Africa-focused gold miner Randgold Resources’ stocks had beaten the severe market headwinds of the past five years, posting 40% growth on the LSE to £63.25 a share throughout what had been termed one of the worst gold price downturns in living memory.
Since the start of the year, the company had gained 49.89% in London, while stocks rose 25% on the Nasdaq over the five-year period and by 47% since the start of the year to $90.48 apiece on Friday.
