Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (GOLD) on Trend to Continue Lowering Costs While Mining Higher Grades

December 17, 2014

Senior Analyst Patrick Chidley of HSBC says one of his top picks is Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (GOLD), which is in the midst of a growth phase.

“it’s a West African — or actually produces in West and Central Africa now, although is actually a European company, listed in London and on Nasdaq,” Chidley said. “It’s bringing on a major new mine, and what we see going forward, what the plan is, is for costs to keep coming down on the basis that grades will go up.”

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Chidley notes that when companies mine higher grades, the average cost per ounce tends to go down, so Randgold is riding a positive trend that will help them going forward.

“It’s one of the lowest-cost producers on a total-cost basis, and we think that they’ve got a solid balance sheet and one of the best management teams in the industry. So that’s one of our picks,” Chidley said.