best performing mining stocks 1980s

Barrick Gold (GOLD) had the highest return in the 1980s by a US stock in the Metals & Mining Industry, returning 1,141.6%.

ASSET DECADE % RETURN
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
1980s
1,141.63%
Worthington Industries (WOR)
1980s
469.72%
BHP (BHP)
1980s
373.68%
Newmont Goldcorp (NEM)
1980s
311.31%
Alcoa (AA)
1980s
307.67%
Commercial Metals (CMC)
1980s
240.9%
Caledonia Mining (CMCL)
1980s
228.95%
Nucor (NUE)
1980s
197.32%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
1980s
135.32%
US Gold (USAU)
1980s
126.47%
Synalloy (ACNT)
1980s
58.99%
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)
1980s
54.47%
Allegheny Technologies (ATI)
1980s
48.17%
Kinross Gold (KGC)
1980s
44.79%
McEwen Mining (MUX)
1980s
36.12%
Coeur Mining (CDE)
1980s
33.54%
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
1980s
4.79%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1980s
-15.61%
Hecla Mining (HL)
1980s
-20.87%
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
1980s
-38.91%
Materion (MTRN)
1980s
-41.4%
Gold Fields Ltd ADR (GFI)
1980s
-43.75%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1980s
-47.73%
Friedman Industries (FRD)
1980s
-48.72%
Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM)
1980s
-50.04%