5 Gold Stocks Likely to Tide Industry Headwinds

Despite gold prices hovering near record levels, the Zacks Mining - Gold industry’s outlook remains challenged by escalating production costs and a tight labor market. Depleting resources, declining output from old mines and the extended lead times involved in bringing new mines online, along with the capital-intensive nature of such projects, indicate the industry is headed for a supply deficit, which is concerning. Amid this uncertainty, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) , Barrick Gold (GOLD) , Franco-Nevada Corpo ...