31,105,015
MEI Meteoric Resources 4% 174% 0.145 $213,875,876
SFR Sandfire Resources 4% 12% 6.09 $2,686,524,537
MBK Metal Bank Ltd 3% -12% 0.03 $8,018,080
USL Unico Silver Limited 3% -12% 0.15 $36,156,789
NXM Nexus Minerals Ltd 3% -20% 0.16 $50,445,263
SVG Savannah Goldfields 3% -13% 0.165 $30,215,750
KCC Kincora Copper 3% -8% 0.067 $7,751,917
TAM Tanami Gold NL 3% -8% 0.036 $41,128,397
TBR Tribune Res Ltd 3% -8% 3.7 $188,885,077
POL Polymetals Resources 3% -20% 0.195 $8,584,711
KAI Kairos Minerals Ltd 3% -15% 0.0195 $37,317,776
BC8 Black Cat Syndicate 3% 11% 0.395 $102,468,502
GIB Gibb River Diamonds 2% -30% 0.042 $8,671,887
YRL Yandal Resources 2% -10% 0.088 $13,571,065
KIN KIN Min NL 2% -32% 0.044 $50,660,474
NAG Nagambie Resources 2% -29% 0.047 $24,641,915
KRM Kingsrose Mining Ltd 2% -9% 0.059 $43,646,538
SPD Southernpalladium 2% -27% 0.595 $25,200,821
NSM Northstaw 2% -2% 0.1525 $18,019,050
HAV Havilah Resources 2% -3% 0.32 $99,741,351
TCG Turaco Gold Limited 2% 14% 0.066 $27,801,583
SSR SSR Mining Inc. 1% -5% 21.88 $404,090,391
M24 Mamba Exploration 1% -48% 0.075 $4,512,767
PNM Pacific Nickel Mines 1% -10% 0.075 $28,120,314
AXE Archer Materials 1% -29% 0.435 $107,055,899
HCH Hot Chili Ltd 1% 2% 0.89 $105,111,781
SNG Siren Gold 1% -50% 0.091 $12,083,293
KSN Kingston Resources 1% 17% 0.095 $39,071,444
WGX Westgold Resources. 1% 37% 1.2 $563,611,049
AGG AngloGold Ashanti 1% 11% 6.55 $579,850,473
MRR Minrex Resources Ltd 0% -28% 0.023 $24,951,953
NPM Newpeak Metals 0% 0% 0.001 $9,145,132
ASO Aston Minerals Ltd 0% 31% 0.105 $116,920,748
MTC Metalstech Ltd 0% -31% 0.36 $63,838,652
FFX Firefinch Ltd 0% 0% 0.2 $236,569,315
GED Golden Deeps 0% -11% 0.008 $9,241,814
DCX Discovex Res Ltd 0% 0% 0.003 $9,907,704
AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0% -25% 0.0015 $3,795,431
SKY SKY Metals Ltd 0% 2% 0.049 $18,462,390
FAU First Au Ltd 0% 25% 0.005 $5,473,916
IVR Investigator Res Ltd 0% -2% 0.041 $58,923,807
BNZ Benzmining 0% -5% 0.39 $28,649,641
BBX BBX Minerals Ltd 0% 0% 0.105 $51,525,755
PUA Peak Minerals Ltd 0% -33% 0.004 $4,165,506
MRZ Mont Royal Resources 0% -29% 0.125 $8,560,334
SMS Starmineralslimited 0% 0% 0.072 $2,170,209
MVL Marvel Gold Limited 0% -35% 0.017 $11,986,604
PRX Prodigy Gold NL 0% -25% 0.009 $15,730,945
AAU Antilles Gold Ltd 0% 23% 0.037 $18,030,494
RND Rand Mining Ltd 0% 2% 1.39 $79,057,586
CAZ Cazaly Resources 0% -24% 0.026 $9,667,367
DRE Dreadnought Resources Ltd 0% -43% 0.06 $197,623,693
LEX Lefroy Exploration 0% -17% 0.215 $34,498,470
ERM Emmerson Resources 0% -4% 0.072 $39,219,105
AM7 Arcadia Minerals 0% -5% 0.195 $9,106,089
ADT Adriatic Metals 0% 17% 3.7 $815,215,946
GMR Golden Rim Resources 0% 0% 0.031 $18,339,239
WCN White Cliff Min Ltd 0% -36% 0.009 $7,056,490
AVM Advance Metals Ltd 0% -20% 0.008 $4,656,353
WRM White Rock Min Ltd 0% -5% 0.063 $17,373,121
ASR Asra Minerals Ltd 0% -45% 0.011 $16,138,305
MCT Metalicity Limited 0% -33% 0.002 $7,009,079
CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0% -17% 0.005 $14,168,295
TIE Tietto Minerals 0% -13% 0.61 $663,391,769
GRL Godolphin Resources 0% 2% 0.085 $10,061,403
TRY Troy Resources Ltd 0% 0% 0.0295 $62,920,961
CGN Crater Gold Min Ltd 0% 0% 0.014499 $17,965,037
GUL Gullewa Limited 0% -7% 0.056 $10,963,294
ADV Ardiden Ltd 0% 0% 0.007 $18,818,347
AGS Alliance Resources 0% -100% 0 $41,303,448
VKA Viking Mines Ltd 0% 20% 0.012 $12,303,101
MTH Mithril Resources 0% -43% 0.002 $6,526,180
ADG Adelong Gold Limited 0% 57% 0.011 $5,872,045
PRS Prospech Limited 0% -14% 0.023 $2,335,498
MAU Magnetic Resources 0% -19% 0.7 $160,658,667
MEU Marmota Limited 0% -21% 0.038 $40,234,422
SVL Silver Mines Limited 0% -13% 0.175 $245,703,438
GMN Gold Mountain Ltd 0% -43% 0.004 $7,879,730
HMG Hamelingoldlimited 0% -37% 0.091 $10,010,000
HMG Hamelingoldlimited 0% -37% 0.091 $10,010,000
TBA Tombola Gold Ltd 0% 0% 0.026 $33,129,243
VRC Volt Resources Ltd 0% -33% 0.01 $39,394,239
HRN Horizon Gold Ltd 0% 13% 0.35 $43,813,574
QML Qmines Limited 0% 0% 0.165 $14,884,490
RDN Raiden Resources Ltd 0% -20% 0.004 $6,618,330
AUC Ausgold Limited 0% 6% 0.05 $101,473,727
SFM Santa Fe Minerals 0% -28% 0.058 $4,223,490
PNR Pantoro Limited 0% -40% 0.058 $118,647,332
X64 Ten Sixty Four Ltd 0% -11% 0.57 $130,184,182
SI6 SI6 Metals Limited 0% 0% 0.006 $8,972,368
BGD Bartongoldholdings 0% 15% 0.23 $19,856,612
AGC AGC Ltd 0% -8% 0.055 $5,500,000
AGC AGC Ltd 0% -8% 0.055 $5,500,000
RVR Red River Resources 0% 0% 0.073 $37,847,908
TSO Tesoro Gold Ltd 0% -19% 0.029 $30,551,865
CPM Coopermetalslimited 0% 17% 0.275 $11,301,125
TRN Torrens Mining 0% -100% 0 $9,218,942
LYN Lycaonresources 0% -38% 0.17 $5,596,188
TMZ Thomson Res Ltd 0% -74% 0.005 $4,349,755
WMC Wiluna Mining Corp 0% 0% 0.205 $74,238,031
BMO Bastion Minerals 0% -21% 0.027 $4,304,113
IDA Indiana Resources 0% -9% 0.05 $25,060,241
RED Red 5 Limited 0% -32% 0.14 $449,643,491
THR Thor Energy PLC 0% -25% 0.0045 $6,651,508
BAT Battery Minerals Ltd 0% -13% 0.0035 $10,273,348
RDS Redstone Resources 0% 13% 0.009 $6,631,492
KAU Kaiser Reef 0% 0% 0.165 $23,380,118
HRZ Horizon 0% -23% 0.047 $29,273,772
RSG Resolute Mining 0% 90% 0.38 $809,022,496
HXG Hexagon Energy 0% -35% 0.011 $5,642,075
VAN Vango Mining Ltd 0% -100% 0 $59,217,069
LCY Legacy Iron Ore 0% -21% 0.015 $96,102,393
PDI Predictive Disc Ltd 0% -3% 0.175 $312,485,606
SBM St Barbara Limited 0% -17% 0.64 $522,586,653
STK Strickland Metals 0% -10% 0.036 $55,977,435
SAU Southern Gold 0% -8% 0.023 $6,906,561
CEL Challenger Exp Ltd 0% -26% 0.13 $135,955,955
OZM Ozaurum Resources 0% -36% 0.042 $5,334,000
TG1 Techgen Metals Ltd 0% -26% 0.061 $3,374,328
CHZ Chesser Resources 0% 5% 0.089 $52,385,520
KTA Krakatoa Resources 0% -34% 0.029 $9,996,588
TAR Taruga Minerals 0% -42% 0.014 $9,884,375
NES Nelson Resources. 0% -14% 0.006 $3,531,566
TLM Talisman Mining 0% -4% 0.135 $25,344,832
PUR Pursuit Minerals 0% 19% 0.019 $22,557,766
PKO Peako Limited 0% -38% 0.009 $3,412,938
ICG Inca Minerals Ltd 0% -17% 0.019 $9,174,214
A1G African Gold Ltd. 0% -19% 0.067 $11,343,851
OAU Ora Gold Limited 0% -50% 0.0025 $9,842,313
GNM Great Northern 0% -13% 0.0035 $5,981,678
TRM Truscott Mining Corp 0% 15% 0.047 $7,856,382
DEX Duke Exploration 0% 0% 0.053 $5,587,240
AWJ Auric Mining 0% -30% 0.0445 $5,823,252
STN Saturn Metals 0% -8% 0.165 $25,005,506
AYM Australia United Min 0% 0% 0.003 $5,527,732
BRB Breaker Res NL 0% 27% 0.405 $132,370,534
ANL Amani Gold Ltd 0% 0% 0.001 $24,693,441
GMD Genesis Minerals 0% -16% 1.05 $435,862,391
RRL Regis Resources 0% -9% 1.88 $1,423,223,869
CYL Catalyst Metals -1% -20% 0.94 $165,077,158
GOR Gold Road Res Ltd -1% -4% 1.62 $1,756,951,678
NCM Newcrest Mining -1% 27% 26.27 $23,710,095,048
CST Castile Resources -1% 4% 0.099 $24,190,243
GCY Gascoyne Res Ltd -1% -41% 0.099 $60,898,434
GCY Gascoyne Res Ltd -1% -41% 0.099 $60,898,434
ICL Iceni Gold -1% 4% 0.083 $10,768,500
DCN Dacian Gold Ltd -1% -21% 0.079 $97,344,075
RMS Ramelius Resources -1% 26% 1.17 $1,034,799,675
NST Northern Star -1% 7% 11.68 $13,603,854,792
PGD Peregrine Gold -1% 0% 0.385 $15,287,813
MKR Manuka Resources. -1% -13% 0.074 $37,710,115
EMR Emerald Res NL -1% 24% 1.47 $884,763,465
PGO Pacgold -1% 1% 0.365 $20,335,872
ALK Alkane Resources Ltd -1% 34% 0.715 $434,124,629
SXG Southern Cross Gold -1% -13% 0.695 $63,327,305
CMM Capricorn Metals -1% 1% 4.65 $1,773,578,586
AME Alto Metals Limited -2% -3% 0.065 $40,445,822
WAF West African Res Ltd -2% -17% 0.97 $1,008,224,081
DEG De Grey Mining -2% 18% 1.52 $2,412,002,884
FEG Far East Gold -2% -39% 0.295 $45,914,463
EVN Evolution Mining Ltd -2% -2% 2.92 $5,449,998,467
TGM Theta Gold Mines Ltd -2% -19% 0.055 $34,664,508
LM8 Lunnonmetalslimited -2% 19% 1.065 $119,215,598
TUL Tulla Resources -2% -27% 0.245 $80,451,001
GBR Greatbould Resources -2% 2% 0.092 $42,202,706
NVA Nova Minerals Ltd -2% -35% 0.445 $95,954,848
SLR Silver Lake Resource -2% -8% 1.09 $1,036,664,931
HAW Hawthorn Resources -2% -30% 0.081 $27,806,296
FG1 Flynngold -2% -21% 0.079 $8,332,756
MGV Musgrave Minerals -3% -7% 0.195 $118,241,590
PRU Perseus Mining Ltd -3% 8% 2.27 $3,186,189,053
SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd -3% -24% 0.185 $61,968,256
XAM Xanadu Mines Ltd -3% 24% 0.036 $60,599,495
EM2 Eagle Mountain -3% 0% 0.17 $53,369,201
SPQ Superior Resources -3% -10% 0.0505 $88,463,462
VMC Venus Metals Cor Ltd -3% 15% 0.155 $28,492,589
LCL Los Cerros Limited -3% -46% 0.031 $24,188,943
BCN Beacon Minerals -3% 4% 0.029 $112,703,045
RXL Rox Resources -4% 57% 0.275 $63,940,964
RXL Rox Resources -4% 57% 0.275 $63,940,964
NML Navarre Minerals Ltd -4% -34% 0.027 $42,080,616
KZR Kalamazoo Resources -4% -36% 0.135 $20,974,712
SBR Sabre Resources -4% -29% 0.027 $8,161,613
S2R S2 Resources -4% -21% 0.135 $57,412,813
MZZ Matador Mining Ltd -4% -30% 0.08 $26,163,163
OBM Ora Banda Mining Ltd -4% 43% 0.12 $178,224,029
PNT Panthermetalsltd -4% -40% 0.12 $3,843,750
BGL Bellevue Gold Ltd -4% 6% 1.195 $1,405,776,910
CAI Calidus Resources -4% -15% 0.23 $105,492,202
BNR Bulletin Res Ltd -4% -8% 0.086 $26,423,199
MEK Meeka Metals Limited -4% -37% 0.043 $48,042,402
GSR Greenstone Resources -5% -34% 0.021 $26,568,937
SLZ Sultan Resources Ltd -5% -53% 0.04 $3,497,944
AMI Aurelia Metals Ltd -5% -20% 0.1 $129,930,908
G50 Gold50Limited -5% -20% 0.2 $11,958,030
GSN Great Southern -5% -31% 0.02 $13,933,647
AUT Auteco Minerals -5% -24% 0.039 $94,826,288
IPT Impact Minerals -5% 36% 0.0095 $24,813,706
CBY Canterbury Resources -5% -7% 0.038 $5,780,941
RGL Riversgold -6% -47% 0.016 $16,072,951
A8G Australasian Metals -6% -16% 0.16 $6,998,984
BTR Brightstar Resources -6% -12% 0.015 $13,266,061
REZ Resourc & En Grp Ltd -7% -13% 0.014 $7,497,087
CLA Celsius Resource Ltd -7% -13% 0.014 $27,984,793
CWX Carawine Resources -7% -9% 0.091 $19,288,112
WWI West Wits Mining Ltd -7% -19% 0.013 $30,228,528
ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd -7% -43% 0.013 $16,493,068
ZAG Zuleika Gold Ltd -8% -43% 0.012 $6,799,658
TTM Titan Minerals -8% -16% 0.056 $86,087,664
MDI Middle Island Res -9% -16% 0.032 $4,284,638
CDR Codrus Minerals Ltd -9% -35% 0.085 $3,759,990
TMX Terrain Minerals -9% -17% 0.005 $5,957,596
GWR GWR Group Ltd -9% 46% 0.086 $30,515,582
BEZ Besragoldinc -10% 83% 0.095 $37,155,498
NMR Native Mineral Res -10% -59% 0.045 $6,006,937
ARN Aldoro Resources -10% 13% 0.18 $22,582,463
WA8 Warriedarresourltd -10% -24% 0.13 $62,503,528
XTC Xantippe Res Ltd -11% -20% 0.004 $47,610,449
RMX Red Mount Min Ltd -13% -30% 0.0035 $9,087,404
MOM Moab Minerals Ltd -13% -22% 0.007 $5,455,708
BMR Ballymore Resources -13% -10% 0.135 $14,929,206
GBZ GBM Rsources Ltd -18% -47% 0.023 $15,757,436
KAL Kalgoorliegoldmining -18% -51% 0.041 $3,871,730
CXU Cauldron Energy Ltd -19% -7% 0.0065 $7,452,544
ARV Artemis Resources -20% -52% 0.012 $23,421,276
SIH Sihayo Gold Limited -25% -25% 0.0015 $12,204,256
KCN Kingsgate Consolid. -26% -13% 1.495 $444,854,111
KCN Kingsgate Consolid. -26% -13% 1.495 $444,854,111
AVW Avira Resources Ltd -33% -33% 0.002 $6,401,370
CLZ Classic Min Ltd -33% -89% 0.001 $2,801,583
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