| Pierre Lassonde, co-founder and chairman of Franco-Nevada Corp.: I think today's gold market is reminiscent of the 2001–2004 era. Gold bottomed around August of 2001 at $250/ounce ($250/oz) when the gold stocks recorded their absolute lows. I became president of Newmont Gold Co. at that point, and we were selling for $18/share and our cash costs were $160/oz.
Over the next three years, gold went up to $450/oz, then $500/oz. Our stock price went up to $62/share because our cash costs stayed exactly the same. That allowed us to deliver real shareholder value. After that, producers' costs have been going up atrociously every year, and companies have struggled to deliver anything to shareholders...............................................Full Article: Source
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