Agnico-Eagle emerged as a top performer, reporting record quarterly gold production of 873,204 oz., thanks to its 100% ownership of the Canadian Malartic mine in Quebec.
The copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Saskatchewan has a projected 18-year mine life, over which it could produce 65 million lb. of copper-equivalent annually.
A Polyus representative said a large shareholder had submitted a bid to sell part of its stake and that a large number of retail investors had participated.